Less than 24 hours after talking about the issue by the NCAA president, an NCAA committee approves a tougher Athletic Progress Rate standard for Division I athletic programs. The current rate is a 925 but the committee moved it to 930 and if programs do not meet the standard, there …

Steve Stricker ties a record at a major championship by shooting a seven under par 63 in the first round of the PGA Championship in Atlanta. Meanwhile it was not a good day for Tiger Woods who has his worst first round in a major championship ever as he staggers …

The NFL’s preseason gets underway all this weekend and some games were played on Thursday night. The Jacksonville Jaguars ventured to play the New England Patriots and got hammered 47-12. Rookie Blaine Gabbert made his NFL debut for the Jags in the game. Seattle downs San Diego 24-17 and Philadelphia …

In just two days of meetings, the leaders of the NCAA and college presidents could have begun a process that could reshape college athletics as we know them. Meeing in Indianapolis over the last two days, these groups have set the stage for possible changes in the NCAA which could …

The Tampa Bay Rays used a five run ninth inning rally to defeat the Kansas City Royals 8-7 Wednesday night in St. Petersburg. Trailing 7-3 going to the ninth inning, the Rays rallied to win to move them eight games over the .500 mark. In other American League games, Minnesota …