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Division I Notes
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By Michelle Brutlag Hosick
The NCAA News
The NCAA News
Sport sponsorship: Syracuse University announced it will drop men’s and women’s swimming and diving after the 2007-08 academic year. The institution will add a women’s ice hockey team in 2008-09. The last time Syracuse dropped sports was 1997, when wrestling and men’s gymnastics were eliminated. Syracuse will continue to honor the scholarships of the swimmers even after the 2007-08 season. Any swimmer wishing to transfer will be granted immediate release. Syracuse Athletics Director Daryl Gross said the decision was a financial one. The university did not have the resources to provide top-notch facilities for a swimming and diving team, he said.
Conferences: The Big 12 Conference extended its partnership with ABC/ESPN with an eight-year multimedia and sponsorship agreement. The new contract extends from 2008-09 through 2015-16 and will provide broader football exposure on ABC and additional coverage of basketball and other sports on ESPN, including ESPNU. Financial terms were not disclosed ... The Big Ten Network hired former ESPN college sports announcer Dave Revsine as studio host. Revsine will host a nightly studio show when the network launches in August. Programming also includes between 350 and 400 live events in football, basketball and Olympic sports.
Facilities: An independent geologic consulting firm has found no active faults under the planned building site of a student-athlete training center at the University of California, Berkeley. Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., indicated that the area west of Memorial Stadium did not have an active fault line after extensive trenching and deep borings. The center will serve 13 of California’s 27 sports with a 132,500-square-foot strength and conditioning and sports medicine center.
Miscellaneous: Central Connecticut State University will launch a redesigned Web site the first week of July. The relaunch adds interactive features beginning this fall. Athletics Director C.J. Jones said the redesign is “the next step in allowing our fans the opportunity to receive complete and solid coverage of CCSU athletics.” ... Illinois State University has created a club for its youngest fans. Reggie’s Kids Club is open to kids up to 12 years old. For a $30 fee, members receive free admission to all women’s basketball and volleyball contests and a complimentary ticket to select football, men’s basketball, baseball and softball games. Club members also receive a T-shirt, a membership card, an annual birthday card from Redbird mascot Reggie and discounts and coupons.
Conferences: The Big 12 Conference extended its partnership with ABC/ESPN with an eight-year multimedia and sponsorship agreement. The new contract extends from 2008-09 through 2015-16 and will provide broader football exposure on ABC and additional coverage of basketball and other sports on ESPN, including ESPNU. Financial terms were not disclosed ... The Big Ten Network hired former ESPN college sports announcer Dave Revsine as studio host. Revsine will host a nightly studio show when the network launches in August. Programming also includes between 350 and 400 live events in football, basketball and Olympic sports.
Facilities: An independent geologic consulting firm has found no active faults under the planned building site of a student-athlete training center at the University of California, Berkeley. Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., indicated that the area west of Memorial Stadium did not have an active fault line after extensive trenching and deep borings. The center will serve 13 of California’s 27 sports with a 132,500-square-foot strength and conditioning and sports medicine center.
Miscellaneous: Central Connecticut State University will launch a redesigned Web site the first week of July. The relaunch adds interactive features beginning this fall. Athletics Director C.J. Jones said the redesign is “the next step in allowing our fans the opportunity to receive complete and solid coverage of CCSU athletics.” ... Illinois State University has created a club for its youngest fans. Reggie’s Kids Club is open to kids up to 12 years old. For a $30 fee, members receive free admission to all women’s basketball and volleyball contests and a complimentary ticket to select football, men’s basketball, baseball and softball games. Club members also receive a T-shirt, a membership card, an annual birthday card from Redbird mascot Reggie and discounts and coupons.
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