Thanks to Memorial Day, it was a short week. But there was still a lot of action on the Double-A Zone (www.doubleazone.com), the official blog of the NCAA.

•         While at the NCAA Student-Athlete Development Conference, representatives from the Divisions I, II and III national Student-Athlete Advisory Committees toured the “Give Kids the World Village.” (http://www.doubleazone.com/2008/05/give_kids_world.php)

•         Two SEC schools are proposing an increase from 11.7 baseball scholarships to 14. Is this good for the game? (http://www.doubleazone.com/2008/05/will_baseball_increase_scholar.php)

•         NCAA President Myles Brand considers the impact of gene manipulation in racehorses and wonders if humans could be next. (http://www.doubleazone.com/2008/05/discussing_performanceenhancin_2.php)

•         Trinity (Connecticut) couldn’t complete an undefeated baseball season but held on for a dramatic national championship victory over Johns Hopkins, which lost title games in Division I and III in consecutive days. (http://www.doubleazone.com/2008/05/triumph_for_trinity.php)

•         If girls are good enough to play on boys’ teams, should they be permitted? (http://www.doubleazone.com/2008/05/girls_boys_lacrosse.php)