EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Sports is an economic driver in south suburbs

Every year, we see more families building vacations around their child’s sporting events. Whether it’s a golf tournament at a prestigious course, a 300-team softball tournament or an NCAA sanctioned AAU basketball tournament, sports are driving family decisions on travel.

Obama: Tough call on letting a son play football

WASHINGTON | President Barack Obama is a big football fan with two daughters, but if he had a son, he says he'd "have to think long and hard" before letting him play because of the physical toll the game takes.

Big East non-football schools consider departing

NEW YORK | The seven Big East schools that don't play FBS football are considering making a break from the drastically reshaped conference — and how best to go about doing it.

Memphis State vs Ball State NCAA 1986

Memphis State William Bedford (50) reaches over the top to block a shot by Ball State forward Dan Palombizio (5) during the NCAA tournament in 1986, Palombizio is being inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

APR scores earn 10 basketball teams postseason bans

INDIANAPOLIS | The NCAA's new academic requirements could give new meaning to the madness of March.

NCAA weighing $2,000 payments to student athletes

WASHINGTON | NCAA President Mark Emmert backed a proposal to allow conferences to increase grants to student athletes by $2,000, "to more closely approach" the full cost of attending college, beyond the athletic scholarships athletes receive for tuition, fees, room, board and books.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Give high school athletes a summer break

I have spent much of my adult life coaching student-athletes, originally at the high school level, and more recently at the elementary and middle school level.

Shalala: Scandal has 'been quite painful for me'

CORAL GABLES, Fla. | Miami President Donna Shalala said it's been "quite painful" dealing with the scandal that could blacken the name of the university's athletic department for years to come.

NCAA report shows football schools made more money

INDIANAPOLIS | More football-playing colleges are cutting back on costs and turning profits, too.

Notre Dame Football Players 1980

Three members of Notre Dames football squad have a time out between team meetings and practice to get in a little time feeding the pigeons in Jackson Square, Saturday, Dec. 27, 1980, New Orleans, La. Members of the Fighting Irish, from left are: offensive tackle Phil Pozderac of Garfield Hei…