NCAA President talks Title IX
NCAA President Myles Brand told USA Today that universities are likely to cut programs due to tough economic times, but they should not use Title IX as an excuse for cutting men's programs. Title IX mandates equal opportunity for men and women. The law does not mandate a university cut men's programs to accommodate this proportionality. "I would suggest that athletics directors need to spend more smartly," Brand told the paper and suggested cutting costs in travel, facilities and "expenditures in the highly visible sports."

Game tickets are expensive
Stop off at the ATM before trying to buy tickets for this weekend's BYU vs. Utah game. The game is already sold out, and seats are going for $110 apiece, the average price for tickets sold so far is $198, and a pair of 50-yard line seats is $3,200. Face value of tickets for this game range between $35-$60. What would Joseph Smith say?

Undefeated football team helps fundraising effort
Texas Tech announced it received $2.3 million in donations the last two weeks, helping the university meet its fundraising goal to expand the east side of the football stadium. Being undefeated and ranked second in the nation has its perks.

SMU basketball coach getting a haircut
Matt Doherty, head coach at Southern Methodist University, promised his players he'd cut his hair if they got B's on in their summer schools classes. The players did, and Doherty is headed to the barber.

University blocks access to Web site
The gossip Web site JuicyCampus has been blocked from Tennessee State University reported the Chronicle of Higher Education. We understand why Tennessee State decided to block the site where users anonymously post insulting messages about their peers, but we wonder if it raises First Amendment issues. Whatever happened to "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"?

Homeless man has a friend in Tony Romo
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo recently took a homeless man to the movies. The man, who goes by Doc, was outside a theater in Dallas when a man came up and offered to buy him a movie ticket. Romo and Doc ended up sitting together, watching the movie "Role Model." Romo also changed a couple's tire on the way home the night of the season opener.

Golfer disqualifies himself, loses PGA Tour Card
Professional golfer J.P. Hayes disqualified himself from the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament for inadvertently using a golf ball that isn't on the list approved for competition. The error was costly for Hayes because it makes him ineligible to play full-time on the PGA Tour in 2009.