An administrative-law judge dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint against the College Football Association (CFA), saying it had no jurisdiction over the association. CFA's five-year television contract with the American Broadcasting Company was found to have a nonprofit purpose. (MSE)

Although it is generally assumed that a visible, successful sports program adds to an institution's financial well-being, most fund raisers and those who have studied the relationship between athletic success and fund raising do not agree. (MSE)

In an unprecedented move, revenue generated by the University of Kentucky's athletic program will be transferred to the university's general operating fund for 1988-89 and 1989-90 for general support of academic programs. Previously, funds have been donated to endow academic scholarships and to build a new aquatic center. (MSE)

A Nevada Supreme Court decision lifted an injunction protecting the University of Nevada at Las Vegas from National Collegiate Athletic Association sanctions but let a lower court decide whether to uphold a 1977 injunction barring suspension of the university's basketball coach. The future course of events is unclear. (MSE)

While only five colleges sponsor all-student wheelchair basketball teams, and budgets and public awareness are very limited, the sport's proponents believe it is doing a service for both its athletes and the general public. (MSE)

The executive director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association will ask colleges to consider implementing a system of accreditation for the association members' sports programs, a major departure from past association practice. The move comes among mounting public skepticism about the integrity of big-time college sports. (MSE)

The National Collegiate Athletic Association's proposed reductions in scholarships, affecting most non-revenue sports but sparing big-time football, are widely criticized for their disproportionate effects on women and minority groups. (MSE)

With aggressive development and marketing, the University of Texas now has top-ranked women's athletic teams and an admirable academic record among its athletes. (MSE)

An American Association of University Professors committee feels faculty have too often been idle as standards have been abused and rules bent or broken by campus administrators, coaches, or sports officials, and have done little to combat the trend stressing money and winning at the expense of academic integrity. (MSE)

Many college athletes have been involved in crimes this year, ranging from misdemeanors to felonies. The incidents are more likely than before to be made public. Coaches and administrators disagree about disciplinary policy, but some institutions are responding with educational programs for athletes. (MSE)

The House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education heard testimony about both the positive aspects of intercollegiate sports and overcommercialization and corruption. The information gave legislators little sense of the federal government's role in overseeing college sports. (MSE)

Rising program deficits and lack of state aid for college sports programs in Oregon have caused the suspension of sports teams as a cost-cutting measure. Some trace the financial problems to equalization of women's sports and the 1982 downturn in the lumber industry. Financing options appear limited. (MSE)

The presidents' commission of the National Collegiate Athletic Association proposed fewer and smaller changes than expected in rules for intercollegiate athletics, especially in the revenue-producing sports in the highest division, but the panel plans a series of studies of the more difficult problems facing college sports. (MSE)

A national survey indicates nearly 18 percent of all athletes admitted to big-time college and university sports programs in 1989 were given special admissions treatment. There is widespread disagreement about policies and standards for admitting athletes. Issues include appropriate college preparation, selective admission in the disciplines, and…

At least 600 athletes failing to meet minimum academic standards to compete in college sports as freshmen are enrolled in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I institutions. The second annual NCAA survey shows that this year, as last, a high percentage are Black. (MSE)