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Arizona State University Cites Economics in Reducing Number of Varsity Sports

DATE: 5/13/2008 1:07:00 PM
Tempe, AZ
By Alex Ryan
Arizona State Sports Information

In response to economic realities experienced over a long period of time, Arizona State University today announced the discontinuation of three varsity sports programs, effective immediately. The sport programs affected are men's swimming, men's tennis and wrestling. ASU President Michael Crow and Vice President for University Athletics Lisa Love made the announcement. With the budget cuts the University is facing, Intercollegiate Athletics cannot expect the University to make up the difference.

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This royally sucks!

Terp you are right it gives the athletes no chance to make a move, well not a good one anyhow.

Thats pretty crazy, I thought it was a joke.

Stanford loses its coach, OR is gone.. not much left of the Pac 10.

Well I guess that is one University my kid will never attend.

I don't even know what to say. Another horrible move by an AD.

Originally Posted by sgallan

Well I guess that is one University my kid will never attend.

No because she can do much better!

I saw this thread title "over there" and didn't even click on the thread because I also thought it was a joke.

Interested to hear Homer's thoughts.