1 minute read May 2014: The NCAA and Department of Defense announce the Grand Alliance, a joint initiative aimed at enhancing research into concussions and developing testing and prevention strategies for traumatic brain injuries. The alliance includes the Concussion Assessment, Research and Education Consortium, the largest concussion and repetitive head impact study in history. May 1, 2014 0 72
1 minute read May 1995: The Division I Softball Committee bans titanium bats for the 1995 championship. May 1, 1995 0 75
1 minute read May 1982: The first National Collegiate Women’s Golf and Lacrosse Championships are conducted. Also, the first Division I, II and III Softball and Tennis Championships are conducted. May 1, 1982 0 71
1 minute read May 1971: Florida Southern wins the College Division Baseball Championship to claim the first of eight titles between 1971 and 1995. May 1, 1971 0 99
1 minute read 1907: James Naismith, credited with the invention of basketball, steps down as men’s basketball coach at the University of Kansas, where his teams compiled a 55-60 record beginning in 1898. May 1, 1907 0 66
