SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse track and field team is used to being split up. On any given weekend, various parts of the team compete in different locales throughout the country. This weekend though, the team was separated by something other than a scheduled meet: Federal airline regulations.

KINGSTON, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island athletics department Monday announced plans to cut the field hockey and men’s tennis and swimming teams due to budget cuts within the department. Additionally, the women’s lacrosse team will not become a varsity program as had been planned.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse women’s tennis coach Luke Jensen has firsthand knowledge of the latest trend in women’s athletics: men coaching women’s teams. Men currently coach 10 of 13 women’s squads at Syracuse — a sharp departure from the early days of Title IX.

TUCSON, Ariz. — When gazing out onto the outfield fences at Hillenbrand Stadium, it wouldn’t be hard to see the true nature of Arizona’s softball program. Judging by the barrage of national championship banners and the names of former Wildcat greats hanging from the historic wall, Arizona’s success is nothing short of a given. But not so far this season.

DENVER — Michigan seniors Kevin Porter and Chad Kolarik, all smiles for the media, posed together with the trophy. It wasn’t the national title trophy they wanted most, but after Porter won the Hobey Baker Award on Friday, setting him apart as the best player in college hockey, he made sure his linemate and best friend shared the spotlight.

DENVER, Colo. — To call it anything but difficult would be unfair to a program that has come so excruciatingly close in each of the past two seasons. But it sure looked effortless on the surface. Boston College captured its third-ever title on Saturday night in Denver, defeating rival Notre Dame 4-1 in the national championship game.