Arizona State dealt heavy sanctions

[JonLP24]

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State's baseball team must vacate 44 of its wins from 2007 and is banned from the postseason in 2011 under sanctions announced by the NCAA on Wednesday.

The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions ruled former head coach Pat Murphy failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance and committed numerous recruiting and other violations from 2004-08.

The penalties, many self-imposed by the university, including reduction of two scholarships by 2011-12, recruiting restrictions and limitations on coaching activity during practice. Arizona State vacated 44 of its 49 wins from 2007, including its Pac-10 title and College World Series games.

Murphy, who announced his resignation in 2009, received a one-year show-cause penalty.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5923283

[wilt the stilt]

1. There is cheating in college sports

this is hard to believe.

[Iggo]

2. '...limitations on coaching activities during practice...'

That's a weird one.