Article: WVU loses scholarships over academic progress

West Virginia had three sports hit with scholarship reductions as a result of the NCAA academic progress rates report released Tuesday.

The school will lose 1.01 scholarships in women's rowing, 0.88 scholarships in wrestling and 0.12 scholarships in men's soccer because those teams failed to meet academic progress standards.

"Those issues have been addressed with each program, and I am confident in their improvement plans for the future," WVU athletic director Ed Pastilong said in a statement. "Overall, our 956 APR score is strong."

The APR -- academic progress rate -- is calculated each academic year, factoring in eligibility, retention and graduation of scholarship student-athletes over a ...

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