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Section: Sports
Sports
NCAA Adds Four Championships, Approves Flag Football as Emerging Sport
Acrobatics and tumbling, stunt, Division II bowling and Division III women's wrestling will become NCAA championships, while flag football gained immediate emerging sport status. This represents the first time four championships have been added at one NCAA Convention.
January 23, 2026
Sports
NCAA President Calls for Federal Suspension of College Sports Prediction Markets
The NCAA's concerns center on what Baker describes as the functional equivalence between prediction markets and sports wagering.
January 15, 2026
From the Magazine
College Sports and the Evolution of Name, Image and Likeness
Four and a half years after its inception, the stakes for collegiate NIL are higher than ever.
December 9, 2025
Sports
Senator Cantwell Slams House's Revised College Athletics Bill as Threat to Smaller Schools, Athletes
The Washington Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee criticized the latest version of the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act.
December 2, 2025
Sports
Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk Expected to Lead Southern University Football Program
Marshall Faulk, a Pro and College Football Hall of Famer, is expected to become the head coach at Southern University.
November 30, 2025
Sports
NCAA Approves Policy Shift Allowing Student-Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports
The policy shift represents a watershed moment for the NCAA as sports gambling has become increasingly integrated into mainstream American culture.
October 23, 2025
Sports
NCAA Edges Toward Allowing Student-Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports, Raising Equity and Integrity Questions
The decision represents the latest effort by the NCAA to reconcile its longstanding prohibitions on gambling with the evolving legal landscape following the Supreme Court's 2018 decision to overturn the federal ban on sports betting.
October 15, 2025
Sports
Lawyer Presents Evidence Clearing Late NFL Prospect Kyren Lacy in Fatal Crash Case
The attorney for former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy has released new evidence he claims exonerates his client in a fatal December car crash, months after the 24-year-old died by suicide while facing felony charges.
October 5, 2025
Sports
Senators Introduce Legislation to Establish First Federal Protections for College Athletes
Under the legislation, Division I athletes would receive 10-year scholarship guarantees and five years of post-eligibility medical coverage for sports-related injuries.
September 29, 2025
Sports
NCAA Consolidates College Football Transfer Portal to Single January Window
The legislative change, announced Wednesday, removes the traditional spring transfer opportunity but leaves the specific dates of the new unified window open for further discussion.
September 17, 2025
Sports
Dallas Mavericks Partner with Paul Quinn College for Groundbreaking Sports Management Program
Historic collaboration creates first-of-its-kind degree program at Dallas HBCU.
August 15, 2025
Sports
Alabama A&M Names Thai Floyd as First Female Football Play-by-Play Announcer
The historic appointment makes Floyd the first woman to hold this position at any Historically Black College and University (HBCU) nationwide.
July 18, 2025
Sports
New Congressional Bill Targets College Sports Funding, Could Impact Campus Diversity Programs
The bill's prohibition on using student fees to support athletics could force difficult budget decisions at universities nationwide.
July 11, 2025
Sports
HBCU Football Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer Pettis Norman Dies at 86
Johnson C. Smith University football legend Pettis Norman, who broke barriers as one of the first Black players with the Dallas Cowboys and used his NFL platform to advance civil rights, died. He was 86.
July 8, 2025
Sports
Title IX Faces New Challenges On 53rd Anniversary
The civil rights law bans sex-based discrimination in any educational entity receiving federal funds.
June 27, 2025
Sports
Fisk University to End Historic Women's Gymnastics Program After 2026 Season
The Nashville institution made collegiate sports history in 2023 as the first historically Black college or university to establish a women's artistic gymnastics team.
June 10, 2025
Sports
French Open Champion Coco Gauff Continues Legacy of Giving with Historic $100K UNCF Scholarship
Gauff's commitment to historically Black colleges and universities stems from deep family roots.
June 10, 2025
Sports
Howard University Partners with 360 NIL Group to Boost Athletic Recruitment Through Name, Image, Likeness Deals
The collaboration aims to strengthen Howard's ability to recruit and retain top athletic talent amid intensifying competition from other universities offering lucrative NIL deals to prospective student-athletes.
June 5, 2025
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