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TIDES Creates Tournament Brackets that Focus on Academic Success

As the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournaments head into the Sweet 16, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) examined who would win the competition based on off-the-court criteria.

March 24, 2022

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As Title IX Marks 50 Years, Inequality Still Exists

Gender inequity in college sports persists even as the 50th anniversary of Title IX approaches.

March 10, 2022

Transgender Athletes Face Greater Scrutiny in Gender Divided Sports

Renewed attention on trans athlete Lia Thomas comes as part of a bigger wave of transphobic laws and policies being enacted across the U.S.

February 25, 2022

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The College Basketball Players Benefiting from NIL Deals

College basketball players across the country are seeking to monetize their names, images, and likenesses (NIL).

February 17, 2022

Examining How Omicron Has Impacted the Winter Sports Season

Intercollegiate athletics commenced in the fall 2021 semester with great expectations.

February 14, 2022

Coach Megan Griffith with Carly Rivera, a junior guard for Columbia University's basketball team.

Can Brian Flores Save the NFL?

With Sunday's Super Bowl on the horizon, sports scholars discuss how the Flores lawsuit will impact the NFL.

February 9, 2022

NCAA Member Schools Approve Constitution That Grants Divisions More Power

On Thursday, member schools of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletes, approved a ratified constitution that will soon give each division of college athletics more autonomy.

January 21, 2022

Special Admission: Dr. Kirsten Hextrum Discusses How College Athletic Recruitment Favors White Suburbia

Dr. Kirsten Hextrum explains how the special admission process and the increased privatization of sports has narrowed the beneficiary window of athletic scholarships.

January 10, 2022

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Fired University of Evansville Basketball Coach Sues University for Breach of Contract

January 3, 2022

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Former USF Football Player Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against the University After Rape Charges Dropped

December 29, 2021

Gender Equity Issues High Priority at Intercollegiate Athletics Forum

Considerable discussion about gender equity in college sports took place at this year’s Intercollegiate Athletics Forum.

December 9, 2021

Northern Illinois AD Sean Frazier said student-athletes using their voice and participating in activism is part of American society.

In Turn of Events, Anthony Poindexter Will Remain at Penn State

December 8, 2021

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N.C. A&T Volleyball Star Dies from Aneurysm, Described as 'Fierce Competitor, Sweet Person'

December 1, 2021

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Now Able to Profit from NIL, Howard Men's Basketball Team Signs Deal With Moving Company

November 30, 2021

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Racial-Barrier-Breaking Golfer Lee Elder Dead at Age 87

November 29, 2021

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Former Georgetown Tennis Coach Pleads Guilty to "Varsity Blues" Scandal

Gordon Ernst, a former Georgetown University tennis coach, has entered a guilty plea, admitting to taking bribes as part of the college admissions cheating scandal known as “Operation Varsity Blues.”

October 26, 2021

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Morgan State's Wrestling Team Rises Again, Thanks to Donor

Competitive collegiate wrestling is returning to Morgan State University (MSU) after 24 years, making it the only historically Black college or university (HBCU) to offer wrestling at the NCAA Division I Varsity level.

October 21, 2021

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Dallas HBCU Paul Quinn College To Unveil New Basketball Court

October 18, 2021