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Ball State University Investigating Racist Notes in Basketball Coach Ronny Thompson’s Office

MUNCIE Ind. Ball State University is investigating the source of notes with racist language found in the offices of men’s basketball coach Ronny Thompson and his staff.

June 27, 2007

Louisville Assistant Basketball Coach Menzies to Take Over as Head Coach of New Mexico State

ALBUQUERQUE N.M. Louisville assistant men’s basketball coach Marvin Menzies will take over as head coach at New Mexico State.

June 27, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Pa. universities, coaches’ union announce tentative contract

HARRISBURG Pa. Leaders of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities and the union representing 350 non-faculty coaches announced a tentative four-year contract Thursday, two days before the current pact was set to expire.

June 27, 2007

Cheyney placed on 3 years probation for major violations

CHEYNEY Pa. Cheyney University was placed on three years probation by the NCAA on Thursday for a series of major violations in the Division II school’s football program.

June 27, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Raises approved for Oklahoma University Athletic Director, football and basketball coaches

ARDMORE Okla. Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione and five of the Sooners’ head coaches including football coach Bob Stoops and basketball coaches Sherri Coale and Jeff Capel had raises approved Wednesday by the university’s Board of Regents.

June 27, 2007

University of Florida’s Noah, Horford and Brewer hope to make draft history

NEW YORK Florida’s Joakim Noah, Al Horford and Corey Brewer have had a special bond ever since joining the Gators.

June 27, 2007

Documentary creators sue filmmakers over Marshall University movie

HUNTINGTON W.Va. The creators of the award-winning documentary “Ashes to Glory” have filed a $40 million lawsuit alleging the makers of the Hollywood film “We Are Marshall” stole their ideas and research.

June 27, 2007

Dennison defends Hauck, recruiting methods in wake of University of Montana turmoil

MISSOULA Mont. University of Montana football coach Bobby Hauck is a strong disciplinarian and is not to blame for the recent spate of negative news surrounding Grizzly players, UM President George Dennison said Wednesday.

June 27, 2007

Respecting Black Women

C. Vivian Stringer, the head coach of the Rutgers University women’s basketball team, urged the audience at a symposium on respecting Black women to remain vigilant and to broaden the conversation from the Don Imus incident to all of the ways in which Black women are degraded and disrespected on a daily basis.

June 27, 2007

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AUSTIN

ARDMORE Okla. Oklahoma’s women’s basketball program has completed a fundraising campaign to endow all 15 of its scholarships, OU athletic director Joe Castiglione said Wednesday.

June 26, 2007

2 South Carolina track stars sprint to pros

COLUMBIA S.C. Shalonda Solomon and Natasha Hastings joined South Carolina together and helped each other rise to national champions. So it seemed fitting, three years later, that the two would start their pro careers in tandem.

June 26, 2007

Gannon, Mercyhurst, make PSAC expansion official

ERIE Pa. Gannon and Mercyhurst formally accepted offers to join the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference on Wednesday, the first expansion in the conference’s 56-year history.

June 26, 2007

Attorney: LSU has paid settlement money

BATON ROUGE La. LSU has paid former women’s basketball coach Pokey Chatman the $160,000 owed her as a result of a recent contract settlement following her resignation.

June 26, 2007

ISU panel recommends ‘life skills assistant’ for football team

AMES Iowa A faculty committee has recommended that Iowa State University create a position to offer football players counseling or religious guidance.

June 26, 2007

NCAA to review text messaging legislation

INDIANAPOLIS The NCAA will reconsider three rules, including one that bans coaches from sending text messages to recruits, at its Aug. 9 board of directors meeting.

June 26, 2007

Trainers warn of risks to athletes with sickle cell trait

COLUMBIA Mo. The growing number of exercise-induced deaths among athletes with sickle cell trait can be curtailed with proper treatment and greater awareness among team doctors and athletic trainers, a national medical group said in a report released Wednesday.

June 26, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Sporting a new look – Historically Black colleges and universities promote sports

There is a new dimension to athletics that is taking shape at some of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

June 26, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Central State University: what happened? – financial crisis in Central State University, Ohio

WILBERFORCE, OHIO Dr. Herman B. Smith Jr. stepped onto Central State University’s campus in early 1995 with hope, ambition and a clear idea of the task he faced.

June 26, 2007