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Taking On the Stereotypes: Asian American Basketball Player Excels on the Court

After leading his high school basketball team to a state title averaging 15 points a game, the 6-foot-3-inch, 200-pound young man hoped to draw some Division I college scholarship offers.

May 27, 2009

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2009 – FEMALE FINALISTS

Shardea Croes is a heavy hitter on and off the softball field. An outfielder, Croes helped lead her team to its first NCAA postseason tournament appearance this year and scored second-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) honors in 2008. Croes, a rising junior at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, is expected to earn her second […]

May 27, 2009

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2009 – MALE FINALISTS

Sam Bradford, the starting quarterback for the University of Oklahoma football team, was selected as the 74th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy as the Most Outstanding College Football Player in the United States for 2008. During the past season Bradford completed 302 of his 442 passes, for 4,464 yards and 48 touchdowns while throwing […]

May 27, 2009

An Ambassador On and Of f the Field

Yolanda Odenyo has excelled both academically and athletically and brought a global perspective to the Oklahoma State University women’s soccer team.

May 27, 2009

A Legacy of Leadership

A tireless leader, volunteer and scholar,Kenneth Avila’s impact goes beyond the baseball field.

May 27, 2009

Coach Keeling: The Rescuer

Throughout his three-decades-long sports career, Rudy Keeling has been a builder.

May 27, 2009

Capital Gains For Richmond

Arthur Ashe Jr.’s hometown amasses a surprising athletic leadership profile.

May 27, 2009

Honing Athletic Skills, Academics at Community Colleges

Athletic programs build community and help mold a student’s identity.

May 27, 2009

When Eligibility Is Over

Too often Black student-athletes are left unprepared for life after collegiate sports.

May 27, 2009

Shaq Takes Crash Course in Broadcast at Syracuse University

NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is back in university, taking a crash course designed to teach athletes about the broadcasting industry.

May 19, 2009

BOOK REVIEW: Creatiing a Class: College Admissions and the Education of the Elites by Mitchell L. Stevens

It is not by chance that Dr. Mitchell L. Stevens, the author of Creating a Class: College Admissions and the Education of the Elites (Harvard University Press, 2007), appropriately chooses the word “class” in his book titles.

May 12, 2009

Percentage of Black Players in MLB Rises

The percentage of Black players in the major leagues increased to 10.2 percent last year, the first rise since the 1995 season.

April 15, 2009

Grad Rates for Black College Athletes Increase

ORLANDO Fla. Black college athletes are graduating at higher rates than in the past. The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for Black athletes is 62 percent in 2009, up from 59 percent three years ago, according to a report released Monday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. […]

April 6, 2009

Lapchick on a Mission: Focusing on the Student in Student-Athlete

As the best of men’s college basketball converge in Detroit this weekend for the Final Four and the women’s game faces its National Championship test in St. Louis, it’s appropriate to take a moment and remember that these incredible players are students.

April 2, 2009

Leadership & Policy

March Madness for Tribal Colleges

Sunday presented a sweet feeling of accomplishment for Andrae Domebo and Dani Augare.

March 26, 2009

March Madness 2009’s Diversity in Leadership

This year’s 2009 NCAA Tournament field of 65 teams includes 14 teams that have Black head coaches.

March 19, 2009

Racial Graduation Gap Persists on Men¡¯s Basketball Teams

Fourteen women¡¯s basketball teams in the NCAA tournament have perfect graduation rates, while a graduation gap persists between White and Black student-athletes on the men¡¯s teams.

March 17, 2009

Scenes From CIAA

Sights from the Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association (CIAA), courtesy of The Charlotte Observer. Photos by Yalonda M. James and T. Ortega Gaines.

March 3, 2009