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Police: Booster’s Death an Accident, Not a Slaying
An Alabama booster died in an accident at his home, rather than being slain as first thought…
April 12, 2006
Sports
Police Hesitant to Label Death of Alabama Booster A Homicide
Police backed off calling the death of a University of Alabama football booster a homicide Wednesday, a day after investigators said he died in a fierce, bloody struggle…
April 12, 2006
Sports
Minority Coaches On the Move In High-Profile Basketball Programs
It’s not unusual for the annual postseason coaching carousel to deposit old faces in new places. But for the minority head coaches playing musical chairs this off-season…
April 12, 2006
Sports
Oklahoma to Name Jeff Capel Head basketball Coach
The University of Oklahoma has a press conference scheduled for this afternoon to announce that Jeff Capel will be replacing Kelvin Sampson as the men’s basketball head coach. Capel has spent the past four seasons at the helm of Virginia Commonwealth University’s basketball program. He compiled a record of 79-41 while at VCU, a program […]
April 11, 2006
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Sports
Study: Black Athlete Graduation Rises 24 Points Over 20 Years
The number of Black athletes getting diplomas across all NCAA Division I sports jumped 24 percentage points from 1984 to 2004, marking big gains for a demographic that once recorded just 35 percent graduation success…
April 5, 2006
Sports
Duke Lacrosse Coach Resigns, Season is Canceled, Amid Scandal
A lacrosse player’s e-mail rant about killing and skinning strippers in his Duke University dorm room has started a chain reaction resulting in his coach’s resignation…
April 5, 2006
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Students
The Wide World of College Sports
It takes time and effort to be an outstanding student. And one must practice, practice, practice to be a stellar athlete. But to truly excel at both…
April 5, 2006
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Students
When Academics And Athletics Collide
When things are going right, there’s nobody more popular on the college campus than the student-athlete…
April 5, 2006
Students
In The Penalty Box
In the world of big-time college athletics, academic reform is now a mandate. Why?…
April 5, 2006
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Sports
Getting In The Game
Last season, news media from around the country fixated on the University of Southern California football team, the speculation escalating with each game…
April 5, 2006
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Leadership & Policy
The Westerhaus Way
In 2005, the NCAA took a significant step towards combating one of the most consistent criticisms in intercollegiate athletics…
April 5, 2006
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Students
Leaving a Legacy
Her favorite movies are “Crash” and “Motorcycle Diaries.” During the 2004 presidential election, she got every player on the women’s basketball squad to register to vote…
April 5, 2006
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Students
The Mind in the Middle
Adults regularly ask children what they want to be when they grow up. The responses are often interesting. But David Castillo knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life…
April 5, 2006
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Sports
Boston Univ. Launches Sports Podcasting
Boston University is making video downloads of its athletic events and sports video content available through the Apple iTunes Music Store, making it the first school to use the popular…
April 5, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Professional Appointments
Dr. George W. Breslauer has been named executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Berkeley. A Berkeley faculty member for 35 years, he most recently served as the executive dean of the College of Letters and Science. Breslauer earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Michigan. Veta Byrd has […]
April 5, 2006
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Sports
13 Minority Head Coaches Make It Into The National Championship
This years NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship field of 64 had 13 teams with African American or minority coaches, which is 20 percent. College basketball generates billions of dollars in revenue for these universities by fielding teams that according to NCAA statistics are 58 percent African-American. Of those 13 teams headed by African-Americans and other […]
March 30, 2006
Students
NCAA Hits 99 Sports Teams With Academic Penalties
Ninety-nine teams at 65 colleges and universities produced failing marks under the NCAA’s new academic measurements and could begin losing scholarships next fall…
March 22, 2006
Students
Florida State Football Player David Castillo Named 2006 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine
Florida State Football Player David Castillo Named 2006 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine
March 16, 2006
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