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Section: Sports
Sports
Supreme Court Takes Up Long-Running NCAA Dispute Over Student-Athlete Compensation
The Supreme Court will take up a dispute between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and a group of student-athletes who say the NCAA’s restrictions on education-related compensation violate federal antitrust law, reports CBS News. The court agreed on Wednesday to consider the appeal, which was filed by the NCAA after the 9th U.S. Circuit […]
December 16, 2020
Sports
Former HBCU Athletes Sue NCAA for Disproportionate Discrimination
A group of former HBCU athletes is suing the NCAA, “claiming academic standards and subsequent penalties for not meeting them disproportionately discriminates against black athletes and universities,” HBCU Sports reported. The 58-page Thursday lawsuit demanded that the Academic Progress Rate (APR) – a metric to indicate student athletes’ and team’s academic success – be abolished, […]
December 11, 2020
Sports
Financial Impact of COVID-19 Dominates Intercollegiate Athletics Forum
As leaders in intercollegiate athletics convened virtually at the annual Intercollegiate Athletics Forum (IAF), the discussions centered on how college sports have navigated this unprecedented year.
December 8, 2020
Sports
While Some Sports Remain in Limbo, FBS Football is in Play and D-I Basketball Revs up for Action
The 2019-20 intercollegiate athletics season ended abruptly when student-athletes were sent home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and coaches were left wondering what would happen to their programs. Even though schools eventually decided to either cancel fall sports or postpone them until the spring, student-athletes were still welcomed back to campuses so they could resume organized training this fall.
November 30, 2020
Sports
Meet Jennifer Lynne Williams, Director of Athletics, Alabama State University
Women in Sports Leadership: Q&A with Jennifer Lynne Williams, the director of athletics at Alabama State University.
November 23, 2020
Sports
Marshall University Commemorates Victims of the 1970 Plane Crash, Including 36 Football Players
Last Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of one of worst sports disasters in U.S. history when a plane crashed, killing most of the football team at Marshall University, reported the Associated Press. Community members gathered around the campus fountain dedicated to the crash victims to commemorate them. White flowers were placed by the fountain as […]
November 16, 2020
Sports
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to Proceed with 2021 Winter and Spring Sports
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced Tuesday that it will proceed with 2021 winter and spring sports. Basketball – both men’s and women’s – will begin Jan. 9 for a 12-14 game schedule, ending with the SIAC Basketball Championship Tournament. Spring 2021 will have men’s and women’s tennis, golf, men’s and women’s track and […]
November 4, 2020
Sports
Augustana University Received $1 Million Gift for Student-Athlete Scholarships
Augustana University has received a $1 million endowed gift for student-athlete scholarships, according to university officials. The gift – from Bob and Trish Swanhorst – will support all athletes and help progress AU’s strategic plan, “Viking Bold: The Journey to 2030.” Bob attended Augustana College in 1957, where he played basketball and set school scoring […]
October 27, 2020
Sports
Rooney Rule Revisited During Panel Discussion
Duquesne President Ken Gormley moderated a webinar about the impact of the NFL’s Rooney Rule and its contemporary relevance.
October 22, 2020
Sports
Former Michigan State University Athletic Director Merritt Norvell Dies at 79
Former Michigan State University athletic director Dr. Merritt Norvell – one of the first Black Division I athletic directors – died Monday in Lansing at age 79, the Detroit News reported. Most recently, Norvell served as executive director of the National Association of Coaching Equity and Development. During Norvell’s time as MSU’s athletic director from […]
October 21, 2020
Sports
Norfolk State Hires First Female Director of Football Operations
The historically Black Norfolk State University has made history by appointing its first female director of football operations: Katina Roberts, WAVY-TV reported. According to WAVY-TV, Roberts, 44, previously worked in the NSU athletics business office and took a chance and applied for the management job. She never played football before — but to Head Football […]
October 21, 2020
Sports
William & Mary Athletic Director Resigns After Decision to Cut 7 Varsity Sports Sparks Controversy
Samantha Huge, William & Mary’s athletic director, resigned Tuesday after facing “widespread” community dissatisfaction with her decision to cut seven sports last month, reports The Virginian-Pilot. Citing COVID-19 and the financial toll it has taken on institutions across the country, Huge had reported growing budget deficits within the athletics department last month. Consequently, she announced […]
October 6, 2020
Sports
Study: Collegiate Esports Is Booming, But Women Are Being Left Behind
Varsity esports programs are rapidly expanding onto the collegiate scene, but women players are being left behind, according to a North Carolina State University (NCSU) study, “Gender and the Two-Tiered System of Collegiate Esports,” published earlier this month.
September 28, 2020
Sports
Jackson State Names Deion Sanders Head Football Coach
Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders was named head football coach at Jackson State University, an HBCU based in Jackson, Mississippi, according to The Associated Press. Sanders is currently the offensive coordinator at Trinity Christian School-Cedar Hill in Texas. This will be his first stint as a head football coach. Acting Jackson State President […]
September 21, 2020
Sports
Big Ten Will Have Eight-Game Fall Football Season
The Big Ten will have an eight-game football season starting the weekend of Oct. 24, USA Today reported. The decision was made by the Big Ten’s presidents Wednesday morning amidst public pressure, undoing their decision in August to postpone the fall schedule. The Big Ten presidents cited new medical information to conclude that they could […]
September 17, 2020
Sports
Catana Starks, the First African American Woman to Coach a Collegiate Men’s Golf Team, Dead at 75
Dr. Catana Starks, a Tennessee State University golf coach and alumna, died on Sunday at the age of 75. She leaves behind a legacy of being the first African American woman to coach an all-men’s team at the collegiate level, reports WMC5 News. Starks coached the TSU men’s golf team from 1986 to 2005, leading […]
September 8, 2020
Sports
St. Louis Cardinals’ Lou Brock, ‘The Greatest Base-Stealer Ever Known’, Dead at 81
Lou Brock, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Hall of Fame outfielder who “became the greatest base-stealer the major leagues had ever known,” died on Sunday at age 81, reports The New York Times. By the end of his 1961-1979 career, Brock held a batting average of .293, had hit 149 home runs and had scored 1,610 […]
September 8, 2020
Sports
Coach John Thompson, Jr. in Retrospect
Coach John Thompson, Jr. died on August 30, 2020, at the age of 78. He redefined college basketball and challenged stereotypes of black masculinity and mental aptitude. ESPN host Michael Wilbon calls him a mentor and a master teacher. Thompson’s journey began on September 2, 1941, in the segregated housing projects of Washington, DC’s Anacostia neighborhood. Thompson found solace and his identity on the basketball court in junior high and the local Police Boys Club. He went on to play center for Archbishop John Carroll Catholic High School, leading them to three city championships between 1958 and 1960. His athletic prowess earned him a scholarship to play for Providence College.
September 8, 2020
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