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Section: Sports
Sports
College Basketball + More Scandals = More Task Forces
As the scandals in major-college basketball grow, so does the scrutiny. The Congressional Black Caucus became the latest entity to take an interest in the comings and goings of men’s college basketball players, coaches and sports agents.
March 13, 2018
Sports
Mixed Grades on Race, Gender Report Card for College Sports
The percentage of Black head coaches in Division I college basketball has declined the past 10 years. That startling development is among findings in the 2017 version of the annual College Sport Racial and Gender Report Card, released Wednesday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida.
February 28, 2018
Sports
Athlete’s Civil Rights Suit Against Mississippi University in Jeopardy
HATTIESBURG, Ms. — The University of Southern Mississippi wants to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit filed by a former football player. Deven Hammond of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, sued in federal court there in November, saying he was barred from the football team after coaches learned he had only one kidney. He also says USM violated […]
February 4, 2018
Sports
Emerging Scholar Profile: Bimper Builds the Athletics Bridge
Having grown up in Dallas, Tx., Dr. Albert Bimper Jr.’s experience attending Colorado State University (CSU) as an undergraduate was “very different” racially and culturally, he says. While some of his experiences as a student athlete were positive, at other times, it was challenging.
January 24, 2018
Sports
Challenges Persist in Hiring Black Head Coaches in College Football
Penn State University’s James Franklin was the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Kansas State in 2006-2007 and quarterbacks coach, offensive coordinator and associate head coach at Maryland from 2008-2010.
January 18, 2018
Sports
The Role of Analytics in Studying the Hiring of Black Coaches in College Football
In the dizzying merry-go-round that is the hiring of head coaches in college football, Willie Taggart is an island of one. He is the only Black head coach to serve four Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) major-college programs.
January 17, 2018
Sports
Student-Athletes Share Perspectives at Intercollegiate Athletics Forum
Giving student-athletes opportunities to achieve academic excellence was a recurring theme at this year’s Intercollegiate Athletics Forum.
December 6, 2017
Sports
Despite Improvements, Racial Gaps Still Major Issue in Academic Report for College Bowl-bound Football Teams
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport found in its latest study that the average graduation success rate for Black football players at the 80 bowl-eligible schools is 71 percent, which is up from 68 percent in 2016 and 66 percent two years ago.
December 4, 2017
Students
Ex-Univ. of Iowa Wrestler Released on Bond in Cheating Case
DAVENPORT, Iowa — A former University of Iowa wrestler has been released on bond after appearing in court to face federal computer fraud charges in a large-scale academic misconduct scandal. Trevor Graves appeared Thursday before a magistrate at the federal courthouse in Davenport. He was released but ordered to obey a curfew and other restrictions […]
November 2, 2017
Sports
Pro Athletes Have a Unique Platform and They’re Using It
Certainly, before Colin Kaepernick’s gesture, you didn’t see cameras scanning the crowd to see who was standing and who was sitting.
October 31, 2017
Students
Fierce Rhetoric at Knight Commission Meeting Addresses Systemic Problems
Although the speakers did not shy away from addressing an array of key issues, there were no easy solutions to the crisis of the safety, integrity and relevancy of college athletics.
October 30, 2017
Students
‘Yes’ Team Wins Debate Over Paying College Athletes
Two sides with decidedly different opinions on whether college athletes should be paid participated in a public debate on Tuesday night in New York City.
October 25, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Assistant Coach Sues Oregon State University After Firing
PORTLAND, Ore. — An assistant wrestling coach fired by Oregon State University has filed a federal lawsuit that contends he was wrongly let go. The lawsuit filed in Eugene says Kevin Roberts was falsely accused of allowing or participating in derogatory remarks made by members of the wrestling team toward one of their teammates. The […]
October 23, 2017
Students
Lawmaker: Kennesaw State Mascot Wrong to Rally for Kneeling Cheerleaders
KENNESAW, Ga. — The student who wears the owl mascot costume at a Georgia public university where five cheerleaders knelt during the national anthem had no business leading a cross-campus march in support of the cheerleaders, an influential lawmaker said. Kenneth Sturkey, who dresses as Scrappy the Owl at Kennesaw State University athletic events, said […]
October 17, 2017
Sports
Experts Have Low Expectations for Chapel Hill Investigation
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the NCAA on Friday delayed the publication of an infraction report, the result of an extensive investigation into academic fraud within athletic programs at the flagship university.
October 8, 2017
Students
McCaskill Asks to Speak With Trump About Campus Sexual Assault
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill wants to speak with President Donald Trump about campus sexual assault policy. In a Monday letter, McCaskill both criticized his administration’s handling of the issue so far and asked to talk with him about working together on new policy. McCaskill said Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ decision to […]
October 2, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Kentucky Supreme Court Rules University of Louisville Board Issue Moot
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court won’t say if Republican Gov. Matt Bevin broke the law when he ousted the University of Louisville’s governing board last year, prompting the governor and his chief political rival to both claim victory. Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear said Bevin’s order broke the law and sued him in […]
September 28, 2017
Sports
Con Man Steals Spotlight as Informant in College Hoops Probe
NEW YORK — A con man named Louis Martin “Marty” Blazer III may have failed in his scheme to make low-budget movies with money swiped from pro athletes, but he has now succeeded in stealing part of the spotlight in a scandal that has shaken college basketball to its core. Federal authorities revealed this week […]
September 28, 2017
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