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Section: Sports

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois Blasts NCAA for ‘Inflammatory Rhetoric’

The University of Illinois is criticizing the NCAA for “inflammatory rhetoric” in its recent decision to sanction universities that use American Indian nicknames and mascots for their sports teams. Story:

August 18, 2005

FAMU Rattlers Open Season With New Look, Old Issues

There’s a new coach and new devotion this season at Florida A&M. Yet the fallout from a slew of NCAA problems and serious university-wide budget cuts remain. Story:

August 17, 2005

University of Utah May Ask for NCAA Exemption

University of Utah officials may appeal with the NCAA Executive Committee for an exemption that allows the school to use its Ute nickname Story:

August 15, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Central State Back in Football World After Eight-year Hiatus

It’s a rebuilding year for Central State — rebuilding the entire program from scratch Story:

August 15, 2005

Struggling Knoxville College Fires President

Dr. Barbara Hatton, president of struggling Knoxville College, was fired this week amid utility cutoffs and claims the faculty hadn’t been paid. Story:

August 10, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Indiana University President Tries to Deflect Critics

Two years after becoming Indiana University president, Dr. Adam Herbert is hearing from critics who say he takes too long to make decisions. Story:

August 9, 2005

NCAA: University of North Carolina at Pembroke Exempt from American Indian Nickname Ban

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a school founded to serve American Indians, is the only college in the nation exempted from a ban on using American Indian nicknames. Story:

August 8, 2005

Crippled Football Player Testifies in Racially Charged Case

Confined to a wheelchair and attached to a ventilator and medical monitors Story:

August 7, 2005

FAMU Recommends Penalties, Names New Compliance Official

Florida A&M volunteered to strip its football program of 28 scholarships over three years and impose a one-year postseason ban on its men’s Story:

August 3, 2005

Grants & Awards

July 13, 2005

In the Realm of Sports

In the Realm of SportsThe Unlevel Playing Field: A Documentary History of the African American Experience in SportBy David K. Wiggins and Patrick B. MillerUniversity of Illinois Press, 2005528 pp., $24.95 paperback, ISBN: 0-252-02820The Unlevel Playing Field, new in paperback, contains more than 100 documents on the experiences of both pioneering and modern-day athletes. The […]

April 6, 2005

Catching Up With Nolan Richardson

“40 Minutes of Hell,” was the phrase used to describe the style of play taught by Nolan Richardson, a style that helped build Story:

April 6, 2005

Embracing Role Model Status

It was “the unbelievable family atmosphere” that drew Chris Hill to Michigan State University’s basketball program Story:

April 6, 2005

A TripleThreat

“Incredible.” That’s the word used to describe track and field standout Sharonda Latrice Johnson. Story:

April 6, 2005

Crying Foul

In recent years, scholars have increasingly joined with activists to challenge marketing aimed at children. Story:

April 6, 2005

Putting the ‘Student’ Back into Student-Athlete

College sports is a numbers game, full of so many calculations — batting averages, free-throw percentages, BCS and RPI scores Story:

April 6, 2005

Arthur Ashe Jr. JR. 2005 Sports Scholar

Black Issues In Higher Education established the Sports Scholars Awards to honor undergraduate students of color who have made achieving both academically and athletically a winning combination. Story:

April 6, 2005

Celebrating the Student-Athlete

Preparation of the Arthur Ashe Jr. sports edition typically coincides with March Madness, arguably the most celebrated time of year in college sports. Story:

April 6, 2005