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Section: Sports
Sports
Court Says NCAA Canât Cap Education-Related Benefits for Football and Basketball Student-Athletes
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Monday upheld a ruling that said the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) canât limit education-related benefits colleges provide to student-athletes who play Football Bowl Subdivision football and Division I basketball.
May 19, 2020
Sports
This HBCU President Is Strongly Against a Fall Reopening
Colleges and universities are âdeluding themselvesâ about getting students back to campuses in the fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College which is an HBCU (historically Black college or university). In a recent article in The Atlantic, Sorrell said higher education institutions âare letting their financial and [âŚ]
May 19, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Athletics Are Not Expendable, if Education is Our Goal
These are troubling times for higher education. With budgets tightening, hiring and salary freezes, and the possibility of cuts looming, many are looking for ways to save our institutions. It may not be surprising that some are calling for cuts to athletics before other departments.
May 13, 2020
Students
NCAA President: No Fall Sports if Campuses Are Online Only
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) president Mark Emmert said on Friday he doesnât expect college sporting events will take place this fall if students donât return to campuses around the country, reported USA Today. Emmertâs comments came as part of a conversation on the NCAAâs Twitter channel. âCollege athletes are college students, and you canât [âŚ]
May 11, 2020
Sports
A Telethon on May 2-3 Hopes to Raise Money for HBCU Student Athletes
On May 2-3, a telethon fundraiser will raise money for HBCU student athletes and K-12 students of color who lack access to remote learning technology, reported Black Enterprise. Those participating are George Lynch, a National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran, Tracey Pennywell, a co-founder of HBCU Heroes, and Ryan Johnson, executive director of Cxmmunity. Titled Tech [âŚ]
May 1, 2020
Sports
NCAA Allows Athletes to Earn Income From Third-Party Endorsements
The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, on Wednesday announced it will allow college athletes to earn income from third-party endorsements but universities and colleges canât pay these athletes for name, image and likeness activities. College athletes can identify themselves by sport and school but the use of conference and school logos and similar trademarks wonât [âŚ]
April 30, 2020
Students
How Do HBCU Student-Athletes Manage Academic, Social, and Athletic Experiences During Coronavirus Quarantine?
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inequitable experiences that many HBCU student-athletes encounter. Although some HBCU student-athletes are able to maintain a quality of life that is conducive to academic, social, and athletic development, what can be done to assist student-athletes who are dealing with unfavorable circumstances?
April 28, 2020
Sports
Athletic Programs Await the Fallout from Coronavirus-Related Cancellations
With revenue from the NCAA Division I Tournaments a vital part of funding for many institutions, itâs still undetermined on what the impact of cancellation will be.
April 16, 2020
Sports
Howard University Football Alum Sean D. Boynes Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Sean D. Boynes,  a three-year member of Howard Universityâs Bison football team (1991-93), died earlier this month of complications related to COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, reported HBCU Gameday. In 1993, Boynes was part of the squad that went 11-0 in their path to a first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title and a [âŚ]
April 15, 2020
Sports
U of Minnesota Could Lose as Much as $315 Million Due to Coronavirus
The University of Minnesota could lose as much as $315 million if coronavirus disruptions continue into the fall semester, reported Bring Me The News. The potential loss would include around $90 million from tuition, $75 million from athletics, $60 million from events and $40 million from room and board, among other revenue disruptions, university president [âŚ]
April 9, 2020
Sports
Ivy League Wonât Allow Spring Sports Athletes to Compete as Graduate Students
The Ivy League wonât allow an additional year of eligibility to its spring-sport athletes who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus pandemic, reported the Associated Press. That means the league wonât allow its spring sports athletes to compete as graduate students. Meanwhile, on Monday, the NCAA allowed spring-sport athletes, regardless of their year in [âŚ]
April 3, 2020
Sports
Division I Women Basketball Players Beat Men Again in Academic Progress
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I African American women basketball players academically outperformed their male African American counterparts and had a smaller gap with their White teammates in 2020, says the annual report by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES). With no NCAA Menâs and Womenâs Division I Basketball Tournaments held this spring, TIDES based [âŚ]
April 2, 2020
Sports
Due to COVID-19, NCAA Extends Spring Sports Eligibility, Scholarships
As COVID-19 cuts short athletic seasons at colleges across the country, the Division I Council of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced yesterday that it will allow spring sports student athletes an additional season of competition and an extension of their period of eligibility. The council said it would not extend an extra year [âŚ]
March 31, 2020
Sports
Idaho Now Bars Trans Girls From Competing on Female Teams in Public College Athletics
Idaho now bars transgender girls from competing on female teams in public college athletics, reported the Idaho Statesman. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed into law House Bill 500, called the âFairness in Womenâs Sports Actâ, which would apply to all sports teams sponsored by public schools, colleges and universities. The bill does not [âŚ]
March 31, 2020
Sports
NCAA Name, Image, Likeness Debate Heats Up
s the college athletics regulator, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), deliberates over establishing guidelines on how much a student athlete should be allowed to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL), more than a dozen states are planning to introduce their own laws that will govern the extent to which these players can benefit from their brand identities.
March 30, 2020
Sports
ACLU Lawsuit: Highland Community College Told Coaches to Recruit More White Athletes
Highland Community College in northeast Kansas directed its coaches to recruit more White athletes, according to a federal lawsuit filed last week by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, said an Associated Press report on KMBC News. The lawsuit also alleged the college excessively scrutinized prospective Black students, with measures like background checks, before [âŚ]
March 24, 2020
Sports
Idaho Legislature Passes Bill Banning Trans Girls From Competing in Female College Athletics
The Idaho state legislature recently passed a bill, 24-11, banning trans and intersex girls from competing as females in school and college athletics, despite there being no reported trans athletes competing in the state, reports Vox. If signed by Gov. Brad Little, the bill would require high school and college female athletes to âundergo invasive [âŚ]
March 20, 2020
Sports
NFL Cancels First-Ever HBCU Combine Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Amid COVID-19 concerns, the NFL has canceled its first-ever, much anticipated HBCU Combine, an event for players from historically Black colleges who are eligible for the draft but werenât formally invited to the regular Scouting Combine, which has also been canceled. Both events were scheduled for March 27-29 at the Miami Dolphinsâ Health Training Dolphins [âŚ]
March 13, 2020
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