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Section: Sports
Sports
North Dakota House Panel Says University Must Keep Fighting Sioux Name
The House Education Committee voted to support legislation that says UND must keep its nickname and a logo that shows the profile of an American Indian warrior.
February 20, 2011
Sports
States Look to Strengthen Sports Agent Oversight
After a college football season blemished by charges of rule-breaking agents and athletes, legislators from New Jersey to Oregon are looking to make it tougher on those who contact players improperly.
February 9, 2011
Sports
North Carolina A&T Fires Official Over Sickle Cell Death
North Carolina A&T State University fired an athletics official and suspended a second after learning coaches were urged against testing potential athletes for the sickle cell trait two days before one died during a tryout.
January 19, 2011
Sports
Stanford Names David Shaw as Jim Harbaugh’s Successor
Stanford University has announced that offensive coordinator David Shaw has been promoted to lead the ascendant football program.
January 16, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Emmert Has Full Agenda at NCAA Convention
NCAA chief Mark Emmert took over from interim president Jim Isch in October and he has a plan for how he wants to lead the organization.
January 11, 2011
Sports
Rising Star Coach Dismissed After Arrest
Mike Haywood, hired less than three weeks ago by Pitt, faces felony domestic violence charge.
January 2, 2011
Sports
Jackson State’s NAACP Chapter Has First White President
The president of the Mississippi NAACP says the selection of a White man to lead one of the organization’s chapters shows its real mission to represent more than one race.
December 13, 2010
Sports
Southern has Problems Facing NCAA Deadline
Southern University has paperwork problems and gender equity issues as the school faces a deadline next week on its review for NCAA rules compliance, university officials say.
December 12, 2010
Sports
Southern has Problems Facing NCAA Deadline
Southern University has paperwork problems and gender equity issues as the school faces a deadline next week on its review for NCAA rules compliance, university officials say.
December 11, 2010
Sports
Blog: Look for Minnesota Vikings to Do an HBCU Double Dip
This weekend, Minnesota Viking Tarvaris Jackson, an alum of Alabama State University, could be the first HBCU quarterback to ever start an NFL game under a head coach, Leslie Frazier, who is also an HBCU grad.
December 10, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Nashville Music Executive Wants Belmont University To Rehire Coach
Mike Curb, a Nashville music industry executive and major contributor to Belmont University, says the school should rehire a coach who left after revealing she is gay.
December 8, 2010
Students
Graduation Gap Between Black and White College Football Players Said To Be Growing
A sports diversity institute study says there is a “disturbing” and growing gap in the graduation rate between Black and White football players at the vast majority of universities in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
December 6, 2010
Sports
AD Kirby Hocutt: ‘Better Days are Ahead’ for Miami
University of Miami Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt fired head coach Randy Shannon on Saturday night, hours after Miami lost to the University of South Florida in its regular-season finale.
November 28, 2010
Sports
Colleges Showing Improvement on Hiring Minorities as Head Football Coaches, Survey Reveals
Major college football programs are making steady headway in selecting Blacks and other racial minorities for prized head coach positions, says a new survey of hiring practices issued by the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA) association.
November 21, 2010
Sports
NCAA President Discusses Ways to Curb Violence
Association president Mark Emmert is taking a look at what the NCAA can do to help prevent violence against women.
November 18, 2010
Sports
Student in Ohio Says Headdress Led to Ouster from Game
A student at Miami University of Ohio says an American Indian headdress he wore to show school spirit got him thrown out of a home football game.
November 9, 2010
Faculty & Staff
UT-Knoxville Chancellor Says Diversity is a Goal
The chancellor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville says there is slow progress diversifying the faculty, which is mostly made up of White men.
November 2, 2010
Sports
Pick Six: Coaches in Trouble
The Associated Press evaluates six Football Bowl Subdivision coaches who probably need to finish the season strong to keep their jobs.
October 26, 2010
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