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Section: Sports
Leadership & Policy
Alabama Two-year College Officials Plan for Disasters
The Alabama Community College System held the Introduction to Vulnerability exercise last Wednesday to identify and plug holes in disaster plans for the schools and their communities. The longtime goal tragically was made timely after last month’s deadly shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville
March 8, 2010
Sports
Reviews: Catching Up on the Black History Book Bounty
Biographies of the legendary basketball coach Nolan Richardson and the late jazz singer Nina Simone were among the volumes released during the publishing industry’s February push to launch books documenting the Black experience in America.
March 8, 2010
Sports
Payton, Rice and Robinson Lead First Black College Football Hall Class
Historically Black institution icons Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, Deacon Jones and former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson were among the first set of honorees inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
February 22, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Diversity a Winner in NFL Head Coach Hires; Minorities Gaining Modest Ground in College Ranks
While progress in minority head coach hiring in the NFL is on display with the fourth African-American leading a Super Bowl team this weekend, the college ranks have seen their less-than-stellar record in top coaching hires improve in recent months.
February 4, 2010
Sports
Eddie Robinson Museum Opening Feb. 13
Almost a decade after the Legislature authorized a state museum to honor former Grambling football coach Eddie G. Robinson, it will open on what would have been his 91st birthday.
February 2, 2010
Sports
Eddie Robinson Museum Opening Feb. 13
Almost a decade after the Legislature authorized a state museum to honor former Grambling football coach Eddie G. Robinson, it will open on what would have been his 91st birthday.
February 2, 2010
Leadership & Policy
East Carolina Tabs McNeill as Holtz’s Replacement
East Carolina University has turned to former Texas Tech defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill to replace Skip Holtz, making the East Carolina alumnus the 16th minority to hold a head coaching job in the 120-team NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.
January 21, 2010
Sports
Duncan Urges NCAA To Look at Graduation Rates
Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday said poor graduation rates among some college basketball programs would improve if the NCAA linked postseason play to the number of student-athletes getting their diplomas.
January 21, 2010
Sports
New BCS Chief Defends Bowl System
The new Bowl Championship Series executive director officially began his tenure Thursday by saying the often-criticized postseason represents a consensus among the 120 schools that play major college football.
January 7, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Athletes Play for Pride, Coaches Get Bonuses
The players at Texas and Alabama will compete tonight for the chance to be called national champions and for a beautiful crystal trophy to be placed outside their locker room while their coaches stand to make hundreds of thousands of dollars.
January 6, 2010
Sports
University of Kentucky Set to Name Phillips as Head Football Coach
The University of Kentucky is set to elevate Joker Phillips, a veteran of the Wildcat football coaching staff and a former player, to lead the school’s football team.
January 5, 2010
Sports
U. of Alabama Football’s Integration Legacy Revisited
Matched against the University of Texas, the University of Alabama’s quest to win the national championship at the Rose Bowl this week recalls turning point for southern college football in early 1970s.
January 3, 2010
Sports
DIVERSE BOOKSHELF: Holiday Helpings
Here are a few delectable dishes that can satisfy any literary appetite until the new year.
December 23, 2009
Sports
Buffalo Search for Turner Gill Replacement Begins
What should make University of Buffalo athletic director Warde Manuel’s job easy in replacing football coach Turner Gill is the admirable job Gill, who is slated to become the first African-American head football coach at the University of Kansas, fulfilled in bringing respectability to what had been one of nation’s most laughable football programs.
December 14, 2009
Sports
U.S. House Panel Approves College Football Playoff Bill
A U.S. House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to tackle.
December 9, 2009
Sports
Southern Univ. Dismisses Award-Winning Coach
Unable to lead team to a winning conference record this season, Pete Richardson, the football coach at Southern University for 17 years, was fired Monday along with most of his staff.
December 8, 2009
Sports
Report: Bowl School Graduation Rate Gap Widens Between Blacks, Whites
The disparity between graduation rates for White and Black college football players at schools headed to bowl games grew slightly this year, according to a study released Monday.
December 7, 2009
Sports
Interim Leader Not Seeking Long-term NCAA Presidency
Appointed in the aftermath of Myles Brand’s death, James Isch has settled comfortably into his role as interim president of the NCAA.
November 30, 2009
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