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NCAA Board Votes To Slow Down New APR Rules Implementation

NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted Thursday to slow the planned implementation of the intercollegiate sports governing organization’s new academic eligibility rules.

April 26, 2012

NCAA Board Expected to Consider HBCU Concerns

NCAA Division I Board members are expected Thursday to consider ways to help HBCUs address student-athlete academic performance, including boosting NCAA financial assistance to HBCU athletic department academic programs.

April 24, 2012

Howard University Investigates Possible NCAA Rules Violations

Howard University has prevented some of its athletes from competing while the school investigates what it said Wednesday were possible violations of NCAA rules.

April 4, 2012

Two Hundred Interviewed in Penn State Investigation

Former FBI chief Louis Freeh and his investigators have conducted 200 interviews in their probe of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, asking questions that go beyond the charges against retired coach Jerry Sandusky.

March 21, 2012

Brother & Sister: A Tale of Two Recruits

By the time Donnie Davis rose to his senior year in 1990-91 at Cummings High School in Burlington, N.C., the star quarterback was on the radar of every major college coach in the country.

March 15, 2012

Graduation Rates of NCAA Women Basketball Players Earns Praise

The college graduation rate for women student athletes playing for NCAA Division I schools in the 2012 national tournament continues to be significantly higher than that for their male counterparts.

March 14, 2012

Slight Graduation Rate Jump Seen for Black Men on NCAA Basketball Tournament Teams

The disparity between the graduation rates of Black and White athletes playing on Division I Men’s Basketball tournament teams has narrowed because fewer Whites are graduating, says a new college sports report.

March 12, 2012

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Harvard’s NCAA Berth is School’s First Since 1946

Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said he has heard from Harvard professors and deans who have congratulated the former Duke player for leading the Ivy League team to the NCAA tournament.

March 8, 2012

Big Time College Sports: Winning at all Costs

Higher education stakeholders express concern that many NCAA Division I institutions prioritize athletics revenue over student learning and degree completion.

March 7, 2012

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Uncertain Hoop Dreams for Indiana Prep Standout

A poor academic foundation clouds the college picture for Roosevelt Career and Technical High School basketball star Rondell Gardner.

March 1, 2012

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NHL, Thurgood Marshall Fund Announce Hockey Scholarships

The National Hockey League and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund have teamed up to offer new scholarships that will put an emphasis on targeting hockey-playing youths heading to public HBCUs.

February 29, 2012

UC Davis Pays $1.35M to Settle Title IX Case

The settlement came after a federal judge in Sacramento ruled on a broader question in August and found that the university had violated Title IX, the federal law passed in 1972 that requires equal athletic opportunities for men and women.

February 19, 2012

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Penn State Faculty Rejects Vote of No Confidence in the Board of Trustees

The 32-member board of trustees has come under fire for its handling of a child sex abuse scandal that led to the firings of the university president and longtime football coach Joe Paterno.

January 25, 2012

Coach Tubby Smith: ‘We’re Contenders, Not Pretenders’

The exuberant Tubby Smith is just the fifth coach in NCAA history to pull off the rare feat of leading four teams (Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky and Minnesota) to the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

January 5, 2012

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Former Marshall University Player Recounts Impact of Plane Crash Tragedy in New Book

When Craig Greenlee went home from Marshall University to Jacksonville, Fla., for Thanksgiving break in 1970, some people thought they had seen a ghost. The hometown folks knew he had gone to MU to play football, so they assumed that he was on the plane that crashed barely two weeks before, killing 75 people, including 37 of his former teammates.

December 8, 2011

NCAA President Mark Emmert Considers Advisory Role on Abuse Guidelines

The NCAA president said Monday he has contacted U.S. Education Secretary Arnie Duncan so he can advise school leaders about the best practices in dealing with ball boys, ball girls and students who attend summer camps.

December 7, 2011

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Bowl Teams Graduation Rates Up, Racial Gap Widens

A new study of the Football Bowl Subdivision schools selected to play in the upcoming bowl games shows overall continued academic progress, but a continued wide gap between White and African-American players.

December 6, 2011

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BCA Hiring Report Card Shows Positive Change in Football

Twenty-two head coaches of color have been hired in the eight years since the Black Coaches and Administrators released its first report card.

November 15, 2011