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Alcorn State University’s Newly-hired Football Coach to be First White to Head SWAC Team

The school announced the hiring of Jay Hopson on Monday and, according to Alcorn State, he will be the first White head football coach in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

As Stanford Teammates, Sisters Excel on the Basketball Court, Classroom

The Ogwumike sisters at Stanford University made history when both were named All-Americans, with Nneka selected to the first team and Chiney to the second team.

Ogwumike sisters

HBCUs Could Be Hit Hard by New NCAA Rules

When NCAA’s Division I bowed to increasing pressure last year to address lagging academic performance among student-athletes, its decision to raise the minimum academic requirements to qualify for intercollegiate competition stirred a backlash among officials at many HBCUs.

Questions Linger on Past, but Penn State Moves Forward

As Penn State focuses on the future, there are near-constant reminders about the past.

University of Michigan Hosts ‘Title IX at 40’ Conference

Among the broad range of topics discussed at the ‘Title IX at 40’ conference, one of the most pressing is the need to increase interest in and improve access to sports for girls and women of color.

MLB, NCAA Partnership Could Increase Scholarships

Major League Baseball would fund scholarships and exert greater influence over Division I college baseball under what would be an unprecedented partnership with the NCAA.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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