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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

U.S. Education Department Investigating Penn State Sex Abuse Case

The Education Department is investigating whether Pennsylvania State University failed to report incidents of sexual abuse on campus, as required by federal law, the department announced Wednesday.

Federal Court Permits Football Players’ Discrimination Case Against California Community College

Three Black former football players can pursue their civil rights suit accusing a northern California community college of racial discrimination, verbal abuse and harassment, a federal judge has ruled.

Governor: Let University of North Dakota Dump Fighting Sioux Nickname

Gov. Jack Dalrymple asked North Dakota lawmakers on Monday to reverse a decision they made eight months earlier and allow the University of North Dakota to drop its Fighting Sioux athletics nickname.

Leadership & Policy

Report: Leadership of Football Bowl Subdivision Programs Showing Slow Progress on Diversity

The latest TIDES report shows that head coaches of color are at an all-time high since the start of the 2011 college football season, but other leadership positions lag far behind.

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