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National Urban League, Brady Center Team Up with Plaxico Burress to Prevent Gun Violence

The former wide receiver for the New York Giants will help educate and send an anti-violence message particularly among young people.

Plaxico Burress

NCAA Forum Aims to Increase Minority Head Coaches

Seven African-American coaches, including three former NFL players, participated Friday in The Champion Forum, the top tier of the NCAA’s coaching academy, during a weeklong convention of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.

No More National Anthem at Pacifist Indiana College

A small Christian college with ties to the Mennonite Church has decided to stop playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at sporting events after some complained the song’s images of war undermined the school’s pacifist message.

President Jim Brenneman

NCAA President Mark Emmert: Increased Emphasis on Student-Athlete Academic Performance Due in Part to Reforms

There’s a greater emphasis on the performance of student-athletes in the classroom—thanks in part to academic reforms of the National Collegiate Athletic Association over the past decade, NCAA president Mark Emmert told a national group of academic advisors on Saturday.

Perspective: While Spurrier Plan To Pay Players is Self-Serving, It Opens Door to More Dialogue

Stop pretending college football is anything but the big-time business it really is and start paying the employees whose hard work generate the revenue to begin with, a sports columnist writes.

Leadership & Policy

Saint Paul’s Athletes Face School With No Sports

More than 250 student athletes at St. Paul’s College are left with a tough decision — stay at the historically Black Virginia college and give up their sport or transfer in hopes of finding a new team and a new academic home.

St. Paul’s College athletes

HBCU Conference Schools Take Big Hits in Latest NCAA Academic Progress Report

The NCAA banned Jackson State and Southern of the Southwestern Athletic Conference from postseason play in football next season and did the same thing for Southern and Grambling in men’s basketball.

WNBA Names New York University Student as a Leader of Tomorrow

Tonya Ingram, who recently completed her second year at New York University, was named the BBVA Leader of Tomorrow by the Women’s National Basketball Association.

Taking Action to Abandon Offensive American Indian Mascots Often Mired in Controversy

Six years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a policy that penalizes schools that use American Indian mascots, nicknames or logos.

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.

Should College Athletes Be Paid?

While a winning athletic program can bring millions of dollars and instant notoriety to a school, some say college athletes are getting played in the process.

Leadership & Policy

Perspective: Increase Diversity Among Division I College Football Coaches

Bringing the Rooney Rule to the collegiate level would help increase diversity among head football coaches, athletic directors and conference commissioners.

Jury: Grambling State University Owes Fired Coach $460,500

Grambling attorney John Madison Jr. said the university will appeal the award, which includes $11,000 in penalty wages and $449,500 for breach of contract.

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