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States Look to Strengthen Sports Agent Oversight

After a college football season blemished by charges of rule-breaking agents and athletes, legislators from New Jersey to Oregon are looking to make it tougher on those who contact players improperly.

North Carolina A&T Fires Official Over Sickle Cell Death

North Carolina A&T State University fired an athletics official and suspended a second after learning coaches were urged against testing potential athletes for the sickle cell trait two days before one died during a tryout.

Stanford Names David Shaw as Jim Harbaugh’s Successor

Stanford University has announced that offensive coordinator David Shaw has been promoted to lead the ascendant football program.

Leadership & Policy

Emmert Has Full Agenda at NCAA Convention

NCAA chief Mark Emmert took over from interim president Jim Isch in October and he has a plan for how he wants to lead the organization.

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Rising Star Coach Dismissed After Arrest

Mike Haywood, hired less than three weeks ago by Pitt, faces felony domestic violence charge.

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Jackson State’s NAACP Chapter Has First White President

The president of the Mississippi NAACP says the selection of a White man to lead one of the organization’s chapters shows its real mission to represent more than one race.

Southern has Problems Facing NCAA Deadline

Southern University has paperwork problems and gender equity issues as the school faces a deadline next week on its review for NCAA rules compliance, university officials say.

Southern has Problems Facing NCAA Deadline

Southern University has paperwork problems and gender equity issues as the school faces a deadline next week on its review for NCAA rules compliance, university officials say.

Blog: Look for Minnesota Vikings to Do an HBCU Double Dip

This weekend, Minnesota Viking Tarvaris Jackson, an alum of Alabama State University, could be the first HBCU quarterback to ever start an NFL game under a head coach, Leslie Frazier, who is also an HBCU grad.

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Leadership & Policy

Nashville Music Executive Wants Belmont University To Rehire Coach

Mike Curb, a Nashville music industry executive and major contributor to Belmont University, says the school should rehire a coach who left after revealing she is gay.

Graduation Gap Between Black and White College Football Players Said To Be Growing

A sports diversity institute study says there is a “disturbing” and growing gap in the graduation rate between Black and White football players at the vast majority of universities in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, said student-athletes will rise to the academic bar set for them.

AD Kirby Hocutt: ‘Better Days are Ahead’ for Miami

University of Miami Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt fired head coach Randy Shannon on Saturday night, hours after Miami lost to the University of South Florida in its regular-season finale.

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