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Alabama Football Coach Unleashes Attack on Sports Agents

Three SEC teams—Florida, Alabama and South Carolina—are investigating allegations involving improper contact with an agent. Alabama coach Nick Saban and SEC commissioner Mike Slive both say it is time for a change to NCAA rules governing agents.

Damon Evans Resigns as UGA Athletic Director Following DUI Arrest

On Monday, University of Georgia president Michael Adams said that Damon Evans resigned from his position as the school’s athletic director, less than a week after Evans was arrested on a DUI charge in Atlanta.

Is Baseball Striking Out With Blacks?

During the 2010 College World Series, just eight of 269 baseball players on competing teams were African-American. Those numbers are disturbing to those who believe African-Americans have largely turned away from the sport.

Jackie Bradley, Jr.

HBCUs Struggle With Lag in Academic Progress by Student Athletes

The NCAA’s comprehensive academic reform measure, the Academic Progress Rate (APR), has—over its six-year existence—consistently meted out penalties to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) at a disproportionate rate for Division I institutions.

Leadership & Policy

Knight Commission Blasts Runaway Spending in College Sports

With spending on big-time college sports continuing to escalate, a group of university presidents and campus leaders says it’s past time for more of that money to wind up in the classroom.

John Wooden Remembered as Brilliant College Coach

In the history of college basketball, no coach or school has come close to John Wooden’s 10 NCAA championships. His life was just as awe-inspiring as his records, admirers say.

Michigan Discloses Football Violations to NCAA

The University of Michigan admitted Tuesday to a series of violations in its storied football program, saying it doesn’t believe the problems related to practice time and coaching activities are enough to warrant major punishment from the NCAA.

The Michigan Wolverines played the Western Michigan Broncos in September 2009. (photo by Flickr user bigge151)

Revoked Scholarships Surprise College Athletes

With the U.S. Justice Department investigating the NCAA over the one-year scholarship award practice, college sport watchdogs say athletes too often fall victim to unkept promises and bottom-line decisions that force many out of big-time sports programs.

Authorities Say Better Information on Student Arrests Will Be Difficult to Realize

University of Virginia officials still reeling from the death of a Virginia student-athlete want a better system to tell them when students are arrested off campus, though authorities warn changes could prove costly.

Sprinter Excels in the Classroom and the Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education has named Darius Law, a track and field athlete at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Diverse 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year. This is the second of two 2010 Ashe profiles.

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Gymnast Balances Stellar Academics With Dazzling Athletics

For her academic and athletic accomplishments, Marcia Newby is named the 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, the print magazine affiliate of DiverseEducation.com. Tomorrow, DiverseEducation.com profiles the 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year.

NCAA Scrutiny Helps Hasten Decline of Tradition-Rich Black Prep School

The NCAA’s academic probe of the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina adds another blemish to the financially endangered prep school’s legacy.

Frank “Bishop” McDuffie Jr.

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