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Man Pleads Guilty For Firing at Duquesne Basketball Players

PITTSBURGH One of two men accused of shooting at five Duquesne University basketball players after a school dance last year pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison.

CU Sees Rise In Reports Of Staph Infections

BOULDER Colo. The University of Colorado is pulling some equipment from the recreation center following a rise in staph infections among students.

Fired Univ. of Louisiana Coach Wins $2 million Judgment in Discrimination case

LAFAYETTE La. The first black head football coach at any major Louisiana university has won a $2 million judgment in a law-suit claiming that the University of Louisiana at Lafayette fired him because of his race, not because his teams lost 80 percent of their games.

Just the Stats: HBCU Football Student-Athlete Graduation Rates

Diverse continues its analysis of student-athlete graduation rates, this time focusing on Division I and II football programs at historically Black colleges and universities.

HBCU Football Teams Get a Shot at Big Paydays, National Exposure

The common sports phrase “there’s no such thing as a gimme” was never more appropriate than at the beginning of the 2007 college football season.

HBCU Football Teams Get a Shot at Big Paydays, National Exposure

The common sports phrase “there’s no such thing as a gimme” was never more appropriate than at the beginning of the 2007 college football season.

New Coaches, Pressures Transforming Big 12 Women’s Basketball

KANSAS CITY, Mo. The dean of Big 12 Conference women’s basketball coaches senses big changes coming into his profession.

Bad Reception the Least of Sampson’s Phone Problems at Indiana University

Kelvin Sampson has phone trouble. He puts it down due to lousy reception, but by the time NCAA investigators are finished poring over his bill, a weak signal could turn out to be the least of his problems.

Indiana University Punishing Basketball Coach Over Improper Recruiting Calls

INDIANAPOLIS Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson will not receive a $500,000 raise and his team will lose one scholarship for next season after violating NCAA-imposed sanctions on phone calls, the school announced Sunday.

Faculty & Staff

Summit: Faculty Challenged to Get Off Athletic Sidelines and Get Involved

Washington, D.C. In response to the recently released Knight Foundation survey showing that higher education faculty care little about college athletics, a group of nationally recognized experts meeting here urged them to rethink their attitudes and lack of involvement.

Finally, Shootings Becoming a Distant Memory at Duquesne

PITTSBURGH Duquesne University’s basketball team took the court Friday night without hearing the two words that have dominated any discussion about the Dukes for 13 months.

Former Duke Lacrosse Coach Files Lawsuit Against Former Employer

CHAPEL HILL N.C. The former Duke University men’s lacrosse coach who resigned last year amid allegations that three of his players raped a stripper has sued the university.

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