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University of Florida Point Guard Sarah Lowe Named 2006 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2006 Contact: Ralph Newell, (703) 385-2981, ext. 3013Hilary Hurd Anyaso, (703) 385-2981, ext. 3044 FAIRFAX, VA. — Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine has chosen Sarah Lowe, a 5’7” point guard from the University of Florida women’s basketball team, as its female Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year. […]

Universities Looking at Ways to Curb the ‘Sophomore Slump’

Universities are looking at ways to curb the “sophomore slump”…

Central Michigan and Reebok Team Up to Design Athletic Apparel

Rather than rushing out and buying the latest athletic gear, students at Central Michigan University are helping design it. Reebok, one of the leading athletic apparel companies in the world…

Literary License or Libel?

Officials at Texas A&M-Commerce University want Walt Disney Co. and the makers of the film “Glory Road” to apologize for inaccurately linking…

Fight Song for New Hampshire Hockey Team

“Black Betty,” a rock song used to rally fans at University of New Hampshire hockey games for about a decade, is no more…

Duke University Toughens its Drug Testing

Duke University has strengthened its policy for student-athletes who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, school officials announced recently…

Former Kansas Community College Coach

A former community college basketball coach is the latest to be sentenced in a wide-ranging criminal investigation that has already snared eight coaches and led to the…

Colorado College Professor’s Olympic Medals Prediction 93 Percent Accurate

An economics professor’s Olympic medals predictions have once again scored high marks for accuracy — even though his formula doesn’t consider individual athletes’ abilities…

NCAA Hits 99 Sports Teams With Academic Penalties

Ninety-nine teams at 65 schools produced failing marks under the NCAA’s new academic measurements and could begin losing scholarships next fall…

Several Dozen Protest Ladies Basketball Coach at Penn State Game

About three-dozen people chose the final home game for Pennsylvania State University’s Lady Lions basketball team as the venue for a protest against…

NCAA: Mississippi College Can Keep Choctaws Nickname

The NCAA has ruled that Mississippi College will be allowed to keep its Choctaws nickname without fear of penalty because a local tribe has endorsed its use…

Leadership & Policy

Panel Discusses Exploitation, Academic

When a professional sports team loses a player in the middle of the season, it’s almost always because the player…

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