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Big Ten Will Have Eight-Game Fall Football Season

The Big Ten will have an eight-game football season starting the weekend of Oct. 24, USA Today reported. The decision was made by the Big Ten’s presidents Wednesday morning amidst public pressure, undoing their decision in August to postpone the fall schedule. The Big Ten presidents cited new medical information to conclude that they could […]

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Catana Starks, the First African American Woman to Coach a Collegiate Men’s Golf Team, Dead at 75

Dr. Catana Starks, a Tennessee State University golf coach and alumna, died on Sunday at the age of 75. She leaves behind a legacy of being the first African American woman to coach an all-men’s team at the collegiate level, reports WMC5 News. Starks coached the TSU men’s golf team from 1986 to 2005, leading […]

St. Louis Cardinals’ Lou Brock, ‘The Greatest Base-Stealer Ever Known’, Dead at 81

Lou Brock, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Hall of Fame outfielder who “became the greatest base-stealer the major leagues had ever known,” died on Sunday at age 81, reports The New York Times. By the end of his 1961-1979 career, Brock held a batting average of .293, had hit 149 home runs and had scored 1,610 […]

Coach John Thompson, Jr. in Retrospect

Coach John Thompson, Jr. died on August 30, 2020, at the age of 78. He redefined college basketball and challenged stereotypes of black masculinity and mental aptitude. ESPN host Michael Wilbon calls him a mentor and a master teacher. Thompson’s journey began on September 2, 1941, in the segregated housing projects of Washington, DC’s Anacostia neighborhood. Thompson found solace and his identity on the basketball court in junior high and the local Police Boys Club. He went on to play center for Archbishop John Carroll Catholic High School, leading them to three city championships between 1958 and 1960. His athletic prowess earned him a scholarship to play for Providence College.

What Do Sporting Boycotts Tell Us About Ourselves?

The decision to boycott has been coupled with questions about what NBA players and other professional athletes are going to do next. The boycotting, however, needs to be framed as a greater cultural moment that is reflective of American shortcomings rather than asking athlete to carry the mantel for social activism.

UK Basketball Coach ‘All Ears’ Regarding Conversation About Changing Name of Rupp Arena

In a letter written to the University of Kentucky president in July, faculty members at the school had outlined multiple steps to advance the school toward racial equity, including the removal of the name of former UK head basketball coach Adolph Rupp from the school’s arena. About a month later, John Calipari, UK’s head men’s […]

A Reckoning for the Term “Student-Athlete”

When the NCAA coined the term “student-athlete” in the 1950s, it set in motion a propaganda machine that many scholars have taken shots at over the years.

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Some Student Athletes Playing a Leading Role When It Comes to Social Justice Advocacy

Throughout the country, student-athletes and former student-athletes are taking action to address systemic racism, inequality and injustice.

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MEAC Releases Potential Spring Schedule for Fall Sports

After July’s announcement that the fall sports season would be canceled, The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has created a scheduling model for how fall sports could potentially be played in the spring, reports MEAC Sports, which added that each individual institution could opt in or out of the plans. “Although it’s still too early to […]

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NCAA Names Dr. Derrick Gragg Vice President for Inclusion, Education and Community Engagement

The NCAA’s new senior vice president for inclusion, education and community engagement will be Dr. Derrick Gragg, “an accomplished leader with more than two decades of experience in college athletics administration,” announced the NCAA. Gragg, who is currently vice president and director of athletics at Tulsa, will serve as the association’s chief diversity and inclusion […]

Ten Former U of Michigan Athletes Allege Sexual Abuse by Late Team Doctor

Ten former University of Michigan athletes filed a lawsuit against the school’s Board of Regents on Sunday, alleging they were sexually assaulted while receiving medical care from the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson, reports The Detroit News. Anderson, who died in 2008, was the former head of University Health Service and the UM Athletic Department’s […]

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University of Nebraska Student Athletes Call For More Diverse Athletics Staff

Student athletes at the University of Nebraska are pushing for more diverse leadership in athletics using the social media hashtag #LegacyOverImage.

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