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Are Video Games the Future of HBCU Sports?

As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on traditional fall sports, historically Black colleges and universities are leaning into a growing athletic trend – esports.

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Abolish the Term “Student-Athlete”

As higher education embraces social justice and abandons oppressive language and symbols, universities should banish one more offensive term.

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NAIA Postpones Most Fall National Championships, To Decide Football on Friday

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, or NAIA, announced it is postponing national championships in cross country, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball to spring of next year on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. A decision on the date of the football national championship is expected Friday. NAIA conferences will still be allowed to […]

American Southwest Conference Delays Fall Sports to Spring

The American Southwest Conference has decided to delay fall sporting events “with anticipation of resuming” competition and tournaments in spring 2021 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The delay includes the fall sports of cross country, football, soccer and volleyball. Individual institutions can engage in athletics-related activities, including non-conference competition, as long as they follow […]

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New Jersey Athletic Conference Suspends Fall Sports

The New Jersey Athletic Conference has “made the difficult decision” to suspend all fall sports contests and league championships during the 2020 fall semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference sponsors the fall sports of football, women’s soccer, men’s soccer, field hockey, women’s volleyball, women’s tennis, women’s cross country and men’s cross country. The […]

MIAC Postpones Several Fall Sports to Spring

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference said it will postpone fall 2020 competition events in cross country, football, soccer and volleyball to the spring due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The conference said it is working to develop spring schedules for these sports, which are categorized by the NCAA as medium- or high-risk for coronavirus transmission. […]

GMAC Delays Fall Sport Competition to September 24

The Great Midwest Athletic Conference has decided to delay fall athletic competition to Sept. 24. The conference has decided on Aug. 28 as the first permissible practice date for the championship segment in football, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and cross country. “The Great Midwest has made the determination that a delay of the fall […]

South Atlantic Conference Delays Fall Sport Competition to September 26

The South Atlantic Conference announced it is delaying the start of all fall sports competition to Sept. 26 and limiting competition to conference-only team events. The decision affects men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball. For the winter sports of men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor […]

USA South Postpones Fall Sports Competition to Spring 2021

The USA South Athletic Conference is postponing all fall sports conference competition to the spring 2021 semester due to the “recent rise in positive COVID-19 cases throughout the USA South’s geographical footprint.” The sports affected by the postponement are football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s cross country and women’s cross country. Men’s and women’s […]

Four Conferences With Wisconsin-Based Programs Cancel, Postpone Fall Sports

Four conferences with Wisconsin-based programs have canceled or postponed many fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, or WIAC, has canceled conference seasons and championships in the sports of football, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s cross country for the 2020-21 academic year. It has also decided to […]

NSIC Delays Start of Fall Sports Competition

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has decided to delay the start of fall athletic competition in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first date of competition is scheduled for Sept. 26 for the sports of football and men’s and women’s cross country. First permissible practice for these sports will be Sept. 2. The first date […]

MAAC Cancels Fall Sports Competitions

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has decided to cancel fall sports competition “due to continuing health and safety concerns surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic.” The conference will decide later about whether these canceled competitions can be held in the spring, it said. The canceled sports include men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and men’s and […]

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