Charles S. FarrellSportsNike, HBCUs strike deal – Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesWASHINGTON The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and sporting goods giant Nike announced last month, that they have signed a historic, three-year agreement that will not only provide footwear and apparel for conference teams, but also will include summer internships for students at Nike headquarters.July 14, 2007SportsCoaches cornered: the 1997 racial report card; the future of African American football coaches may fall victim to the assault on affirmative actionThe future of African American football coaches may fall victim to the assault on affirmative actionJuly 12, 2007SportsCourtside motivation or abuse? Sprewell-Carlesimo brouhaha raises question of coaching behavior – Latrell Sprewell, P.J. CarlesimoThe Latrell Sprewell-P.J. Carlesimo brouhaha that shook professional basketball and the sports world has reverberated to the collegiate level, where it has some wondering whether there should be guidelines governing the behavior of coaches.July 11, 2007SportsProminence multiplied in Division I-AA: Hampton led cadre of black college hopefuls into football postseason – Hampton UniversityTime was, when you mentioned HU and Black college football supremacy, you were talking about storied Howard University.July 11, 2007SportsBlack coaches convention focuses on job-hunting strategies; collegiate athletic directors, sensitized to concerns, participate in interview clinicsConcerned about the paucity of Black coaches and athletics administrators on college campuses, the Black Coaches Association (BCA) devoted a major portion of its annual conference, held last month in Miami, to helping its members prepare and successfully compete for positions in higher education.July 10, 2007SportsChanging the complexion of collegiate golf; Andy Walker helps pave the way by helping Pepperdine to NCAA championship – National Collegiate Athletic AssociationPlease don’t call Andy Walker the next Tiger Woods. He’s too busy being the first Andy Walker.July 10, 2007SportsAn NCAA tournament de force performance – Coppin State CollegeIt was as shocking as it was improbable. As a result, some are calling Coppin State College’s dramatic win over the University of South Carolina in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Basketball Tournament the single most significant victory in the history of sports at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).July 6, 2007SportsIn Black and White: Race and Sports in America. – book reviewsLike former talk-show host Arsenio Hall, Kenneth L. Shropshire, in his excellent book, In Black and White: Race and Sports in America, discusses things that make you go “HMMMMM?”July 6, 2007SportsGroup sues NCAA over eligibility rules – National Collegiate Alhletic Association – includes related articleBlack Students Unfairly Affected, Suit says The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has been hit with a lawsuit that charges that the association discriminates against Blacks by using freshman academic standards that are racially and culturally biased.July 4, 2007SportsProposed legislation asks athletes to fight domestic violence: NCAA, others worried about stigma associated with sports figures – National Collegiate Athletic AssociationTwo members of Congress have proposed legislation that calls for a national campaign against domestic violence that would be spearheaded by athletes. But some sports organizations, including the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), believe the legislation unfairly suggests athletes have a propensity to engage in violence against women.June 23, 2007Page 1 of 2Next Page
