Sports

Special Admission: Dr. Kirsten Hextrum Discusses How College Athletic Recruitment Favors White Suburbia

Dr. Kirsten Hextrum explains how the special admission process and the increased privatization of sports has narrowed the beneficiary window of athletic scholarships.

January 10, 2022

Special Admission

Fired University of Evansville Basketball Coach Sues University for Breach of Contract

January 3, 2022

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Former USF Football Player Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against the University After Rape Charges Dropped

December 29, 2021

Gender Equity Issues High Priority at Intercollegiate Athletics Forum

Considerable discussion about gender equity in college sports took place at this year’s Intercollegiate Athletics Forum.

December 9, 2021

Northern Illinois AD Sean Frazier said student-athletes using their voice and participating in activism is part of American society.

Now Able to Profit from NIL, Howard Men's Basketball Team Signs Deal With Moving Company

November 30, 2021

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Racial-Barrier-Breaking Golfer Lee Elder Dead at Age 87

November 29, 2021

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Former Georgetown Tennis Coach Pleads Guilty to "Varsity Blues" Scandal

Gordon Ernst, a former Georgetown University tennis coach, has entered a guilty plea, admitting to taking bribes as part of the college admissions cheating scandal known as “Operation Varsity Blues.”

October 26, 2021

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Morgan State's Wrestling Team Rises Again, Thanks to Donor

Competitive collegiate wrestling is returning to Morgan State University (MSU) after 24 years, making it the only historically Black college or university (HBCU) to offer wrestling at the NCAA Division I Varsity level.

October 21, 2021

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Women in Sports Leadership

A Q&A with Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes, Director of Athletics at Dillard University

October 15, 2021

Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes, Director of Athletics at Dillard University

Intercollegiate Athletics Settle Into New Normal

Fall sports are back in action on most college campuses, despite the ongoing threat of COVID-19 and the Delta variant.

September 30, 2021

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New Business Institute at UT Austin Will Specialize in Sports Analytics

September 27, 2021

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Opportunities Abound for Collegiate Athletes to Now Financially Benefit From the Use of NIL

As student-athletes start competing in the 2021-22 school year, in addition to training, competition, classes and study time, they are now able to explore ways to capitalize on their name, image and likeness (NIL).

September 24, 2021

Georgetown Tennis Coach Pleads Guilty To Charges in College Admissions Scandal

September 15, 2021

NIL, Social Media and Leveling the Playing Field

Scholars have speculated that NIL will make sports more equitable for all genders and races. However, it is the athletes who already have media exposure and access to internet and technology who have benefitted most.

September 14, 2021

Student Athletes Shine at Olympic Games

Precedent-setting wins are among the extraordinary accomplishments of the collegians who competed in Tokyo.

September 3, 2021

Three-time Olympic medalist in swimming Maggie MacNeil of University of Michigan. (Courtesy of Michigan athletics)

Title IX Can Still Help Women Access Opportunities Through the NIL

To ensure every athlete, male or female, an equal opportunity to NIL, universities should follow the guidelines laid out fifty years ago in Title IX.

August 11, 2021

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First HBCU Women’s Gymnastics Team Could Be on Horizon

As Simone Biles and more superstar gymnasts of color made waves at this year’s Olympics, Grambling State University (GSU) took steps to consider becoming the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with a women’s gymnastics team.

August 9, 2021

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Stakeholders Applaud NCAA’s Re-Examination of Transgender Athlete Policies

The NCAA Board of Governors is in the beginning stages of re-examining its policies around transgender participation in sport, following controversies over its handling of the women’s basketball and volleyball tournaments earlier this year. Tuesday, the body discussed a report on gender equity, transgender inclusion, and sexual violence in its championship competitions.

August 4, 2021

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