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Mars Hill University Volleyball Coach Raoul Fontanelle Dies

Longtime Mars Hill University volleyball coach Raoul “Tony” Fontanelle has died on Feb. 15, 2021, at age 60, WLOS reported. The New Jersey native joined the coaching team in 2004 and, by the time of his death, became the second-longest tenured head coach in Mars Hill athletics. During his tenure, he “coached one Academic All-America […]

Raoul “Tony” Fontanelle

NCAA Hockey Representatives Create Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative

A group of 27 NCAA student-athletes, coaches, and administrators – including people from all 11 NCAA Division One conferences – have created the College Hockey for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative, Drive4Five reported.

Jennifer Flowers

Women in Sports Leadership: A Q&A with Chevonne Mansfield, Interim Athletics Director, Florida Memorial University

Q&A with Chevonne Mansfield, Interim Athletics Director, Florida Memorial University

Former West Virginia University Basketball Star Appointed Assistant Coach at Wheeling University

Former West Virginia University basketball star Da’Sean Butler has been appointed assistant coach at Wheeling University, Metro News reported. At WVU, Butler scored 2,095 points and led its team to the 2010 Big East Tournament title and to the NCAA Final Four. He has previous coaching experience, having been a graduate assistant coach for the […]

Mississippi to Potentially Allow College Athletes to Gain from Name, Image or Likeness

Mississippi lawmakers are looking at a bill allowing college athletes to earn money from their name, image or likeness (NIL), Associated Press reported. All eight of Mississippi’s public universities and the schools’ governing board support the bill, said Senate universities and colleges committee Chairman Scott Bounds. As of July 1, Florida will allow student-athletes to earn money through contracts – same […]

Rep. C. Scott Bounds

Women in Sports Leadership: A Q&A with Dr. Dana Hollie

A Q&A with Dr. Dana Hollie, the Faculty Athletic Representative at the University of Toledo.

Keyontae Johnson’s Collapse on the Basketball Court Highlights Economic Injustice for College Athletes

When Keyontae Johnson, a 21 year old basketball player, agreed to play NCAA basketball at the University of Florida, he had no idea about the trauma that he would experience. Keyontae contracted COVID-19 in August and after passing physical screenings, he collapsed while playing basketball. He was then diagnosed with a rare heart disease that would impact him for the rest of his life. He was also placed in a medically induced coma as doctors fought to save his life. Luckily for Keyontae, he was able to recover and is back on the sidelines at the University of Florida while managing his heart condition. Many suspected that the heart condition was linked to COVID-19 and had concerns about NCAA athletes contracting the virus while playing sports.

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NCAA Indefinitely Delays Vote on Student Athlete Compensation Rules

The NCAA Division I Council has indefinitely delayed a vote on college athlete compensation rules, ESPN reported. The council said it needed more information before voting about whether student athletes could earn money for their name, image and likeness (NIL) State legislatures have passed laws that will make it illegal for schools in their states […]

NCAA President Mark Emmert

Report: Leadership at FBS Institutions Continues to Lack Diversity

The latest report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) gives FBS schools an F for gender hiring, but improvement may lay ahead.

Sherryta Freeman

Study: College Football Players Underestimate Risk of Concussion and Injury

U.S. college football players don’t accurately estimate their risk of concussion or injury, finds a recently released report.

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Senators Introduce “Bill of Rights” to Give College Athletes More Freedoms

Sens. Cory Booker and Richard Blumenthal have introduced legislation that would drastically increase the rights of college athletes, USA Today reported. The 61-page “College Athletes Bill of Rights,” “backs those changes with a variety of enforcement provisions that would be directed by a commission whose governing board would be appointed by the President and have […]

Sen. Cory Booker

Supreme Court Takes Up Long-Running NCAA Dispute Over Student-Athlete Compensation

The Supreme Court will take up a dispute between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and a group of student-athletes who say the NCAA’s restrictions on education-related compensation violate federal antitrust law, reports CBS News. The court agreed on Wednesday to consider the appeal, which was filed by the NCAA after the 9th U.S. Circuit […]

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