Sports: Page 79

Grambling Reshuffles From Within

Grambling State University is looking to hire from within for positions that became vacant after Cynthia Warrick took over as president July 1.

More Schools Mixing Beer, Football at Stadiums

A growing number of schools are bringing the party inside, opening taps in concourses that traditionally have been alcohol-free zones.

Determined D.C. Youth Takes Big Step Toward Fulfilling His Dream

The other day, 18-year-old Michael Phelps dispelled any notion that he would never set foot on a Penn State campus as a student.

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Delayed for Weeks in Liberia, 6 Tuskegee University Students Return to U.S.

Most international flights in an out of the West African nation had been canceled because of the Ebola epidemic.

Governor Haslam Promotes Free Tuition Plan in Tennessee

Gov. Bill Haslam on Wednesday urged students to take advantage of his program to cover a full ride at two-year colleges for any high school graduate.

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University of Maryland to Guarantee Athletic Scholarships Through Graduation

The University of Maryland says it will start guaranteeing scholarships to student-athletes until they graduate, regardless of injury or on-field performance.

NCAA’s Strongest Argument Might Be Cap Limit

NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy has said the NCAA will take this case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.

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Judge’s NCAA Anti-trust Ruling Raises More Questions Than Answers

However, it’s enough to establish some sense of equity in an era of multimillion-dollar sports programs.

Bad Behavior on Social Media Can Cost Recruits

At St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama, the high school that produced Crimson Tide quarterbacks AJ McCarron and Jake Coker, there’s a new preseason ritual for football players: the social media talk.

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Emmert Says NCAA Will Appeal Ruling in O’Bannon Suit

The ruling opens the door for college athletes to receive some of the money they help generate in major sports.

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NCAA Board Hands 5 Biggest Conferences More Power

The NCAA Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved a package of historic reforms Thursday that will give the nation’s five biggest conferences the ability to unilaterally change some of the basic rules governing college sports.

Faculty & Staff

‘Authentic’ Blackness Debate Continues

The fact is that most of us who are Black, regardless of socioeconomic status or educational level, will be confronted with the reality that our skin color will render us vulnerable to the fact that we are the “other” in the eyes of some Whites and some other non-Blacks.

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