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Sports

Congressman John Conyers Urges Hearings on College Sports

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is urging the panel to hold hearings on antitrust and other issues in college sports, including the recent series of conference realignments.

October 20, 2011

Students

Report: Top College Athletes Worth Six Figures

The average fair market value of top-tier college football and men’s basketball players is more than $100,000 each, and the athletes are entitled to at least a portion of that, a new report from an advocacy group argues.

September 12, 2011

Sports

SWAC Coping with Academic Woes, Postseason Bans

Three Southwestern Athletic Conference schools, Jackson State, Southern and Grambling, have received postseason bans in either football or men’s basketball for failing to meet the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate standards.

August 29, 2011

Leadership & Policy

University President Shalala Says 15 Miami Athletes Being Investigated

If Miami uses any player later deemed ineligible by the NCAA, then the Hurricanes run the risk of having to retroactively vacate games.

August 23, 2011

Leadership & Policy

University President Shalala Says 15 Miami Athletes Being Investigated

If Miami uses any player later deemed ineligible by the NCAA, then the Hurricanes run the risk of having to retroactively vacate games.

August 22, 2011

Sports

Chipping Away at the Glass Ceiling in Athletic Administration

Veteran college sports administrator Vivian Fuller assumes leadership of the athletics department at Jackson State University.

August 22, 2011

Sports

Former Ohio State Player Included in NFL Draft, Must Sit Out Five Games

Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was declared eligible for Monday’s NFL supplemental draft but must sit out the first five games after he signs a contract.

August 18, 2011

Sports

Students File Lawsuit Over North Dakota School’s Nickname

The complaint alleges that a new law requiring the school to keep the nickname violates the state constitution and reverses a court-ordered settlement between UND and the NCAA that retired the logo.

August 14, 2011

Students

Michigan State Law Professors Say Div. I College Athletes Qualify as ‘Employees’

The way football and basketball players in Division I programs juggle athletics and school undermines the NCAA’s contention they are student-athletes, contend law professors Robert and Amy McCormick.

July 14, 2011

Sports

Friends Remember North Carolina State Hero Lorenzo Charles

Lorenzo Charles was remembered Tuesday for his imposing presence on the court and his gentle demeanor away from it, one day after the hero of the Wolfpack’s most recent championship team was killed in a bus wreck.

June 28, 2011

Sports

Ohio State Trustees To Review Athletic Program

Ohio State University trustees will spend up to six weeks reviewing the athletic program after the scandal that led to the suspension of five players and the forced resignation of football coach Jim Tressel.

June 23, 2011

Sports

NCAA Forum Aims to Increase Minority Head Coaches

Seven African-American coaches, including three former NFL players, participated Friday in The Champion Forum, the top tier of the NCAA’s coaching academy, during a weeklong convention of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.

June 19, 2011