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Sports

Graduation Rates Increasing Among 2011 March Madness Schools

Graduation rates among male basketball players at the 2011 March Madness tournament schools are on the rise, according to a report released from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, but gaps still persist among White and Black athletes.

March 14, 2011

Sports

Charles Barkley Plans to Get Academic as NCAA Analyst

The brash Hall of Famer plans to lobby for better graduation rates in his new job as a college basketball commentator.

March 13, 2011

Sports

North Dakota House Panel Says University Must Keep Fighting Sioux Name

The House Education Committee voted to support legislation that says UND must keep its nickname and a logo that shows the profile of an American Indian warrior.

February 20, 2011

Sports

States Look to Strengthen Sports Agent Oversight

After a college football season blemished by charges of rule-breaking agents and athletes, legislators from New Jersey to Oregon are looking to make it tougher on those who contact players improperly.

February 9, 2011

Sports

North Carolina A&T Fires Official Over Sickle Cell Death

North Carolina A&T State University fired an athletics official and suspended a second after learning coaches were urged against testing potential athletes for the sickle cell trait two days before one died during a tryout.

January 19, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Emmert Has Full Agenda at NCAA Convention

NCAA chief Mark Emmert took over from interim president Jim Isch in October and he has a plan for how he wants to lead the organization.

January 11, 2011

Sports

Jackson State’s NAACP Chapter Has First White President

The president of the Mississippi NAACP says the selection of a White man to lead one of the organization’s chapters shows its real mission to represent more than one race.

December 13, 2010

Sports

Southern has Problems Facing NCAA Deadline

Southern University has paperwork problems and gender equity issues as the school faces a deadline next week on its review for NCAA rules compliance, university officials say.

December 12, 2010

Sports

Southern has Problems Facing NCAA Deadline

Southern University has paperwork problems and gender equity issues as the school faces a deadline next week on its review for NCAA rules compliance, university officials say.

December 11, 2010

Sports

NCAA President Discusses Ways to Curb Violence

Association president Mark Emmert is taking a look at what the NCAA can do to help prevent violence against women.

November 18, 2010

Students

Study: Scholarship Athletes Still Pay for School

A report by Ithaca College researchers and an athletes’ advocacy group shows that the average “full scholarship” Division I athlete winds up having to pay $2,951 annually in school expenses not covered by grants-in-aid.

October 26, 2010

Sports

Lawsuits Seek to Compensate College Athletes

Ed O’Bannon was a star basketball player at UCLA. His lawsuit seeks a share of the money the NCAA earns from licensing former players’ images in commercials, DVDs, video games and elsewhere. (photo courtesy of UCLA)

September 20, 2010