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Sports

Breaking Color Barrier Not Unique to Auburn’s First Black Head Basketball Coach

Auburn University’s Tony Barbee has impressive credentials as a Memphis assistant and a four-year head coach at UTEP, where he led the Miners to the Conference USA regular-season title and NCAA tournament appearance this past season.

March 28, 2010

Sports

Officials Urge Raising the Academic Bar for NCAA Tournament Teams

During a news teleconference Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Education suggested that basketball teams with graduation rates below 40 percent be excluded from post-season play.

March 17, 2010

Sports

Study: Women’s NCAA Tourney Teams Outperform Men in Graduation Rates

Players on teams headed to the NCAA women’s tournament are graduating at a higher rate than those in the men’s field, a study released Tuesday showed.

March 16, 2010

Sports

Arkansas HBCU Revels in First-Ever NCAA Tournament Bid

The University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff will take on Winthrop in the tournament’s first game tonight, with the winner advancing to play top-seeded Duke.

March 15, 2010

Sports

Study: NCAA Tournament Team Graduation Rates Between Blacks, Whites Widening

The disparity in graduation rates for White and Black players on NCAA tournament-bound men’s basketball teams grew this year, according to a study released Monday.

March 15, 2010

Sports

Duncan Urges NCAA To Look at Graduation Rates

Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday said poor graduation rates among some college basketball programs would improve if the NCAA linked postseason play to the number of student-athletes getting their diplomas.

January 21, 2010

Sports

New BCS Chief Defends Bowl System

The new Bowl Championship Series executive director officially began his tenure Thursday by saying the often-criticized postseason represents a consensus among the 120 schools that play major college football.

January 7, 2010

Sports

U.S. House Panel Approves College Football Playoff Bill

A U.S. House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to tackle.

December 9, 2009

Sports

Report: Bowl School Graduation Rate Gap Widens Between Blacks, Whites

The disparity between graduation rates for White and Black college football players at schools headed to bowl games grew slightly this year, according to a study released Monday.

December 7, 2009

Sports

Interim Leader Not Seeking Long-term NCAA Presidency

Appointed in the aftermath of Myles Brand’s death, James Isch has settled comfortably into his role as interim president of the NCAA.

November 30, 2009

Faculty & Staff

SPECTRUM: CONFINEMENT TOO COSTLY FOR MIDDLE-CLASS BLACK WOMEN

It is time for middle-class Black women to break the mold, argues Lisa B. Thompson argues in her new book.

October 28, 2009

Leadership & Policy

IN MEMORIAM: Dr. Myles Brand

Dr. Myles Brand, who fired Bobby Knight as Indiana University basketball coach and went on to become an NCAA president, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer at age 67.

September 16, 2009