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Sports

Historian Sees Chamberlain as Playing Role in Race Relations

Taking another look at Wilt Chamberlain, a dominating force in college basketball when he played…

December 21, 2005

Sports

Report: 41 Percent of Bowl-bound Schools Miss Academic Standard

Forty-one percent of bowl-bound college football teams fall below the NCAA’s new academic benchmark…

December 7, 2005

Sports

Study: Gender, Race Gap Still Exists in Sports Front Offices, Sidelines

The WNBA was the only major professional sports league to receive top marks in a comprehensive…

November 16, 2005

Sports

Bradley Appeals NCAA Nickname Ruling

Bradley University has appealed last month’s ruling by an NCAA staff review committee that would ban…

November 6, 2005

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois Appeals NCAA Ruling That Chief Illiniwek ‘Hostile and Abusive’

The University of Illinois has appealed an NCAA ruling that could bar the school from hosting championship events…

October 17, 2005

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois Appeals NCAA Ruling That Chief Illiniwek ‘Hostile and Abusive’

The University of Illinois has appealed an NCAA ruling that could bar the school from hosting championship events…

October 17, 2005

Sports

NCAA Denies UND’s Appeal Over Fighting Sioux Nickname, Logo

The University of North Dakota still may not use its Fighting Sioux nickname and American Indian…

October 2, 2005

Sports

CBS Sportsline Offers College Football Fantasy Game

Online sports media entity CBS SportsLine.com has developed an Internet-based college fantasy football game

September 7, 2005

Sports

UND Officials Take Hope From NCAA Ruling

University of North Dakota officials are encouraged by the NCAA’s decision to allow Florida State to use its Seminoles nickname in postseason play. Story:

August 25, 2005

Leadership & Policy

NCAA May Bow if American Indian Tribes Support Schools

Two weeks after saying schools that use American Indian nicknames, mascots or imagery to represent their athletic teams could face NCAA sanctions Story:

August 22, 2005

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois Blasts NCAA for ‘Inflammatory Rhetoric’

The University of Illinois is criticizing the NCAA for “inflammatory rhetoric” in its recent decision to sanction universities that use American Indian nicknames and mascots for their sports teams. Story:

August 18, 2005

Sports

FAMU Rattlers Open Season With New Look, Old Issues

There’s a new coach and new devotion this season at Florida A&M. Yet the fallout from a slew of NCAA problems and serious university-wide budget cuts remain. Story:

August 17, 2005