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Leadership & Policy

U. of Louisville Places Rick Pitino, AD on Administrative Leave

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rick Pitino couldn’t survive another scandal, as an angry interim University of Louisville president Wednesday placed the head men’s college basketball coach and his boss on administrative leave amid a nationwide federal bribery investigation that has rocked the sport. President Greg Postel’s decision comes after the school acknowledged on Tuesday that the […]

September 27, 2017

4 Basketball Assistant Coaches Charged in College Bribery Scheme

Ten men — including a top Adidas executive and four college basketball assistant coaches — were charged Tuesday with using hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to influence star athletes’ choice of schools, shoe sponsors, agents, even tailors.

September 26, 2017

Craig Littlepage Retiring as University of Virginia’s Athletic Director

Craig Littlepage is retiring after 16 years as Virginia’s athletic director. Littlepage made the announcement Tuesday and added that he will remain in the job until a replacement is hired, then transition into a role in the university president’s office. He became the first Black athletic director in Atlantic Coast Conference history when he was […]

September 5, 2017

Baylor Settles Suit That Alleged Rape ‘Culture of Violence’

AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University has settled a federal lawsuit filed by a former student who said she was gang raped by two football players and alleged the program at the nation’s largest Baptist school fostered a “culture of violence.” The settlement is one of several in recent weeks as Baylor moves to close out […]

September 5, 2017

Florida State Answers Report Alleging Academic Favoritism

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University once again finds itself answering allegations of academic fraud involving its football program. The New York Times on Friday reported that six players on the 2013 National Championship team received special treatment in online courses. The university said in an email to The Associated Press that an independent investigation […]

September 4, 2017

London Delivers Epic Upset in Debut as Howard University Coach

Howard University, a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) school, were a 45-point underdog to UNLV, a member of the NCAA’s top-tier Football Bowl Subdivision.

September 4, 2017

Howard University coach Mike London

NCAA President Emmert in Tokyo to Offer Advice on College Sports Body

TOKYO — NCAA president Mark Emmert offered Japanese sports industry leaders advice on forming their own collegiate athletics association on Wednesday. Japan is seeking to become one of the few countries outside the United States to establish an NCAA-type governing body for college sports. Emmert spoke to sports officials and representatives from more than 20 […]

August 30, 2017

New Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Failures Under New Rape Policies

WACO, Texas — A woman who reported that she’d been sexually assaulted filed a lawsuit Monday against Baylor University, alleging questions she faced from the university shifted blame away from her attacker toward her. The lawsuit filed in a Waco federal court on Monday alleges Baylor’s response to the attack violated federal Title IX laws […]

August 22, 2017

After Hearing, UNC Awaits NCAA Ruling in Academic Case

The University of North Carolina has wrapped up a two-day hearing with an NCAA infractions committee panel that will decide whether the school faces penalties tied to its multi-year academic scandal.

August 17, 2017

University of North Carolina Chancellor Carol Folt

Baylor University Ordered to Provide Sex Assault Reports Dating to 2003

WACO, Texas — A judge has ordered Baylor University to turn over to plaintiffs’ attorneys records of all cases of sexual assault and harassment since 2003 in a lawsuit against the nation’s largest Baptist school. A group of women is suing Baylor, claiming the school in Texas mishandled or ignored claims of sexual assault for […]

July 27, 2017

Women of Color Remain Invisible in Leading College Athletics

Women of color continue to be an invisible minority when it comes to college sports. A recent study of the eight major American collegiate sports conferences revealed that 88 percent of head coaches of women’s college teams are White and 57 percent are male. For the NCAA athletic directors, this number is even more dismal […]

July 16, 2017

Baylor Settles Lawsuit with Woman Who Alleged Sexual Assault

AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit with a former student who accused the nation’s largest Baptist school of fostering a “hunting ground for sexual predators” and mishandling her alleged attack in 2015. A settlement notice was filed in federal court in Waco, Texas on Thursday. No details were released, […]

July 9, 2017

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