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Students

Stephen Ross to Give $200M to University of Michigan

New York real estate magnate and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross plans to give $200 million to the University of Michigan for its business school and athletics programs, the largest single donation in the school’s history, officials announced Wednesday.

September 4, 2013

Sports

North Carolina Central Fires Football Coach

North Carolina Central fired football coach Henry Frazier on Thursday, one week before the season opener and three days after he was arrested on a charge of violating a domestic violence protective order.

August 22, 2013

Sports

Late UTEP Coach Haskins Among Lapchick Winners

Haskins guided the Miners to the 1966 NCAA basketball national championship, making title-game history by starting five Black players in the 72-65 win against Kentucky and coach Adolph Rupp.

August 19, 2013

Students

On Slate, the Washington Football Team and ‘N’ Wording the ‘R’ Word

Slate strips Washington, D.C.’s resident football team of its controversial name.

August 11, 2013

Leadership & Policy

NCAA Getting Out of Jersey-Selling Business

NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday it would stop the practice immediately after reports this week that team jerseys and other items linked to individual schools could be found on its own website by searching for specific player names.

August 8, 2013

Sports

Black Head Coaches in Position to Make Run at College Football National Title

When the college football season starts on August 29 it will mark the first time that two Black head coaches begin the season ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25.

August 1, 2013

Sports

Witness: Paterno Said Penn State Erred on Sandusky

Longtime Penn State head coach Joe Paterno said that the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a former assistant coach testified Monday during a hearing for three top school officials accused of covering up an allegation against the imprisoned ex-coach.

July 29, 2013

Sports

Rutgers Should Take Control of Sports, Report Says

A report commissioned by Rutgers University after a scandal led to the ousting of its basketball coach and athletic director finds breakdowns in communication as the university learned about the coach’s physical and verbal abuse of players.

July 22, 2013

Sports

Claflin University Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Track Coach Resign

Claflin University Athletics Director Dr. Jerome Fitch announced Wednesday the resignation of head coaches Scott Monarch and Christopher Woods from the men’s basketball and men’s and women’s track programs, respectively.

July 17, 2013

Sports

Penn State’s Board Authorizes Sandusky Settlements

Penn State could soon be paying out millions of dollars to victims of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky after disclosing Friday it had tentative agreements with some of the young men who say he sexually abused them.

July 14, 2013

Sports

Racial and Gender Report Card for College Sports Shows Mixed Results

When compared to the pro sports for which The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport publishes report cards, college sports lags behind all in racial hiring practices.

July 10, 2013

Sports

Southern Mississippi Searches for New AD

Southern Mississippi is looking for a new athletic director.

June 19, 2013