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Sports

U.S. Tennis Association Honors Pioneering Black Female Athletes

U.S. Tennis Association Honors Pioneering Black Female Athletes TUSKEGEE, Ala.Long before Venus and Serena Williams became household names, nationally known tennis stars Margaret “Pete” and Maltida Roumania “Repeat” Peters proved that African Americans can dominate the sport.From the late 1930s into the early ’50s, the two sisters were known for their slice serves, fierce backhands […]

August 27, 2003

Sports

Report: Minorities, Women Losing Ground in Sports Employment

Report: Minorities, Women Losing Ground in Sports EmploymentNEW YORKWomen and minorities are losing ground in professional and college sports employment, reversing a trend toward greater diversity, according to a study released last month.Every professional sport had lower averages for employing women compared with the last “Racial and Gender Report Card” two years ago, and minority […]

May 21, 2003

Sports

COURTING SUCCESS

COURTING SUCCESS Appalling. It’s the only word that even comes close to describing the 2002-2003 college basketball season — a season that began amid such high hopes and ended with such a lurid litany of scandals, involving welding certificates, fake grades, petulant players and cheating coaches. And then — just as you were ready to […]

April 9, 2003

Sports

Firing of MSU Football Coach Raises Questions, Sparks Discussion

Firing of MSU Football Coach Raises Questions, Sparks DiscussionOnly three Black head coaches remain in Division IBy Erik Lords EAST LANSING, Mich.Then there were three. The surprising in-season firing of Michigan State University football coach Bobby Williams last month left many college sports observers across the nation asking several questions. Did race play a factor […]

December 4, 2002

Sports

Saint Augustine’s Athletic Director Named U.S. Olympic Men’s Track Coach

Saint Augustine’s Athletic Director Named U.S. Olympic Men’s Track CoachRALEIGH, N.C.George “Pup” Williams said he is humbled and elated at reaching the pinnacle of his profession: U.S. Olympic men’s track and field coach. This summer, a 22-member committee of elite athletes and coaches from across the nation selected the Saint Augustine’s College athletic director to […]

October 9, 2002

Sports

University of South Florida Seeks to Dismiss Bias Suits

University of South Florida Seeks to Dismiss Bias SuitsTAMPA, Fla.T he University of South Florida filed joint motions last month to dismiss all 12 lawsuits stemming from alleged racial discrimination on the women’s basketball team. The motions were filed on behalf of all plaintiffs and defendants, except Jerry Ann Winters, who was fired as the […]

September 25, 2002

Sports

Former WNBA Star to Chair Title IX Review Panel

Former WNBA Star to Chair Title IX Review PanelThe Bush administration has named a former African American basketball star and coach to head an ambitious review of issues affecting college athletics, including fairness and opportunity.Former WNBA basketball star Cynthia Cooper will co-chair a 15-member panel created by Education Secretary Roderick Paige on the 30th anniversary […]

July 31, 2002

Faculty & Staff

Fired Athletic Director, Connecticut College Reach Settlement

Fired Athletic Director, Connecticut College Reach SettlementNEW LONDON, Conn.Connecticut College has reached a settlement with a former athletic director who had accused college administrators of racial discrimination. In March, the college decided not to reappoint Kenneth McBryde, 49, who was hired as athletic director and an adjunct professor in 1997.McBryde, who is Black, claimed in […]

July 17, 2002

Sports

Progress Slow for Minority Football Coaches

Progress Slow for Minority Football CoachesEAST LANSING, Mich.Despite some recent high-profile hirings, progress has been slow for minority football coaches at universities, according to participants in a conference at Michigan State University. Among Division I-A schools, there have been 348 head football coaching vacancies since 1982, but only 19 Blacks hired to fill those positions, […]

June 19, 2002

Sports

Letters

Dear EDITOR:In your April column of the “Last Word,” (April 11) Hill et al. suggested that a deeper investigation needs to be conducted concerning the hiring processes for NCAA Division I-A football. Although I agree with this and most of the other points that were presented, obtaining relevant and meaningful data would be extremely difficult […]

May 22, 2002

Sports

Madness Beyond March

Madness Beyond MarchThe sports world is one of many windows into American life at which to view race relations. And many people, particularly African Americans, do not like what they see. On one hand, athletics, like the entertainment industry, has been the ticket to fame and fortune for relatively few young Black men and women. […]

April 10, 2002

Students

A Real Team Player

A Real Team Player Wofford College’s Ben Foster makes doing for others a daily priority and a future goal.By Lydia LumPicture the average running back, sprinting down the field, rushing yards and scoring touchdowns. Then picture Wofford College’s Ben Foster, who is better known for his blocking than for rushing and scoring — a fact […]

April 10, 2002