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Sports

First African-American Hired as University of Maryland Athletic Director

The University of Maryland named Kevin Anderson as its new athletic director Saturday. Anderson previously held the same job for 5 1/2 years at Army.

September 6, 2010

Sports

The Joyners: An HBCU Basketball Coaching Dynasty

For Edward Joyner Jr. (pictured), the family business takes place on the hardwood and is rooted in historically Black colleges and universities, where Edward Jr.; his father, Edward; his uncle, Stephen; and his cousin, Stephen Jr., are all head basketball coaches.

September 1, 2010

Sports

Mississippi Flag Could Hurt Bid for SEC Baseball Tourney

The Confederate symbol on the Mississippi flag could hurt the state’s bid to host the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament starting in 2012 because some people find the emblem offensive, a top conference official said Tuesday.

August 11, 2010

Sports

College Track Coach and Former Olympian Antonio Pettigrew Found Dead

St. Augustine’s College alumnus Antonio Pettigrew, a sprinter stripped of an Olympic gold medal after admitting to doping, was found dead in the backseat of his locked car near Raleigh, N.C. early Tuesday.

August 10, 2010

Sports

Cost of Knight Academic Center for Athletes Raises Concern

The University of Oregon academic center for athletes that opened in January, paid for entirely by benefactor Phil Knight, cost about twice as much per square foot as Portland’s priciest condo buildings, according to documents released to The Oregonian.

August 9, 2010

Sports

Michigan Discloses Football Violations to NCAA

The University of Michigan admitted Tuesday to a series of violations in its storied football program, saying it doesn’t believe the problems related to practice time and coaching activities are enough to warrant major punishment from the NCAA.

May 25, 2010

Students

Revoked Scholarships Surprise College Athletes

With the U.S. Justice Department investigating the NCAA over the one-year scholarship award practice, college sport watchdogs say athletes too often fall victim to unkept promises and bottom-line decisions that force many out of big-time sports programs.

May 24, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Va. Lacrosse Player’s Killing Shocks Classmates

Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president of the University of Virginia, told reporters the campus was saddened, and that the pain is magnified because the accused is “one of our own.”

May 4, 2010

Students

Iowa State Honors its Past With Current Diversity Measures

Iowa State University renews its commitment to diversity, living up to the legacy created when it cultivated the interests of its distinguished first Black alumnus, George Washington Carver.

May 4, 2010

Sports

University of Connecticut, NFL Launch Korey Stringer Institute

Partnered with the widow of the late professional football player Korey Stringer, the NFL and the University of Connecticut have collaborated to open the Korey Stringer Institute at UConn’s Neag School of Education to combat heat-related sports fatalities.

April 20, 2010

Sports

Biden, Duncan Tout Title IX Policy Change

Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that strengthening Title IX is not only the right thing to do, but helps women reach their aspirations “so this nation can realize its potential.”

April 20, 2010

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