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Texas shortstop Trey Faltine (0) loses the ball while trying to throw to first in the fourth inning against Notre Dame during an NCAA College World Series baseball game Friday, June 17, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/John Peterson)
College baseball intent on increasing Black players, coaches

By Eric Olson Jun. 24, 2022 02:31 AM EDT

North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis instructs his team in the first half of a second-round game against Baylor in the NCAA college basketball tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, March, 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Study: Michigan, Kentucky top academics-based NCAA brackets

By Aaron Beard Mar. 23, 2022 02:54 PM EDT

Loyola's Braden Norris, left, defends against Vanderbilt's Scotty Pippen Jr. (2) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Loyola Chicago drains 17 3-pointers in win over Vanderbilt

Dec. 10, 2021 10:34 PM EST

FILE - In this March 18, 2015, file photo, the NCAA logo is displayed at center court as work continues at The Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, for the NCAA college basketball tournament. The NCAA has fallen short of upholding its commitment to gender equity spending more on male athletes on average than female ones according a second review. A law firm hired by the NCAA to investigate equity issues released a 153-page report Tuesday night, Oct. 26, 2021 that includes a series of recommendations to improve the gap. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Second NCAA gender equity report shows spending disparities

By Doug Feinberg And Erica Hunzinger Oct. 26, 2021 10:48 PM EDT

FILE - This is a March 12, 2020, file photo showing NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. The NCAA Board of Governors called for a special constitutional convention in November to initiate dramatic reform in the governance of college sports that could be in place as soon as January. The NCAA said it wants to “reimagine" how to more effectively manage the needs of college athletes.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Report drills NCAA on equity, calls for combined Final Four

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 03, 2021 03:23 PM EDT

Nina King speaks during a press conference where she was introduced as Duke's new athletic director, Friday, May 21, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Duke's King embraces being role model as Black woman AD

By Aaron Beard May. 21, 2021 05:54 PM EDT

Baylor players celebrate after an Elite 8 game against Arkansas in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Indianapolis. Baylor won 81-72. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Study: Michigan stands out in academics-based NCAA brackets

By Aaron Beard Mar. 31, 2021 04:15 PM EDT

State Rep. Krystle Matthews, D-Ladson, speaks to fellow lawmakers on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Matthews said many of her colleagues don't listen to Black lawmakers when they call for diversity in the state's judges and college and university trustees. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina: Ex-NBA star's Trustee vote shows race fight

By Jeffrey Collins Mar. 03, 2021 04:52 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 1961, file photo, Cleveland Pipers coach John McLendon, right, greets Dick Barnett, in Cleveland. When George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis policeman, Harvard basketball coach Tommy Amaker knew it was time to get to work. Kentucky college basketball coach John Calipari and Harvard coach Tommy Amaker partnered on an internship program named for John McLendon, one of basketball’s first black coaches. (AP Photo/File)
For Harvard coach Tommy Amaker, class is always in session

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 10, 2020 01:41 PM EST

Syracuse University appoints diversity director for sports

By John Kekis Jul. 10, 2020 02:01 AM EDT
Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack has added a position to his department, bucking a trend toward athletic cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

College coaches recommend required Black history courses

Jun. 22, 2020 12:47 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The new committee formed by the National Association of Basketball Coaches to address racism and diversity recommended Monday that high...

FILE - In this March 7, 2020, file photo, South Carolina head coach Frank Martin talks to Jermaine Couisnard (5) and Alanzo Frink (20) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. Martin is joining dozens of college basketball coaches in taking action on racism and diversity. The NABC announced Martin would chair a new committee designed to address issues of race and discrimination and not only within college sports. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
College basketball coaches discuss racism, diversity

By Dave Skretta Jun. 05, 2020 05:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins reacts during the second half of an NCAA college football game against South Florida, in Atlanta. In the wake of nationwide protests over police brutality, Georgia Tech wants to make sure its athletes take time to vote in November. The school said Thursday, June 4, 2020, that nine teams, including football, will cancel all mandatory activities on the Nov. 3 to recognize the importance of casting a ballot. Geoff Collins was one of the first Power Five football coaches to express his support for those protesting the treatment of George Floyd, who died while in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jon Barash, File)
Georgia Tech athletes get day off to vote on Election Day

By Paul Newberry Jun. 04, 2020 11:35 AM EDT

In this Jan. 9, 2020 photo, Gonzaga forwards LeeAnne Wirth (4) and Jenn Wirth (3), twin sisters, laugh between during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland/The Spokesman-Review via AP)
Study: Gonzaga, Michigan top academics-based NCAA brackets

By Aaron Beard Apr. 02, 2020 02:58 PM EDT

Study: racial graduation-rate gap grows for men's NCAA teams

By Aaron Beard Apr. 01, 2020 03:08 PM EDT
A diversity report for graduation rates among potential NCAA Tournament teams found a larger gap between white and black men’s players from the previous year,...

South Carolina's A.J. Lawson, right, drives against Vanderbilt's Maxwell Evans (3) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
South Carolina Gamecocks at Vanderbilt Commodores 3/7/2020

Mar. 07, 2020 12:44 PM EST

FILE- In this March 9, 2019, file photo Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale (24) drives to the basket past Syracuse's Gabrielle Cooper (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. The heroine of Notre Dame’s national championship run last year, who won both Final Four and title games with dramatic, last-second shots, is ready for her last ride through the bracket, starting Saturday when the Fighting Irish takes on Bethune-Cookman in the first round. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
Study: Graduation rates for men's NCAA teams trail the women

By Aaron Beard Mar. 19, 2019 03:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2017, file photo, Auburn fullback Chandler Cox (27) celebrates his touchdown carry with teammates in the first half of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in New Orleans. The overall graduation rates for athletes on bowl-bound FBS football programs continues to climb, though the disparity in the rates between white and African-American players widened slightly, according to a study released on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Study: Graduation rates for bowl-bound teams up slightly

By David Brandt Dec. 03, 2018 02:42 PM EST