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Tag: NCAA
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Stakeholders Applaud NCAA’s Re-Examination of Transgender Athlete Policies
The NCAA Board of Governors is in the beginning stages of re-examining its policies around transgender participation in sport, following controversies over its handling of the women’s basketball and volleyball tournaments earlier this year. Tuesday, the body discussed a report on gender equity, transgender inclusion, and sexual violence in its championship competitions.
August 4, 2021
Sports
Q&A With Gail Dent, the NCAA’s Associate Director of Communications
Meet Gail Dent, the NCAA’s Associate Director of Communications, as she shares her thoughts on student-athlete activism, the long-term effects of COVID-19 and her go-to dish at a summer barbeque.
June 18, 2021
Sports
NCAA Inclusion Forum Tackles Issues of Systemic Racism
One year after the murder of George Floyd, speakers at this year’s NCAA Inclusion Forum discussed systemic racism and how best to address it.
June 3, 2021
Sports
March Madness Thrives Amid Scrutiny, COVID-19 Concerns
March Madness returned in 2021, after being shut down by COVID-19 in 2020. As conferences and the NCAA sought to recover some of the losses associated with last year’s canceled men’s basketball tournament, teams and a very limited number of fans returned to coliseums this spring with restrictions in place, but with cautious optimism and excitement over the perennial spring tournaments.
April 29, 2021
Sports
Stakeholders Seek Legal, Legislative Remedy to NCAA Athlete Name, Image, Likeness Issue
As it stands, student-athletes — “amateur athletes” — participating in NCAA-affiliated sports cannot earn money from their name, image and likeness (NIL). They risk losing eligibility if they attempt to monetize their brands. This issue, although longstanding, is again coming to a head as the NCAA is and will be facing more opposition to its rule in both the court of law and legislation.
April 27, 2021
Sports
A Q&A with the NCAA’s Felicia Martin, VP of the Eligibility Center
Here is a Q&A with the NCAA’s Felicia Martin, VP of the Eligibility Center
April 27, 2021
Sports
Shaking Up the Athletic Lottery
Sports has long been a fixture in American life generally and in communities of color more specifically. One could argue that there is seemingly more at stake on average for Black athletes because of the economic condition of Black communities in the United States. The cultural embeddedness of the athletic route and the sports dream in the lives of young Black men is something that is taken for granted in many cases. For the small few who make it to play in college or the pros, a glimmer of hope for the masses is given.
April 27, 2021
Sports
Are Your Institution’s Diversity and Equity Efforts Cosmetic or Courageous?
The hardest and most needed changes will require courage. It will require some degree of risk. It will require upsetting the status quo. It will require fearless advocacy on behalf of students even if it means that it may cause some level of institutional discomfort. Unprecedented change requires unprecedented action at the time when windows of opportunity are made available.
March 30, 2021
Sports
Why College Basketball Players Should Boycott the NCAA Tournament
The players have more power and leverage than ever before as there can be no games without them and no tournament without games. They are in a unique position to force the hand of the NCAA to make a decision and fulfill the promise that was made back in 2019 to dictate how athletes would be able to benefit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). The NCAA Board of Directors pledged to have this done by January 2021 and failed to do so.
March 17, 2021
Sports
Duke University Men’s Basketball Withdraws from Tournament and Ends Season After Positive COVID-19 Test
Duke University’s men’s basketball has withdrawn from the ACC tournament and ended its 2020-21 season due to a positive COVID-19 test in the program, ESPN reported. This breaks the team’s 24 consecutive NCAA tournament appearance streak. The team’s conference tournament quarter final game against Florida State was canceled after “a positive test, subsequent quarantining, and contact […]
March 11, 2021
Sports
XULA’s Reestablished Baseball Program Plays First Intercollegiate Game in Over 60 Years
Over the years, many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have eliminated their baseball programs due to limited funding and accessibility issues. Currently, only 8% of Major League Baseball (MLB) players and 4% of baseball players within the National Collegiate Athletic Association are Black, The New York Times reported. However, after announcing a reestablishment of […]
February 24, 2021
Sports
NCAA Hockey Representatives Create Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative
A group of 27 NCAA student-athletes, coaches, and administrators – including people from all 11 NCAA Division One conferences – have created the College Hockey for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative, Drive4Five reported.
February 12, 2021
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