Student Athletes

The Year in Review: College Sports Reform Reaches the Tipping Point

Warren K. Zola | Posted 05.20.2012

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Warren K. Zola

There are active lawsuits over departure dates but make no mistake -- schools are chasing television dollars like never before. And neither the student-athletes nor the NCAA has any say in this process.

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Schools Chief Resigns Over Grade-Fixing Scandal That Earned Football Star NCAA Scholarship

Posted 03.22.2012

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Joe Cipp, Jr. resigned Wednesday as superintendent of the South Country Central School District in Long Island over an alleged grade-fixing scandal th...

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School Baseball Coach Claims He Was Fired For Being White

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Minnesota High Schools, Asian Athletes, Race in Schools, Minnesota Schools, High School Athletics, School Baseball, Baseball Coach, Asian American Students, Asian Student Athletes, School Athletics, Student Athletes, High School Baseball, Asian Students, Video, Education News

Michael Grover, a baseball coach at Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul, Minn. claims he lost his job at the school because of his race, the Pionee...

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March Madness

Doug Bradley | Posted 05.14.2012

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Doug Bradley

Why aren't we seeing to it that more of our student athletes graduate? That they all graduate?

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Arizona College Students Should Pay More, Unless You're An Athlete

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.23.2012

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Arizona state lawmakers believe college students should have pay an extra $2,000 each year, unless they play football. An Arizona House committee v...

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The Secret Diaries of Rhythmic Gymnasts

Amanda Dai | Posted 04.02.2012

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Amanda Dai

Human perfectibility is the belief that people are capable of infinite improvement. Rhythmic gymnastics has made me believe in it.

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Superintendent Bans School Sports To Save District

Posted 03.24.2012

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In a desperate effort to boost student performance and save a school system from closure, one Texas school district has made the mid-year decision to ...

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High School Faces Civil Rights Claims After Allegedly 'Outing' Gay Student

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.08.2011

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After facing lawsuits from Barbara Wyatt, who claimed the Kilgore Independent School District in Tyler, Texas "aggressively confronted" her 16-year-ol...

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Mother Of Fallen Teen Athlete Wants Defibrillators In Schools

AP | LARRY LAGE | Posted 02.04.2012

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Tiny Fennville, Mich., is getting ready to host a basketball game for the first time since Wes Leonard made a game-winning shot and collapsed seconds ...

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Time for Transformative Change in Intercollegiate Athletics

Warren K. Zola | Posted 01.29.2012

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Warren K. Zola

Ultimately, we, as leaders in higher educational institutions, must find sustainable solutions that realign this imbalance, and in the process improve the quality of the student experience for the benefit of all.

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High School Football Coach Issued Shockingly Offensive 'Hurt Feelings' Survey

Posted 01.13.2012

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An embattled high school football coach in Wyoming has resigned following an incident where he handed out an offensive survey, titled "Hurt Feelings R...

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DePaul Student Is Catholic School's First Gay Student Body President

Posted 12.29.2011

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Story by Ross Forman, courtesy of Windy City Times: Anthony Alfano was the team captain for his final two seasons of the four he played for the co-...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 12.25.2011

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Len Berman

They changed some of the rules of golf effective January 1st. You can now smooth the sand or soil while playing from a hazard but you can't improve your lie. Why don't they just allow tees in the trap? Let's speed things up.

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NCAA Ready To Pay Athletes?

AP | By FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 12.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- NCAA President Mark Emmert backed a proposal to allow conferences to increase grants to student athletes by $2,000, "to more closely app...

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School Adults Didn't Protect Student From Being Dunked Into Fecal Toilet, Mother Claims

Posted 10.22.2011

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A Columbus, Neb. mother has filed a claim against Columbus Public Schools for allegedly failing to protect her now-16-year-old son from bullying and "...

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Student Athletes Can Play In Heat, But With Precautions, Pediatricians Say

AP | By LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 10.08.2011

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CHICAGO -- Playing sports in hot, steamy weather is safe for healthy children and teen athletes, so long as precautions are taken and the drive to win...

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This Star High School Basketball Player Isn't Who He Says He Is

AP | By BETSY BLANEY | Posted 09.27.2011

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LUBBOCK, Texas -- A former star athlete who posed as a teenager to play high school basketball in West Texas was sentenced Wednesday to three years in...

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Should College Athletes Get Paid For Play?

Posted 08.21.2011

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University of Colorado football player Ryan Miller says after his rent and utility bills are paid for the month, he has about $200 of his scholarship ...

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Chris Romer's Field of Dreams

Jason Salzman | Posted 07.25.2011

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Jason Salzman

Last week, Chris Romer said he wants to "make sure we put sports back into middle schools." This surprised me, because I had just watched my son, who plays on his DPS middle-school baseball team, lose badly.

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Are Student Athletes Taking Steroids?

John Whyte, M.D., MPH | Posted 06.20.2011

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John Whyte, M.D., MPH

All over the country, teenagers are looking for the best way to bulk up for a competitive advantage on the playing field, push some extra weight in the gym, or simply just to look "buff."

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Should Student Athletes Share In The Profits?

| Posted 05.27.2011

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Let's talk about student athletes. With March madness at its peak right now this topic probably doesn't seem like all that much of a stretch to you...

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New NJ Law Aims To Protect Student Athletes

AP | BETH DeFALCO | Posted 05.25.2011

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New Jersey took action Tuesday aimed at protecting student athletes from brain injuries, as the problem gains attention ...

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A Modest Compromise: Colleges Should Offer a Football Major

xxxDan Treadwayxxx | Posted 05.25.2011

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xxxDan Treadwayxxx

It's an idea so obvious that it will never be implemented, but a football major does provide the athletic world and academic world with a semblance of something: a compromise.

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The Death of the Student Athlete

Tom Gerdy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Gerdy

Bribery, gambling, and other strong-arm tactics make for a full day in the life of a gang member. But similar tactics have also become a large part of the world of sports.

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For Student Athletes, Concussions Have Impact On Classwork

The Daily Pennsylvanian | Posted 05.25.2011

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When junior Colin Donnelly suffered his fifth concussion, he knew it might be time to end his days playing football. It happened early in his sopho...

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