Athletics

Experts say jury award to former Iowa athletics official points to gender and sexual orientation bias issues present at many colleges and universities.

Former president of university found guilty of child endangerment. Leader of outside investigation questions whether institution has learned lessons from the scandal.

Our annual look at who would win the NCAA's Division I women's basketball tournament if academics trumped athletic skill.

Our annual look at who would win the NCAA's Division I men's basketball tournament if academics trumped athletic skill.

In December, an association representing the country's top athletics directors created a political action committee. It joins the National Collegiate Athletic Association's own lobbying efforts, which have more than doubled in the past five years.

A new book argues that the NCAA "has lost its way in the governance of intercollegiate athletics" and that the association is incapable of achieving reform.

Baylor University’s former head football coach covered up his players’ sexual violence and other troubling behaviors for years, new court documents allege. But the university is not alone in protecting athletes from punishment.

At NCAA meeting, college sports leaders say institutions should support athletes' right to protest and urge colleges to communicate better with their players.