Submitted by David Moltz on October 28, 2009 - 3:00am
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In rare move, appeals panel reverses infractions committee's barring of Eastern Washington football team from playoffs, citing “clear error of judgment."
Submitted by David Moltz on October 29, 2009 - 3:00am
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College football has changed a great deal since the 1960s, and Michael Oriard has seen most of those changes firsthand.
In the late 1960s, Oriard walked onto the football team at University of Notre Dame. Eventually, he became starting center, was elected co-captain by his teammates and was named a second-team All-American. After college, he played briefly in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Submitted by Doug Lederman on October 30, 2009 - 3:00am
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Facing furloughs and decimation of academic budgets, Berkeley faculty are dismayed to learn of university loans to fill multimillion-dollar deficits in athletics department -- on top of annual subsidies.
U.S. Civil Rights Commission starts inquiry into admissions edge that some colleges may give male applicants -- and questions of whether Title IX enforcement affects decisions on attracting students.
Submitted by Scott Jaschik on November 3, 2009 - 3:00am
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New federal investigation theoretically is based on respect for the law barring gender bias, but advocates for women's sports see an attack on protections for female athletes.
Submitted by Doug Lederman on November 11, 2009 - 3:00am
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The days when the salaries of big-time football and men's basketball coaches would shock and surprise have probably long since passed for most observers. Several head football coaches blew past the $3 million mark years ago, and topped the $4 million a year barrier in 2007.
