KU's new football coach, Turner Gill, emphasizes players
12/15/2009 - General Release
He believes in building deep relationships with his players. He believes in empowering young men through encouragement, not derision. Most important for Kansas, Gill believes that he won't have to go out of his way to... Read Full Release
Finally a Hiring Boom for Black College
12/11/2009 - General Release
After one of the most dismal years since the early 1990s for black head coaching representation at the Football Bowl Subdivision level, the early hiring numbers so far this winter suggests college presidents and athle... Read Full Release
Strong: Louisville Will Rise Again
12/11/2009 - General Release
After 27 years of waiting for the right opportunity, Charlie Strong believes he finally found it as the University of Louisville's new head coach. Read Full Release
Dungy Takes to New Role as Football's Conscience and Scold
12/11/2009 - General Release
Tony Dungy finally had a normal Thanksgiving this year: 31 years of scheduling the meal around football practice gave way to his wife's delight at starting dinner whenever she was ready. It was one of his few days of ... Read Full Release
African-American Golf Pioneer Bill Powell Dies at 93
01/05/2010 - Bill Powell, who was honored last summer as a racial pioneer in American golf more than 60 years after building a golf course while he was shunned by the sport he loved, died Thursday at a hospital in Canton, Ohio. He was 93.
Diversity comes to NCAA football coaching ranks
12/22/2009 - Since assuming the role of executive director of the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA) in 2001, my most frequently asked question has been: "What is the reason for the lack of black head football coaches in the NCAA?" My answers were always objective, not subjective. I focused on the facts. The numbers spoke the truth.
A historic week for minority coaches
12/11/2009 - One year ago this week, I wrote that we needed a civil rights movement in college football. As of Dec. 8, 2008, there were four African-American coaches left in the FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision), the lowest number in 15 years.
Mike London Named Head Football Coach at U.Va.
12/11/2009 - Mike London, the head football coach at the University of Richmond for the last two years, is the new head football coach at the University of Virginia
University of Memphis officially introduces Larry Porter as football coach
12/11/2009 - Larry Porter began envisioning his perfect job nearly two years ago when, as an assistant coach, he and the LSU football team were being honored at the White House for winning the national championship.
Jones named player of the year
12/11/2009 - The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, named Jones this season's Gatorade National Football Player of the Year on Thursday. He was selected from more than 1.1 million high school players nationwide
A NEW LOCATION WITH HBCU HOOPS
11/12/2009 - The Farmers Insurance Southwestern Athletic Conference Women's and Men's Basketball Tournament has moved to Shreveport, LA, Commissioner Duer Sharp announced.
A Net Reaches Out to Fans Wherever They Are
11/12/2009 - Nets guard Devin Harris sat at a table quietly signing autographs and representing a team that plays in New Jersey but wants to escape to Brooklyn.
