Recent firings of Black college coaches highlight ongoing disparities in opportunity and job security in college basketball.
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Minnesota connections highlight SWAC’s March Madness run
Minnesota athletes continue to shine across the SWAC and NCAA, highlighted by Ariel Bland and Nina Thorson.
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D3 March Madness ends, but Millsaps leaves its mark
The Millsaps women’s basketball NCAA tournament run ended with an 81–73 loss to Bethel after winning the Southern Athletic Association championship.
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Five Sports Stories That Had Minnesota Talking in 2025
These five Minnesota sports stories of 2025 sparked conversation, built pride, and reminded us why sports matter beyond the game.
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Wood leads St. Olaf volleyball to historic season
Alicia Wood guided St. Olaf to one of the school’s best volleyball seasons ever, finishing the MIAC regular season undefeated at 11-0 and earning the league’s top seed in last month’s postseason tournament in her second season on the Hill in Northfield, MN. The Oles captured two of the league’s four major awards: Wood was […]
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The pain and insult of rewritten history
Maya Washington has spent years fighting inaccurate portrayals of her father, Gene Washington, and the pioneering Black athletes of Michigan State. Now she is calling for stronger NIL protections for legacy athletes whose names and images sit in archives with little oversight. Washington warns that if institutions can mishandle the legacy of a Hall of Famer, younger athletes could face even bigger risks in the new NIL landscape.
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Augsburg, Hamline bring two Black head coaches to the field
Augsburg’s KiJuan Ware and Hamline’s Chip Taylor made MIAC history as two Black head coaches faced each other for only the second time. Charles Hallman highlights why the moment matters for representation in college sports and shares other key MIAC sports updates.
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Sharing college sports revenue raises equity challenges
As revenue sharing for Division I athletes begins, legal and equity concerns arise. Attorney Kassandra Ramsey explains why this new era in college sports must prioritize fairness and Title IX compliance.
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Anti-DEI push has ‘struck fear’ among college officials
At the 2025 Black Student Athlete Summit, Dr. AJ Keaton spoke on NIL and identity — warning that anti-DEI backlash is shrinking school support for Black athletes.
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College football and anti-Blackness
Notre Dame Assistant Anthropology Professor Tracie Canada wrote earlier this summer ‘anti-Blackness in college football. She spoke to the MSR for this column.
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NIL compensation for college athletes is here to stay
‘This is just the opening move in what is certain to be a long and involved process for the NCAA, student-athletes, and the institutions they play for.’