MIAC basketball diversity is increasingly visible at Augsburg University, where inclusive rosters are reshaping the conference.
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New Tommies digs crowns DI status
St. Thomas opens its first Division I season with the debut of Lee & Penny Anderson Arena, a new 253,000-square-foot complex for basketball and hockey that also promises community access and renewed focus on diversity in athletics.
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Mankato volleyball standout now a winning Ph.D. coach
It’s been nearly a decade since Jennifer Jacobs left her native St. Paul for her first collegiate head volleyball coaching opportunity. “Can you believe I’m in my ninth season?” asked the Augustana (S.D.) University coach after her Vikings played at Concordia-St. Paul on the first Friday evening of October. “I moved there in ’17; ’18 […]
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Basketball leagues offer excuses for poor diversity numbers
‘There’re so many qualified individuals out there that deserve an opportunity and deserve a chance.’
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Twins logo ripe for more racially sensitive update
‘I simply wanted a respectful and subtle, yet very significant update to this logo that honors and reflects the team, the fans and players of different backgrounds’
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Will calls for change improve diversity in sport front offices?
‘Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does everyone, regardless of race or gender, have a chance to make and run the team?’
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Gophers, Wolves get serious with Black History recognitions
The Minnesota Timberwolves this year were “very intentional” in their BHM efforts.
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Black-White grad gap shrinks
While countless Americans bemoaned their busted brackets on the road to the Final Four that winds up here in Minneapolis next week, two elephant-in-the-room issues still get overlooked annually: The players still don’t get a dime of the millions they generate, and the graduation disparity gaps between Black and White male and female basketball players still exist.
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Sports radio still presents White wall of resistance
Sports radio has been and still is virtually all White and male, a seemingly impenetrable White wall built on cultural conditioning…
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Cheers to all Black coaches, no matter sport or gender
Dwane Casey and J.B. Bickerstaff are members of the NBA’s “second chance” coaching fraternity. They, along with Nate McMillian, Alvin Gentry and David Fizdale, are in their current positions after getting second or third head coaching opportunities — a rarity for Black coaches. Both Casey and Bickerstaff got their second chances after leaving Minnesota. Now […]
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A call for action to force more diversity in college sport leadership
The 2018 College Sport RGRC moreover shows that Whites hold over 85 percent of the 395 campus leadership positions, and White men hold 73 percent of the 130 presidents.