Athletics

Conference is first Division I league to postpone its fall football season, which some believe could influence other institutions' plans.

College athletes are leading boycotts and prompting conversations about racial injustice. They're also embracing their power to initiate change at their institutions and beyond.

A Gallup study of college graduates found that former athletes were more likely to be thriving in life after graduation, largely due to the support systems their sports team provided for them.

Thirty Louisiana State football players are in quarantine, and 23 Clemson football players test positive. Major football programs report COVID cases since voluntary workouts started June 1.

Four games set to feature historically black colleges are canceled, and positive tests spread to many major university programs as players return.

Brown University cut 11 varsity athletic programs and added two others, in an effort to streamline and target resources to make its teams more competitive in the Ivy League.

Everything you need to know for Monday and the week ahead about higher ed and the coronavirus in one easy-to-read package (with some distractions to help your sanity). Plus, a special Q&A on disaggregating race data.

Some college athletics officials are confidently moving ahead on plans to open the 2020 fall football season despite uncertainties about how to protect players from coronavirus infection.