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New Hurdles for Tressel
The embattled former football coach now has to fend off campus politics and lead struggling Youngstown State University as president.
Northwestern Union Vote on Hold
The full National Labor Relations Board said it will review a regional decision allowing Northwestern football players to unionize. Today's union vote will proceed, but the ballots will be impounded.
Athletic Autonomy Advances
Under a new governance structure endorsed by Division I leaders, universities in the five biggest conferences would be free to make their own rules to spend more money on athletes, and players and athletic directors would have unprecedented voting rights.
Failure to Enforce Title IX?
Complaint charges that Education Department is looking the other way on report of mass violation of the rights of female college athletes.
Boycotts and Bargaining
Another football player boycott -- this time over the reinstatement of a head coach -- raises questions over what athletes will and should be able to decide if they end up unionizing.
College Sports' Antitrust Vulnerability
Forget player unionization. The biggest legal threat facing the NCAA may be the lawyer who helped bring about free agency in professional football and basketball.
Parental Role in Athletes' Academics
Athletes' parents can be especially influential on their kids' career aspirations, and not necessarily in a good way, one study suggests.
Academic Gap in Athletics Spending
A significant escalation in the gap in academic support spending for athletes at the wealthiest institutions has left low-resource programs further behind than ever, new research shows.