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Wanted: more Black women athletic directors
Feb. 1 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Less than 10 percent of Division I athletics directors are women, and only two percent are women of color. Schools can’t say they can’t find Black women to fill these roles when openings occur....
Time to dispense with the ‘One Plays’?
Jan. 11 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The Big Ten for several seasons has assembled 16-game regular-season schedules in which each team has six single-game opponents each year. Minnesota, for example, only plays Indiana, Michigan State,...
Sport world still rife with gender inequities
Jan. 11 | Why do mainstream media love “outing” female athletes whether they are single or married, gay or straight, but won’t do the same with their male counterparts? “I think it is a fair question,” said the University of Minnesota...
Belated recognition of Augustus surprised no one here
Jan. 4 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Seimone Augustus last week became the first Black female and the third Black athlete to be named the Minneapolis daily newspaper’s annual sportsperson of the year since the recognition began in 1998. The...
Ex-Lynx All-Star one of few Black female head coaches
Dec. 21 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Not counting HBCUs, there might be 20 Black women head coaches today in collegiate basketball among over 300 NCAA schools. “It’s tough,” admits Tonya Edwards. “I think as...
