The New York Times – Sports:
Supply chain problems have slowed manufacturing, leaving coaches scrambling to find protective gear for their teams.
Category: Interscholastic Athletics
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B.Y.U. Says It Found No Evidence of Racial Slurs at Volleyball Match
The New York Times – Sports:
The school apologized to a spectator it had banned from its sporting events and said it could not corroborate a Duke player’s accusations of racial heckling. Duke said it stood by its players, “especially when their character is called into question.”
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Big Ten Players Wonder Where They Fit Into a $1 Billion TV Deal
The New York Times – Sports:
Student-athletes are excited for the exposure their league will receive, but paying players looms large.
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Xavier Booker, a Prized Recruit, Shows the Shoe Circuit Isn’t the Only Path
The New York Times – Sports:
Xavier Booker, in an unusual move, is sidestepping the carnival of tournaments put on by shoe companies to showcase elite men’s basketball players.
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In College Sports, the Power Five May Become the Power Two
The New York Times – Sports:
The Big Ten and the SEC are consolidating power. The rest of college sports, some fear, could become a muddle.
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Equity in Sports Has Focused on Gender, Not Race. So Gaps Persist.
The New York Times – Sports:
Title IX, over 50 years, has heavily benefited white women over nonwhite women. That’s partly because race has never been part of the law.
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Once an ‘Easy Way Out’ for Equality, Women’s Soccer Is Now a U.S. Force
The New York Times – Sports:
After Title IX passed in 1972, administrators found soccer to be a cheap way to comply. And participation rates soared in high schools, universities and at club levels for girls and women.
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Recruiting Trail Puts Basketball’s Changes on Display
The New York Times – Sports:
Young prospects in men’s basketball have numerous ways to impress college coaches (and options to bypass them). But the way coaches are looking for new talent has changed, too.
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Fifty Years On, Title IX’s Legacy Includes its Durability
The New York Times – Sports:
From 1972 to 1973, the United States considered three landmark changes to protect women’s rights. Fifty years later, only one is likely to remain.