Title IX compliance
O'Toole wins Athletes Unlimited AUX Softball competition

By Cliff Brunt Jun. 27, 2022 05:34 PM EDT
Pitcher Danielle O’Toole won the inaugural Athletes Unlimited AUX Softball competition, capping a comeback in which she went from nearly worst to first. ...

FILE - Ann Meyers drives during practice at the NBA rookie camp for the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Sept. 10, 1978. The Hall of Famer, long-time TV basketball analyst and mother of three shares how Title IX has shaped her life and career in an essay for The Associated Press, and what needs to be done over the next 50 years for the law to continue to have a positive impact on young girls and women. (AP Photo/File)
Title IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life

By Ann Meyers Drysdale Jun. 20, 2022 02:43 AM EDT

FILE - WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner leaves a courtroom after a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, May 13, 2022. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow airport in February after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Taylor calls for Griner's release at Hall of Fame induction

By Teresa M. Walker Jun. 11, 2022 08:02 PM EDT

University of Pennsylvania transgender athlete Lia Thomas competes in the 500-yard freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Column: Lia Thomas sparks all sorts of conflicting thoughts

By Paul Newberry Mar. 18, 2022 04:34 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press May. 07, 2021 05:43 PM EDT
Boston Globe. May 5, 2021. Editorial: Count counties out of federal aid program The six vestigial county governments...

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, a panel of witnesses, from left, Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, National Collegiate Athletic Association President Mark Emmert, University of Kansas Chancellor Dr. Douglas Girod, National College Players Association Executive Director Ramogi Huma and National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Chair Kendall Spencer, listen during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on intercollegiate athlete compensation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Emmert has been engaging in damage control after people noticed differences between the men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments. A new AP survey of athletic directors and conversations with ADs and conference commissioners during March Madness show concern about what would happen to women's college sports under proposals that would put more money in the pockets of some athletes. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
In AP survey, ADs raise worries about women's college sports

By Howard Fendrich And Eddie Pells Apr. 01, 2021 08:15 AM EDT

NCAA President Mark Emmert watches the first half of a college basketball game between North Carolina State and South Florida in the second round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emmert promises WBCA he will work to fix 'stark' inequities

By Doug Feinberg Mar. 31, 2021 02:06 PM EDT

Boise State esports coach Doc Haskell, right, watches scholarship graduate student Artie "N3rdybird" Rainn compete in a match in Boise, Idaho, on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Colleges and universities rushing to invest in the booming arena of varsity esports are overwhelmingly committing opportunities and scholarships to male players, according to data collected by The Associated Press. Boise State was among the more equal schools in the AP's survey, with 16 male players, five female players and three who identified as nonbinary.(AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)
AP study: Nearly 90% of esports scholarships going to men

By Jake Seiner Mar. 12, 2021 11:54 AM EST

Gender Policy Council co-chair Jennifer Klein speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, March 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden order could change how colleges handle sex misconduct

By Collin Binkley And Aamer Madhani Mar. 08, 2021 03:31 PM EST

FILE - Maryland's Jen Giles, center, and Kelly Cross, right, of Syracuse, compete for the ball during the first half of a semifinal in the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament in Chester, Pa., in this Friday, May 27, 2016, file photo. Brad Hurlbut took over as the athletic director at Fairleigh Dickinson in 2019, planning to increase the number of sports played at the small Division I school a short ride from New York City. In a little over two years, Hurlbut has taken his first step, announcing last month that men's volleyball will be added in 2021-22 and women's lacrosse would follow the next year.(Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)
FDU going against the norm by adding sports, not axing them

By Tom Canavan Feb. 17, 2021 02:55 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2020, file photo, members of the Rutgers men's basketball team take a knee during the playing of the national anthem prior to an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland in College Park, Md. The coronavirus, combined with the harsh spotlight that shined on racial inequality in the United States, further exposed the exploitative side of a system that relies heavily on Black football and basketball players to bring in the bucks. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
COVID, legislation, lawsuits signal change in college sports

By Eddie Pells Dec. 23, 2020 12:44 PM EST

FILE - In this June 15, 2020, file photo, Iowa athletic director Gary Barta answers questions during a news conference in Iowa City, Iowa. Members of the University of Iowa women's swimming and diving team sued the school Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, arguing that a decision to eliminate their program violates a landmark gender equity law. Iowa athletic director Gary Barta announced last month that men's and women's swimming and diving, men's tennis and men's gymnastics would be cut after this school year. (Joseph Cress//Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP, File)
Bias suit seeks to block Iowa from cutting women's swim team

By Ryan J. Foley Sep. 25, 2020 04:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2020, file photo, Texas Tech head coach Marlene Stollings reacts to a play in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor in Waco Texas. Texas Tech women's basketball players have accused Stollings and her staff of fostering a culture of abuse that led to an exodus from the program, according to a report published Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in USA Today. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte, File)
Texas Tech AD apologizes to team after firing Stollings

Aug. 07, 2020 07:57 PM EDT

The UConn women's rowing team works out on Wangumbaug Lake in this September 2019 photo taken in Coventry Lake, Conn. The school's decision to cut the program is designed to help cut by $10 million the school's $43 million athletic department deficit as it deals with falling revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jen Sanford via AP)
UConn rowing team considers Title IX response to elimination

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jul. 09, 2020 09:39 AM EDT

Ricardo Zapata, left, a photographer for the Los Angeles Angels, has his temperature taken by Sarah Morris before entering Angels Stadium for baseball practice on Monday, July 6, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. New protocols like temperature checks, social distancing, and limiting amount of people allowed in sports venues have been put in place due to the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Latest: California CCAA moving all sports to the spring

By The Associated Press Jul. 09, 2020 09:01 AM EDT

Vandy player expelled for violating sexual misconduct policy

Jul. 02, 2020 08:02 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Vanderbilt football player dismissed from the team and expelled for violating the university's sexual misconduct policy in October...

Motion alleges Brown violated sports gender equity agreement

By Mark Pratt Jun. 30, 2020 02:16 PM EDT
Attorneys have filed a motion alleging that Brown University violated a 22-year-old agreement to provide gender equity in varsity sports in order to comply...

More on Bryant crash...Murray says he’ll kneel...DC Mayor calls for Redskin name change

Jun. 17, 2020 05:43 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal investigators say the pilot of the helicopter that crashed in thick fog, killing Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, reported he...

Update on the latest in sports:

Jun. 05, 2020 10:35 AM EDT
MLB-LABOR STANDOFF Players holding firm in battle with MLB NEW YORK (AP) — Major league players and owners continue to...

FILE - In this March 27, 2020, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room in Washington. DeVos is pushing ahead with a policy that will steer tens of millions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief to private primary schools and secondary schools across the nation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
States sue to block DeVos' campus sexual assault overhaul

By Collin Binkley Jun. 04, 2020 06:09 PM EDT