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Why more college students, athletes are committing to HBCUs

Monday, June 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- It’s the time when high school graduates make that consequential decision: What’s next? Curtis Lawrence has made his choice. Behind those braces and that megawatt smile is a gifted 16-year-old who recently made a tough choice for his future. Curtis was offered a... Read More.

Young transgender athletes grappling with anti-trans sports legislation

Saturday, June 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Sunny Bryant, an 8-year-old transgender girl who lives in Texas, loves to play baseball and participate in gymnastics. She's also been "begging" to play soccer, according to her mother, Rebekah Bryant. But Sunny, who currently plays on co-ed teams, is aware that... Read More.

Florida governor signs bill targeting transgender athletes on 1st day of Pride Month

Tuesday, June 1 by ABC News

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that would bar transgender female athletes from playing on girls' and women's sports teams at public schools -- a move that LGBTQ advocates decried as particularly "unconscionable" on the first day of LGBTQ... Read More.

Pfizer, BioNTech to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Olympic athletes

Friday, May 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Pfizer and BioNTech will be providing COVID-19 vaccines to Olympic athletes participating in the summer games in Tokyo. The pharmaceutical companies signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Olympic Committee on Thursday to donate doses of the vaccine to athletes and... Read More.

South Dakota governor’s ban on transgender athletes at center of emerging GOP culture war

Wednesday, March 31 by ABC News

By ALISA WIERSEMA, ABC News(PIERRE, S.D.) -- A series of culture wars that are likely to resurface on future campaign trails appear to be emerging in several Republican-led states over the issue of transgender rights, despite the next two cycles... Read More.

COVID’s impact on college athletes’ mental health and performance

Saturday, March 27 by ABC News

By DANA ALKHOURI, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Student athletes are used to having routines and game schedules. But that regimen was taken away as of March 2020, as lockdowns and restrictions were put in place throughout the country to combat... Read More.

Will HBCUs recruit more five-star athletes?

Tuesday, March 2 by ABC News

By: ERIC MOLLO, ABC News(NEW YORK) – Last summer, five-star high school basketball recruit Makur Maker was weighing offers from top college programs like Kentucky and UCLA. He turned down all of those offers, instead choosing to... Read More.

Simone Biles shares message about athletes expressing their opinions

Friday, January 8 by ABC News

By MEGAN STONE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Simone Biles says she's more than just a four-time Olympic gold medalist, she is a person who has the right to freely express her own opinions.The acclaimed gymnast, like many public... Read More.

15% of college athletes showed signs of heart damage after COVID. Should they sit on the sidelines to be safe?

Friday, September 11 by ABC News

BY: DR. DAVE HARRISON, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As doctors and scientists continue their real-time pursuit of information surrounding COVID-19 and its effect on the heart, a new set of findings may influence how college athletes who contracted the virus approach... Read More.

Trump pushes for college football season, claiming young, healthy college athletes are ‘not going to have a problem’

Tuesday, August 11 by ABC News

BY: BENJAMIN SIEGEL(WASHINGTON) -- President Trump on Tuesday again advocated for college football in the fall, falsely claiming that coronavirus "just attacks old people" and that young, healthy college athletes are "not going to have a problem.""People don't... Read More.

Senate passes legislation aimed at protecting Olympic athletes from assault

Tuesday, August 4 by ABC News

By ALLISON PECORIN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- On the day the 2020 games were scheduled to begin before the pandemic, a look at what the games would have looked like and historic precedent for canceling or pausing the games.Legislation... Read More.

KRKO Russell & Hill Athletes of the Year: Anthony Whitis & Iyanla DeJesus

Thursday, September 19 by Tom Lafferty

Matt Russell and Iyanla "Ice" DeJesus. (Doug Ramsay Photo) The KRKO Russell & Hill Female Student Athlete of the Year is Iyanla "Ice" DeJesus of Jackson High School.Ice continued to dominate the Wesco 4A Softball diamond in 2019; just like she did in... Read More.

Stories tagged with: athletes

Why more college students, athletes are committing to HBCUs

Young transgender athletes grappling with anti-trans sports legislation

Florida governor signs bill targeting transgender athletes on 1st day of Pride Month

Pfizer, BioNTech to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Olympic athletes

South Dakota governor’s ban on transgender athletes at center of emerging GOP culture war

COVID’s impact on college athletes’ mental health and performance

Will HBCUs recruit more five-star athletes?

Simone Biles shares message about athletes expressing their opinions

15% of college athletes showed signs of heart damage after COVID. Should they sit on the sidelines to be safe?

Trump pushes for college football season, claiming young, healthy college athletes are ‘not going to have a problem’

Senate passes legislation aimed at protecting Olympic athletes from assault

KRKO Russell & Hill Athletes of the Year: Anthony Whitis & Iyanla DeJesus

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