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Major League Baseball teams have improved racial diversity in hiring senior administrators, but the employment of women is still lagging.

Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements on Wednesday was reinstated two weeks after being suspended indefinitely for using a racial slur.

A study of the 70 schools selected for college football bowl games this season showed football teams maintained high recent academic progress, but the gap between African-American and white players persists.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Major League Soccer set a record for the fifth consecutive year for the racial diversity of its players, according to a study released Thursday by the University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. MLS ...

The NBA remains the leader among professional sports leagues in diversity hiring practices, according to a report released Tuesday.

Major League Baseball received a high grade for racial diversity among its employees but a middling mark when it comes to hiring women.

As Muhammad Ali turns 70, here's a call to action to today's professional athletes: Use the sense of social justice shown by "The Greatest" to create an enduring legacy.

Hopefully, our anger over the child abuse allegations at Penn State will result in badly needed reforms. But we should productively channel our outrage about violence against women, too.

A new study released Tuesday showed that the racial and gender composition of people in key leadership positions at schools that compete in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision remains decisively white and male.

The NFL is getting high marks for its diverse hiring practices.

Melissa Majchrzak/Getty ImagesSatch Sanders educated incoming NBA players about the benefits and dangers of their new lives.As Celtics legend Tom "Satch" Sanders preps for entry in the Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, Richard Lapchick explains h...

Satch Sanders should have been in the Hall of Fame as a player a long time ago. His story will now be retold to a new generation that needs -- but rarely does -- to see athletes who stand up for their communities.

The WNBA remains a leader in hiring women and minorities to top positions.

The NBA isn't resting on its laurels as a pacesetter in sports diversity.

College football in May is unusual enough. College football in May in Tanzania was a life-altering experience for the Drake University Bulldogs.

On the anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision, we remember legendary coach Dean Smith's role in helping to break Topeka's racial barriers even before Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.