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Higher graduation standards and restrictions on tournament payouts based on achievement would challenge schools to improve academics alongside athletics.

The lessons of apartheid still resonate for Dwight Howard, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Bosh and others on a Basketball Without Borders trip to South Africa.

In December, Richard Lapchick issued a call to action to address the appalling lack of opportunity for minority coaches in college sports. The state of Oregon apparently heard that call.

Lovie Smith's success with the Bears is one of the encouraging developments as Richard Lapchick releases the latest Racial and Gender Report Card.

Richard Lapchick has the numbers: The NBA and WNBA lead the way in the push for diversity in hiring practices.

Is the NBA's international movement an attempt to make the league "whiter"? The numbers say no.