MIAA is unsure of its authority on mascot debate
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Members of a Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association committee said yesterday they're not sure the association has the authority to force schools to stop using Indian-themed team names, logos, and mascots.
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Appalachian State's shocking victory at Michigan yesterday showed that schools from the Football Championship Subdivision have a right to believe they can go into the home of a Division 1-A team and do what seems unthinkable. Northeastern's performance at Northwestern showed what usually happens in these matchups.
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The American Medical Association is concerned, but says more research is needed before a definitive statement can be made.
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George Mason's furry green mascot, originallyÃÂ designated for extinction by the athletic department,ÃÂ will reamin the Patriots' mascot this season.
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It is all a matter of perspective. For Boston College, a trip to Disney World and Friday's Champs Sports Bowl against Michigan State had to be sold a different way. The Eagles, who have won seven straight bowl games - but none of them New Year's Day quality - had their sights set on the ACC title and an Orange ...
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The much-maligned Bowl Championship Series took another hit when The Associated Press announced earlier this week that it no longer would let its media poll be used in the controversial formula
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Lawyers for a Georgia school district and a group of parents clashed on Monday over the constitutionality of placing stickers that challenge the theory of evolution on textbooks.
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When Ashley McLaughlin's 3-pointer skipped off the rim, concluding last year's MIAA Division 1 state championship game, gone were Andover's chances at back-to-back titles. Gone, too, are more than half the players.
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What: MIAA Division 1A Super Bowl. Where: Bentley College in Waltham. When: Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Last meeting: Sept. 17 (a 21-7 A-B win).
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There's something fishy about the bear argument.
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If theyâd lost a game, they would understand. If they hadnât won their conference championship game, they wouldnât argue. If theyâd even ever really struggled to win, they could see being left out on the championship picture.
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You won't find their names on the rosters of most MIAA schools. They hail from the Boston area, but play at various prep and private schools, Cushing Academy, Notre Dame Prep, and Winchendon among them.
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The Supreme Court rejected the claim by a high school football powerhouse in Tennessee that its coachâs recruiting violations were a form of free speech.
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Mississippi State won the SECâs Western Division with an overtime victory against Kentucky on Friday, but it still might not be enough to make the N.C.A.A. tournament.
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First, Georgia's education chief tried to take the word "evolution" out of the state's science curriculum. Now a suburban Atlanta county is in federal court over textbook stickers that call evolution "a theory, not a fact." Some here worry that Georgia is making itself look like a bunch of rubes or, worse, discrediting its own students.
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The future of a museum dedicated to singers is unclear amid the removal of memorabilia and squabbling among present and past officials.
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A debate over an anthropologist's book on ancient Hebrew history isn't just academic &#151; it's spilled over into an online dispute between critics trying to keep her from getting tenure and supporters who say the effort stifles scholarly freedom.