USTA to increase chair umpire diversity
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The U.S. Tennis Association will increase the number of women and minorities working as chair umpires at its tournaments following an investigation into possible discrimination.
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Colleges made minor progress last year leveling the hiring field for minority football coaches, but it may require a federal discrimination suit to widely improve access to ``the most segregated position in all of college sport," members of the Black Coaches Association said yesterday in releasing their annual hiring report card.
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Bob Davidson is among three umpires who will be rehired by major league baseball as part of a settlement of the nasty dispute that cost 22 umps their jobs in 1999. Six more will split &#36;2.3 million in severance pay.
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Officials with the diversity group that has worked with the NFL to improve minority hiring said they're pleased with this year's hiring cycle for coaches.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Nov 11, 2004 - The US men&#39;s and women&#39;s volleyball teams are looking for new coaches. Women&#39;s coach Toshi Yoshida took a teaching and coaching job in his native Japan, and men&#39;s coach
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The NHLPA invited the league to the meeting in a letter sent Thursday to commissioner Gary Bettman. &quot;The letter also confirms that the NHLPA is working on a new proposal which it believes should provide the
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WASHINGTON - Voters this fall could take small steps toward increased diversity in the Senate.    After the election, the chamber will have its first black member in six years, and the possibility exists that one or two Hispanic candidates could end a quarter-century absence of Latino representation...
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A more pointed pitch as the nominating contests near.
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Sporting News&#39; Ken Rosenthal has learned that the Houston Astros will reassign general manager Gerry Hunsicker within the organization and elevate Tim Purpura to the GM position.
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Today's slate at the U.S. Open features three women's quarterfinal matches, two men's quarterfinal matches and a pair of fourth-round men's matches.
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The report, to be unveiled Thursday afternoon, is expected to be sharply critical of both Major League Baseball and the playersâ union and will name more than 50 active and former players.
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Minor league umpires have reached a tentative settlement with management for the second time, a deal that could end a season-long strike.
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NASCAR's annual All-Star race is being examined by series officials for tweaks to its format.
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Thanks to a managerial shuffle Tuesday, Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria can now yell at umpires with the skipper's approval.
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With the appointment of Ray Jennings as coach, the United Cricket Board of South Africa is hoping to bring about a change in fortune for the national side.
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Although Paralympic sports have been integrated with the Olympic movement in countries such as Canada, Germany and Great Britain for some time, Paralympic athletes&#39; roles in the USA still are growing.
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FIFAâs decision to end its short-lived rotation system among the regional confederations to host the World Cup means increased competition for the United Statesâ 2018 bid.