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I’m like the typical male sports fan in that respect. But in spite of this widespread apathy, there are some female athletes who have achieved fame and great financial success. Women like Maria Sharapova, Mia Hamm, and Danica Patrick have all become marketing icons, far outshining their...
Recruiting top-notch athletes can be a tough job for a Harvard coach. Though forced to compete with other Division I programs for players, the Harvard name could carry some significant weight. But, as the adage goes, money talks, and because the Ivy League prohibits awarding athletic scholarships, it?...
The center also downplays another finding: While controlling for SES eliminated most public school/private-school differences in achievement test scores, it did not eliminate differences in the most widely used test of developed abilities, the SAT. (As I explained more fully here, developed abilities are those nurtured through schoolwork, reading, engaging...
Over the past month, Harvard’s Department of Athletics has launched on offensive against Junior Varsity (JV) athletic teams of all ilks. Told that their “commitment level[s]…[fall] below the standard that the Department expects of JV programs,?...
“We had a special package for Collier, we’re bringing him along,” Murphy said. “He’s a good football player...he’s not a tall guy, but he’s a good quarterback, and...