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Dangerous stereotypes stalk black college athletes

  • Written by Joseph Cooper, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Connecticut
Brains vs. brawn: Does big-time college sports value black student-athletes?Brynn Anderson/AP

If you go strictly by the official account, heatstroke was the cause of death for University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair. McNair died earlier this year following a grueling practice in which training staff failed to properly diagnose and...

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