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Report drills NCAA on equity, calls for combined Final Four A law firm hired to investigate gender equity concerns at NCAA championship events recommended holding the men s and women s Final Fours at the same site.
By RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press August 3, 2021 7:12pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The NCAA has fallen short of upholding its commitment to gender equity by prioritizing its cash cow Division I men s basketball tournament over everything else, according a scathing review released Tuesday after an uproar over how the association conducts its championship events.
A law firm hired by the NCAA to investigate equity issues released a 113-page report that includes a series of recommenda
INDIANAPOLIS A law firm hired to investigate gender equity concerns at NCAA championship events released a blistering report Tuesday that recommended holding the men s and women s Final Fours at the same site and offering financial incentives to schools to improve their women s basketball programs.
The review by Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP had been highly anticipated. The firm was hired in March after the NCAA failed to provide similar amenities to the teams in the men s and women s Division I basketball tournaments, a situation that blew up on social media amid player complaints and prompted apologies from NCAA executives including President Mark Emmert.
Report finds NCAA undervalued women s tourney, prioritized men s basketball over everything else
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Stanford celebrates on the court after beating Arizona to win the national championship on April 4 in San Antonio.Morry Gash / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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FILE - Players get set for the opening tipoff of the championship game between Stanford and Arizona in the women s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament in San Antonio, in this Sunday, April 4, 2021, file photo. A law firm hired to investigate gender equity concerns at NCAA championship events released a blistering report Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, that recommended holding the men s and women s Final Fours at the same site and offering financial incentives to schools to improve their women s basketball programs. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)Morry Gash / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less