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Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Benedict College held their annual athletics award banquet Monday night.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  The South Carolina women’s swimming and diving team has earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Team honors after posting the top GPA in the nation with a 3.62 in the fall.

Friday, September 09, 2011  USC freshman wide receiver Damiere Byrd has been suspended for four games by the NCAA.  The NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff announced today that Byrd would have to sit out, in addition to repay benefits in order to play again.

Thursday, December 02, 2010  NCAA President Mark Emmert says he knows "many people are outraged" that a parent could "shop around" a student-athlete and the player not lose any eligibility.

Thursday, September 30, 2010  The House has voted to set federal guidelines on managing concussions among student athletes and protecting young people suffering head injuries from long-term health problems.

Thursday, September 23, 2010  Doctors are warning Congress of the risk of altered lives and permanent brain damage if student athletes aren't properly protected from head trauma.

Thursday, February 26, 2009  House votes to tighten rules on sports agent contact with student-athletes.