Civil rights violations
The Delaware NCAA college men's basketball team practices at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Delaware will face Villanova in a first round tournament game on Friday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Top colleges accused of violating Black athletes' rights

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 22, 2022 01:07 PM EDT

Washington State wide receiver Kassidy Woods (84) looks on as wide receiver Robert Lewis (15) celebrates his touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Eastern Washington in Pullman, Wash., on Sept. 15, 2018. Woods, a former football player for Washington State University, contends in a lawsuit, filed Friday Aug. 20, 2021, in federal court for the northern district of Texas in Dallas, that his civil rights were violated when he was kicked off the football team after complaining about potential exposure to COVID-19 and for joining an association of Black student-athletes. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Former player sues WSU, football coach over dismissal

By Nicholas K. Geranios Sep. 02, 2021 02:40 PM EDT