Lawmakers Rip Emmert, Demand More Progress On NCAA Equity
Mar 15, 2022, 11:47 AM
President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Mark Emmert speaks to the media ahead of the Men's Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 04, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Maxx Wolfson/Getty Images)
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AP – Three congressional lawmakers say the NCAA has made “inadequate progress” in addressing the inequities in the treatment of male and female athletes.
The lawmakers singled out the college basketball tournaments that begin this week and sent a six-page letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert.
In a six-page letter, lawmakers criticize Mark Emmert for the NCAA's failure to implement key recommendations for gender equity in college sports.
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The lawmakers say he has failed to implement some of the key recommendations from an external review last year.
The NCAA says its work is not done and many improvements have been made.
