VCU alum nominated for ESPY
Kate Ward has been captain of the U.S. deaf women's national soccer team since 2016.
What happens when you cancel the youth Olympic Games?
Carrie W. LeCrom, the executive director of the Center for Sport Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University, told FiveThirtyEight that “qualified and effective coaches are much more critical” to future athlete success than going to a single YOG.
50 years of Title IX: A look at ‘a notable first step’ toward a more equitable playing field for women and girls
As the nation looks back, VCU experts, including Carrie LeCrom, Ph.D., executive director of the Center for Sport Leadership at the School of Business, talk about how it’s made a difference and the impact the civil rights law has had on the U.S.
Russian NHL stars enter spotlight as war rages in Ukraine
Brendan Dwyer, a faculty member at VCU's Center for Sport Leadership, says banning Russian hockey players would be a blow to the Kremlin. "Putin puts these athletes on a pedestal more than soccer, more than tennis," Dwyer told AP.
Sports bans target Russia’s ‘national symbolism and pride,’ VCU expert says
VCU professor Brendan Dwyer discusses the international sports community’s decision to ban Russia from numerous major competitions.