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Title IX: Some violations tough to prove in college sports

FILE - Members of Quinnipiac University women's volleyball team leave the U.S. District Court in Bridgeport Conn. after the school's athletic director testified Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Recent lawsuits and federal complaints alleging Title IX violations, especially during the pandemic, have focused on universities cutting sports teams wholecloth while citing millions in savings. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, File) FILE - Students from James Madison University take part in a rally outside the Education Department in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006. Earlier in 2006, James Madison announced that it would drop 10 of its athletic teams in order to bring the school into compliance with the federal law demanding equity in male and female sports. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File) FILE - Arkansas batter Linnie Malkin (22) celebrates as she rounds third base after hitting a two run home run against Mississippi State during an NCAA softball game on Friday, March 26, 2021, in Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas did something rare during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons: It watched its baseball and softball teams both reach the NCAA tournament. The similarities end there. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File) FILE - Arkansas second baseman Carson Shaddy celebrates after tagging out Oregon State's Zak Taylor trying to advance on a base hit during the seventh inning of Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Arkansas did something rare during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons: It watched its baseball and softball teams both reach the NCAA tournament. The similarities end there. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File) FILE - Arkansas pitcher Autumn Storms throws a pitch against Arkansas-Pine Bluff during an NCAA softball game on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 in Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas did something rare during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons: It watched its baseball and softball teams both reach the NCAA tournament. The similarities end there.(AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)
Title IX: Some violations tough to prove in college sports