http://www.kansascity.com/168/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2012Kansas City Star University Of Missouri-Kansas City 60 Tue, 15 May 2012 19:37:31 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/15/3612527/ncaa-rules-no-wrongdoing-by-umkc.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/15/3612527/ncaa-rules-no-wrongdoing-by-umkc.html#storylink=rss Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00 CDT The NCAA has cleared UMKC of wrongdoing in the wake of a part-time professor's claim that a failing grade was changed to a passing grade by the university to benefit a student-athlete. http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/08/3601780/teacher-at-umkc-says-athletes.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/08/3601780/teacher-at-umkc-says-athletes.html#storylink=rss Tue, 08 May 2012 05:00 CDT Henry Lyons was serving as an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City when he alleged a failing grade was changed to a passing grade by the university to benefit an athlete. Lyons wouldn't identify the student-athlete, nor would the school, citing privacy laws. But Lyons said the person was a member of a "major sports team" at UMKC. http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/30/3585397/umkc-introduces-marsha-frese-as.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/30/3585397/umkc-introduces-marsha-frese-as.html#storylink=rss Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00 CDT After 15 years as an assistant coach, Marsha Frese has a program to call her own. http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/25/3575817/umkc-names-frese-new-womens-basketball.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/25/3575817/umkc-names-frese-new-womens-basketball.html#storylink=rss Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:00 CDT UMKC has a new women's basketball coach. Marsha Frese, the associate head coach at Northern Illinois for the past two years, will take over the program, UMKC announced Wednesday.