COLLEGE SPORTS: NCAA expands ban, joins SEC in targeting Confederate flag

  • On Thursday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement that until the Confederate emblem is removed from Mississippi's state flag (left), the conference will consider precluding SEC championship events from being conducted in the Magnolia State. (MICKEY WELSH/Advertiser/TNS)
    On Thursday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement that until the Confederate emblem is removed from Mississippi's state flag (left), the conference will consider precluding SEC championship events from being conducted in the Magnolia State. (MICKEY WELSH/Advertiser/TNS)

    Emboldened by the athletes it serves, the NCAA is taking another stand on a social issue.

    The NCAA on Friday expanded its policy banning states with prominent Confederate symbols from hosting its spons…