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March 6, 2023

Oklahoma State shares $325M athletics vision plan

Oklahoma State University is strengthening its position within the national landscape of college athletics with the unveiling of the athletics facilities vision plan that was announced recently by Athletic Director Chad Weiberg. The plan focuses o...

March 6, 2023

ECU Unveils Rogers Family Performance Center

by Wesley Sykes

The newest addition to the East Carolina University (ECU) Grady-White Boats Athletic Campus was unveiled last weekend with the official opening of the Rogers Family Performance Center. The new weight room entails 7,000 square feet of training spac...

March 2, 2023

Iowa student section ejected for ‘bullying’ refs

by Wesley Sykes

An entire student section was ejected from an Iowa high school basketball last week after a referee had enough of their antics. On February 24, the Lincoln High School basketball team from Des Moines traveled to Northwest High School, which boaste...

March 1, 2023

Arrest warrant out for potential top NFL pick Jalen Carter

by Wesley Sykes

An arrest warrant has been issued for the potential top overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft, Jalen Carter, stemming from his alleged role in a January traffic crash that killed a teammate and a University of Georgia staffer. The Athens-Clarke C...

March 1, 2023

NFL player hosts AAU basketball team training sessions

by Wesley Sykes

An NFL player is using his knowledge of what it takes to reach the next level to help a Florida AAU basketball team fulfill its dreams. Nelson Agholor, wide receiver for the New England Patriots, has teamed up with the Learning Academy of Basketba...

February 28, 2023

Vermont girls basketball team forfeits game against team with transgender player

by Wesley Sykes

A Vermont girls' basketball team has withdrawn from the state's Division IV tournament because of a refusal to play a team with a transgender student-athlete. Mid Vermont Christian School, the 12-ranked team in the tournament was scheduled to play...

February 23, 2023

Florida won’t ask girl athletes about menstrual cycles

by Wesley Sykes

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Board of Directors rejected a proposal this month that would have required high school girls to answer quetions about their menstrual cycles in order to play school sports. Previously the questi...

February 22, 2023

Alabama’s Miller brought gun to Miles before fatal shooting

by Wesley Sykes

Alabama freshman standout Brandon Miller brought the gun that former teammate Darius Miles allegedly used in the murder of 20-year-old Michael "Buzz" Davis. The revelation comes from testimony earlier this week where Miles contacted Miller and ask...

February 20, 2023

Sanders Sets High Bar for Colorado Football Program

by Wesley Sykes

Deion Sanders, new head football coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, has set the bar very high for his program. Sanders, who went 27-6 during his tenure at Jackson State, was hired in December to oversee a Colorado team that was coming off of its wor...

February 20, 2023

Michigan State Approved for 2026 FIFA World Cup Turfgrass Facility

by Wesley Sykes

A FIFA-funded turfgrass testing facility that will make turf for more than a dozen stadiums for the next World Cup will be operated by Michigan State University. The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously voted to build the testing facility, which will...