Rick Pitino leaves Iona for St. John’s on 6-year deal
After a strong reclamation project with the Ioan Gaels men's basketball program, Rick Pitino is heading back to a power conference program. Pitino signed a six-year deal to become the head coach of the St. John's University Red Storm program after...
Researchers study mental impact on athletic performance
University of Birmingham researchers have found that after performing a mentally challenging task, individuals found physical exercise to be more difficult. This comes by way of a new study that asked 16 men and women to examine the effects of how...
Cincinnati researchers find helmets don’t protect back of head
A University of Cincinnati Biomedical Engineering professor is imploring football helmet manufacturers to go back to the drawing board in terms of protecting the back of the head. Eric Nauman tested a variety of helmets on test dummies and the fin...
LSU Athletics has $500M impact on local economy
LSU Athletics supported nearly $500 million of economic output in Louisiana – including nearly $200 million in earnings and more than 6,000 jobs – in the fiscal year 2021-22, according to research published by the University on Monday. The fi...
USAFA shares statement on NCAA recruiting violations
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) recently released a statement following the NCAA sharing its report of the Academy's recruiting violations during the COVID-19 "dead period." The full report was released by the NCAA on March 10, and del...
Study: Air pollution exposure leads to slower NCAA race times
According to a recent study from Stanford, Columbia, and Mount Sinai researchers believe air pollution is affecting race times of NCAA track & field events. Researchers found that runners competing in 5K races in areas with air pollution level...
NCAA issues first NIL sanctions to Miami women’s basketball
In a first for the college sports world, the NCAA issued sanctions to the University of Miami women's basketball program relating to Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) opportunities. The Hurricanes are facing a year of probation and other minor penal...
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...
ECU Unveils Rogers Family Performance Center
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...
Study: Body image improves among teens after removing social media
Teens and young adults who reduced their social media use by 50% for just a few weeks saw significant improvement in how they felt about both their weight and their overall appearance compared with peers who maintained consistent levels of social med...
