Presbyterian College Raises $8M for Athletic Facility Upgrades
This spring, Presbyterian College crossed the finish line in record fashion after raising more than $8 million for athletic facilities in just five months. The $8 million Championship Spirit initiative is the most ambitious fundraising campaign fo...
Virginia Breaks Ground on Football Operations Center
In September 2018, UVA’s Board of Visitors approved a master plan that would transform the athletics precinct on North Grounds. Nearly four years later, UVA officials finally broke ground on one of the centerpieces of the project, a 90,000-square f...
Adapting Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening to the COVID-19 Pandemic
A joint paper of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) has been published in the May issue of ASCM’s clinician-focused journal, Current Sports Medicine Reports. This call-to-a...
Seton Hall Launches New Health Sciences Degree
Beginning with the fall 2022 semester, Seton Hall University will welcome incoming freshmen to its new Bachelor of Science in Interprofessional Health Sciences (B.S. in IPHS) program. Enrollment for the upcoming school year remains open to graduati...
Steve Spurrier Weighs in on Saban-Fisher Drama
Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher got in quite a spat late last week. It started when Saban accused Fisher of buying his whole recruiting class and Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders of paying his top recruit ...
DI Council Lifts Football Signing, Initial Counter Limits for Two Years
NCAA Division I football teams will not have annual signing and initial counter limits for the next two academic years, the Division I Council decided last week. Members issued a blanket waiver to allow Football Bowl Subdivision schools to award...
BlazePod Announces Partnership with Leading Sports Medicine Distributor
BlazePods, the founders of the revolutionary Flash Reflex (FRX) training method designed to improve reaction time and performance through unique cognitive and physical exercises, have partnered with Medco Sports Medicine, a subsidiary of Performance ...
ASU Says Coyotes Can Paint Logo on Ice Arena
Following a report last week that stated the Arizona Coyotes will not be allowed to modify the look of the ice surface at Arizona State University's (ASU) multipurpose facility, Sun Devils officials spoke with AZCentral to set the record straight. ...
Oklahoma Board of Regents Discussion Facility Upgrades
The Oklahoma University Board of Regents considered a number of athletic facilities improvements during its meeting last week. Funding for the redevelopment of the Bud Wilkinson House updates to Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, and suite re...
University of Leeds Study Heart Health in Endurance Athletes
The University of Leeds project will see the men, all aged over 50, fitted with a small monitor under the skin on their chest to record their heartbeat. Below is an excerpt from a BBC News report on the University of Leeds study. ...
