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Study: College Football Players at Increased Risk of Brain Disorders
A recent report from The Boston Globe's Michael Silverman highlighted a new study that college football players have an increased risk of brain disorders. Below is an excerpt from The Boston Globe report. A new study of the later-life brain d...
Vitello Takes Part in ‘Chest Bumps for Charity’ Event
A University of Tennessee fraternity used the suspension of baseball coach Tony Vitello for chest-bumping an umpire as a chance to raise money last week for an organization serving active military members and veterans. Vitello offered a chest bump ...
Tennessee Baseball Coach Suspended 4 Games for Bumping Umpire
University of Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello has been suspended for four games. Vitello, who was ejected in the Volunteers’ 9-2 win over Alabama Saturday night, was given a four-game suspension by the NCAA after being thrown out by t...
On Title IX’s 50th Anniversary, Equity in Resources Still a Work in Progress
The year 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX in the NCAA. And while it's helped break the glass ceiling of what women in athletics can accomplish. While there will be plenty to celebrate come June, at least one former NCAA Division I athle...
Six Percent of FBS Schools Have Plans to Provide Academic Bonuses
Less than two years after the NCAA was forced by a federal judge to allow schools to pay each of their athletes up to $5,980 per year as a reward for academic performance, only 22 of 130 FBS-level schools say they have a plan in place to do so. A ...
Emmert on NCAA’s NIL Wild West: “A Real Short Window”
Ahead of the Final Four matchups over the weekend, NCAA president Mark Emmert spoke with reporters about the state of the organization — particularly surrounding the uniformity of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules that were approved last year. ...
ASU Appoints Naming Rights to New Multipurpose Arena
Arizona State University (ASU) announced a multi-year naming rights partnership with Mountain America Credit Union to name its new on-campus ice rink the Mountain America Community Iceplex. ASU’s new 5,000-seat multipurpose arena will open in fa...
William & Mary Raises $1.1M for New Athletics Complex
Since its inception one year ago, the All In campaign for William & Mary Athletics has elevated the university’s ability to build community, ensure equity, increase annual giving, and move closer to the $55-million fundraising goal. Today mar...
