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UConn partners with Accelerate Sports Ventures for NIL resources
UConn is enhancing its already robust student-athlete NIL resources through a partnership with Accelerate Sports Ventures. The firm will serve as a consultant for the athletic department in the NIL space and support the NIL activities of all Husky...
USC upgrades basketball arena as part of athletic facility ‘grand vision’
The University of Southern California (USC) has upgraded its men's and women's basketball arena, the Galen Center, as part of the athletic department's vision for a renewed athletic campus. As part of USC President Carol Folt’s strategic vision ...
Pennsylvania referee dies after collapsing during JV basketball game
A Pennsylvania high school referee died after collapsing during halftime of a game over the weekend. Michael Roebuck, 46, collapsed while refereeing a junior varsity basketball game and later died en route to the hospital. Westmoreland County offi...
New study suggests brain changes in football players who are subject to head impacts
A study published recently in the JAMA Network Open involving MRI research that adolescent football players are susceptible to a variety of brain changes due to head impacts from playing. Researchers reviewed findings from structural MRI for 205 h...
NCISAA approves NIL policy for 2024-25 school year
The North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) recently announced the adoption of a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy. The new policy will take effect for the 2024-25 school year. “We recognize that the sports world i...
New Mexico State indefinitely suspends player after in-game sucker punch
A New Mexico State University men's basketball player has been suspended indefinitely after he punched a player from Liberty University during a game last week. New Mexico State announced the decision on Friday to suspend Robert Carpenter indefini...
CA superintendent placed on leave after allegations of harassment towards softball team
A California superintendent was placed on leave last week—nearly a year after she allegedly bullied members of a girls' high school softball team for not applauding loud enough for her daughter during a ceremony. The Poway Unified School Distric...
Delaware State University announces plans for facility upgrades
Delaware State University recently announced upgrades and replacements for its athletic facilities. During a recent meeting, school president Tony Allen and athletic director Alecia Shields-Gadson detailed the projects that have been approved. One...