News

July 29, 2010

New Jersey Institute Of Technology To Keep Men’s Swimming

The New Jersey Institute of Technology, which had suspended the men’s swimming program in May due to budget concerns, has reinstated the sport. The women’s program, however, remains suspended. http://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2010/jul/28/nj...

July 29, 2010

Tennessee Makes Changes To Facility Upgrade, Adds $9 Million To Cost

A $39 million addition to the Brenda Lawson Athletic Center has turned into a $48 million upgrade after some late changes to the plans. The changes include a new design for the weight room, a redesign of the building’s layout and the creation o...

July 29, 2010

Sports Saved By Donor, Boosters Raising $150K In Short Time

It looked like athletics in the Saugerties (N.Y.) school district were going to be canceled this year. A generous donor and a dedicated booster club changed that. An anonymous donor gave $150,000 to the cause as long as all sports were to be saved. T...

July 29, 2010

Drexel’s Flint Indefinitely Suspends 2 Players Involved In Robbery

Drexel University head men's coach Bruiser Flint indefinitely suspended two players involved in a robbery last week. This leaves Drexel with nine scholarship players after a third player was suspended (not indefinitely) due to the incident.http://con...

July 28, 2010

Byron Wrestling Coach Marti Covert Steps Down After 32 Seasons

Marti Covert has known for more than three decades when he would cease coaching wrestling.Before taking over Byron’s program in the fall of 1978, Covert spent two years coaching at Redford Union while teaching at a nearby private school.He did ...

July 28, 2010

St. Patrick-St. Vincent Girls Basketball Coach Walker Takes Over Reins From Mentor

Nadine Walker has been patient when it came to her coaching career as she served as a junior varsity coach and a varsity assistant with St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School.However, she finally got the news she’d been waiting for earlier this mo...

July 28, 2010

For Coach White And His WCA Bulldogs, Basketball Season Is Year-Round

It’s mid-July, but Wake Christian Academy boys’ basketball Coach Will White is courtside anyway, watching his players scrimmage and calling out the occasional coaching point.The year-round practice schedule is a sign of a true athletic pr...

July 28, 2010

NFL Releases Critical Results Of Helmet Testing & Affect On Youth Athletes

The NFL’s committee on head injuries joined the league and its player union in publicly releasing the results of helmet testing that outside experts described as potentially compromising the safety of youth athletes.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/...