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Ecore Ups Its Game in the Sports and Rec Arena with the Launch of New Built-On-Site Turf Surfacing Systems
Ecore, a company that transforms reclaimed materials into high-performance products that make people’s lives better, is making a full-court press into the sports, recreation, health, and wellness markets with the launch of its new BOSS (Built On Si...

Cal Poly Announces $30M John Madden Football Center
Cal Poly and the family of alumnus and NFL Hall of Fame coach and commentator John Madden are pleased to announce the John Madden Football Center, a new home for Cal Poly Football. Led by President Jeffrey D. Armstrong and Head Football Coach Beau...

Georgia Tech Fires Geoff Collins Following Road Loss
Following a hard-to-swallow 27-10 loss to UCF on the road, Georgia Tech football fell to 1-3 on the year under head coach Geoff Collins. It would ultimately be Collins' last game, as the Yellow Jackets fired Collins on Sunday. The loss sent Collin...

UConn Launches NIL Marketplace for Student-Athletes
The University of Connecticut has expanded its partnership with Opendorse to include an official Name, Image, and Likeness Marketplace, which will allow for UConn student-athletes to engage in NIL activity with fans, and local and national sponsors m...

Solace Sports, JRZY Team Up To Offer Client Endorsement Opportunities
The D.C.-based company, Solace Sports and Entertainment ("Solace"), has partnered with a new Miami-based sports tech company, JRZY, to offer its clients opportunities to create strategic brand partnerships. "We believe in JRZY's product, its miss...

MTSU Breaks Ground on $7.1M Outdoor Tennis Complex
Middle Tennessee Athletics recently broke ground for its new $7.1 million Outdoor Tennis Facility in a ceremony on the site of the new complex at the corner of Middle Tennessee Boulevard and Greenland Drive on the campus of MTSU. This new state-of...

Curry College Adds Digital Scoreboard, Baseball Bleachers
Curry College is reaching the finish line of a four-month athletic facilities renovation project. The Massachusetts-based institution upgraded its baseball stadium, Jack Vallely Diamond, with new bleachers, while school's football field, Walter M....

Utah Student Arrested After Alleged Threat to Detonate School’s Nuclear Reactor If Football Team Lost
A University of Utah student was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly making terroristic threats on social media based on the outcome of the Utes football game against San Diego State. The 21-year-old student posted on the social media platform, ...