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New Videoboard Highlights Xavier Cintas Center Upgrades
Xavier University Athletics announced a $3.0-million dollar technology upgrade to Cintas Center that will take the in-game fan and visitor experience and Xavier's streaming capabilities to a significantly higher level. The tech improvement project in...

William & Mary Unveils Plans for $67M Athletics Upgrade
The university’s plans for a $67-million reimagined William & Mary Athletics Complex will significantly strengthen student-athlete development by transforming the places where athletes compete, train and study. The complex will also greatly enh...

Thermometer of the Future May Make Sporting Events Safer
American scientist and inventor, Dr. Jacob Gitman has received approval on a patent for his Thermometer of the Future, potentially solving the issues around measuring temperatures while social distancing – perfect for all people working in security...

Robert Morris Cuts D1 Men’s & Women’s Hockey
Robert Morris University announced today it will no longer field NCAA Division I men’s and women’s ice hockey teams as part of a series of strategic initiatives intended to position the university to be amongst the most agile and professionally f...

Illini Athletic Administrators Reflect on Past Year
Randy Ballard is the associate director of athletics for the University of Illinois. Jeremy Busch is the assistant athletic director of sports medicine for the university and also serves as the head athletic trainer for the Illini football team. I...

UConn Sports Medicine Adds Foot & Ankle Program
With backgrounds in athletics and 25 years in private practice, married podiatrists Drs. Karla and Michael Scanlon joined the Foot and Ankle Program at UConn Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in February 2020, seeing patients in Storrs and Willi...

Detroit Mercy AD Denies WBB Team Forced Players to Play Through Injuries
Last week, the University of Detroit Mercy athletic director Robert Vowels shared details into the school's internal investigation against women's basketball head coach AnnMarie Gilbert for allegations that her program disregarded COVID-19 protocol a...

HBCU Tennessee State May Add Men’s & Women’s Hockey
Tennessee State University could become the first historically black institution to have varsity men's and women's ice hockey teams. A feasibility study is exploring the possibility that would also make the university the first in the state to establ...