ncaa sports
LCU Softball Facility Re-Named to Maner Park
The Lubbock Christian University softball facility has undergone several upgrades and enhancements over the past six seasons, and the LCU Athletic Department is announcing that the facility will change names to honor supporters Otis and Faye Maner. B...
Kansas State Adds Baier as Strength & Conditioning Coach
First-year Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang continued the work of building out his coaching staff on Thursday (April 21) with the addition of Phil Baier as strength and conditioning coach. Baier arrives at K-State after spending the last th...
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. ...
UAlbany Men’s Basketball Head Coach Fined & Suspended
The University of Albany will not fire men's basketball coach Dwayne Killings, who will instead be suspended for five games next season and fined $25,000, following an internal investigation into "inappropriate physical contact" with a member of the ...