For shame, college sports, for shame. Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference announced last week the two conferences will form a brand new “super conference,” although it is hardly composed of “super” schools. After the power conferences in college sports like the SEC, Big 12, Big 10, Pac-12 and the Big East have had ...Read More
For shame, college sports, for shame. Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference announced last week the two conferences will form a brand new “super conference,” although it is hardly composed of “super” schools. After the power conferences in college sports like the SEC, Big 12, Big 10, Pac-12 and the Big East have had ...Read More
College sport is a religion for many American males. Millions of aging, overweight men relive their youth by cheering on their favorite teams. The system of “student-athletics” run by the National Collegiate Athletic Association is big business. American universities have crafted an appealing image of “student-athletes.” Kids go to school while playing sports on the ...Read More
College sport is a religion for many American males. Millions of aging, overweight men relive their youth by cheering on their favorite teams. The system of “student-athletics” run by the National Collegiate Athletic Association is big business. American universities have crafted an appealing image of “student-athletes.” Kids go to school while playing sports on the ...Read More
Sixth and final installment in a periodic series examining whether the rules and practices of college sports treat athletes fairly. Today’s installment focuses on medical insurance for injured athletes. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The first time the McBride Clinic in Oklahoma called Valerie Hardrick, seeking payment for the MRI done on her son, she told the ...Read More
There is a new sport training facility coming to town, D1 Sports Training, that will be geared toward the serious athlete of all ages. There is not another facility in Abilene that caters to specific sports training, and this will be the first D1 facility in Texas although there are 14 others in Tennessee, Georgia ...Read More
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The University of California, Irvine Extension announced today the availability of a new online course titled Sports Marketing. Designed for marketing professionals looking to obtain a better understanding of marketing in the sports world, the 11-week course will begin on March 26. A free, informative webinar on March 6 from 11:30 a.m. ...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Bleacher Report, one of the fastest-growing sites on the Internet and the Web’s fifth largest sports media destination with 25 million monthly unique users, today announced the launch of several original sports-themed shows that will make their debut on their YouTube’s sports channel this week and next month. Today’s ...Read More
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A wealthy San Francisco investor has proposed building a new sports arena in Seattle and buying a pro basketball franchise to play there under a $700 million private-public financing deal with local authorities, municipal officials said on Thursday. But Seattle and King County officials stressed that Christopher Hansen, 44, a hedge-fund manager, ...Read More
In this day and age of musical chairs in college sports, one of the conferences is going to be left without a seat. And that conference just may be the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). WAC is done?Eagle2Team.com The University of Hawaii Warriors, along with Fresno State and Nevada, will be leaving the conference next year ...Read More