Indiana recruit Lenee Beaumont leads Benet into another season with high expectations Lenee Beaumont has been around basketball about as long as she can remember. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2022
Rockets sign Darius Days, Trhae Mitchell; waive Moe Harkless, Theo Maledon With the regular-season roster deadline approaching, the Rockets waived Moe Harkless and Theo Maledon on Tuesday while adding Darius Days and Trhae Mitchell to the roster. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 12, 2022
NFL keeping watch on return of HBCUs to national prominence An uptick in national prominence for programs at historically Black colleges and universities has caught the eyes of NFL evaluators The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022
Community college athletes could earn $48 per Instagram post under the right conditions When people talk about how college athletes can now get paid from their name, image and likeness – more commonly referred to as “NIL” – the focus is often on players at schools with big-time sports programs. The Conversation · Sep 7, 2022
Best golfers & celebrity alumni golfers from the college football top 25 Ever wonder which professional golfers cheer for which college football teams? USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 3, 2022
How ECU, App State, Charlotte and ‘the little guys’ in NC view future of college sports The McKay House on the edge of the Campbell University campus stands out for a couple of reasons, not the least of which is its inviting front porch, the kind that would pair well with rocking chairs, lemonade and a cool breeze. It is an old house, stately, and it… Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022
Ten post-summer thoughts and observations on the June and July live periods Updates on the top uncommitted seniors and several recruiting steals Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 15, 2022
High school football preview: The top 10 defensive players The state’s only consensus five-star prospect and six Big Ten recruits are among the area’s top 10 defensive players for 2022. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022
How One Former Pro is Diversifying Lacrosse Following a stint with Major League Lacrosse, Chazz Woodson went on to coach the only active D-I program at an HBCU. Sports Illustrated · Aug 4, 2022
5 takeaways from Big Ten football media days, including calls for name, image and likeness regulation From suggestions on how to handle name, image and likeness deals to talks about College Football Playoff expansion, here are five takeaways from the Big Ten Conference football media days. Tribune News Service · Jul 29, 2022
Kenrich Williams agrees to a contract extension with Oklahoma City Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams has agreed on a four-year, $27.2 million contract extension. The deal, negotiated by @PensackSports, comes for an undrafted player who had no Division I offers out of ... USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 18, 2022
Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Penn nominated the Division I 500-yard freestyle champion for the award. Sports Illustrated · Jul 18, 2022
Glenbard West grad Bobby Durkin scoops up multiple scholarship offers While playing with his Breakaway club team, he’s received double-digit offers in the past week alone — from all levels — and more are on the way. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2022
A look back at June’s breakout teams and players The stakes were raised in June as college coaches evaluated the top prospects in Illinois while playing with their high school teams. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 7, 2022
Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2022 Nick Canepa: USC and UCLA jumping from sinking Pac-12 ship no real big surprise SAN DIEGO — During the souped-up muscle car race on the Modern Collegiate Athletics Speedway, the Pac-12 had lost horsepower and got itself lapped.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 29, 2022 NCAA Transformation Committee Will Keep Coaching Staff Limits in Place For This Season Co-chairs Greg Sankey and Julie Cromer talk to Sports Illustrated about the board’s challenges around the transfer portal, Division I membership and scholarships.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 29, 2022 After 10 years, Rowan University president Ali A. Houshmand is more ambitious than ever Ali A. Houshmand grew up poor — very poor — in Iran, and even as a doctoral student in the United States with a wife and two children, he said his family was on food stamps.
WEKU · Jun 24, 2022 A new NCAA report show the stark gap in funding for women's sports A newly released report shows men's college athletic programs received more than double that of women's programs in allocated resources in 2020.
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022 Title IX: NCAA report shows stark gap in funding for women The number of women competing at the highest level of college athletics continues to rise along with an increasing funding gap for men’s and women’s sports programs
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2022 Six breakout seniors from the Riverside-Brookfield Summer Shootout While there were certainly some dud-like performances from a few established names, we’re going to stay positive. Several players opened eyes and raised their stock considerably.
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022 Title IX: Law ensured balanced cutbacks during pandemic Title IX compliance is such an omnipresent part of running a college sports program that its significance can often be overlooked
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 15, 2022 Nine questions and answers on the upcoming June live recruiting period The NCAA added two “live” June weekends to the recruiting calendar for college coaches to evaluate prospects. Illinois will take full advantage of the opportunity with four events over those two weekends.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 Title IX timeline: 50 years of halting progress across U.S. It has been 50 years since Title IX was signed into law by President Nixon
Sports Illustrated · Jun 10, 2022 Oklahoma Was Already the Best. And Patty Gasso Kept It That Way. The pressure as defending champs never got to the Sooners, who won a second straight WCWS title behind a relentless coach and a whole lot of practice.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 8, 2022 High school football notebook: TJ McMillen commits to Illinois, Kaleb Brown wins another medal, Tony Phillips transfers The state’s No. 14 prospect in the class of 2023 has 32 Division I offers — 14 from Power Five schools — and is heading to Illinois after committing on May 21.