AB StaffOutdoor FieldsHardin-Simmons Football, Soccer to Play Under LightsThings are getting brighter around Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, as the school added lights to its football stadium, Shelton Stadium, and the HSU Soccer Complex while Hunter Field — the Cowboys baseball home — got a new scoreboard.July 7, 2018Outdoor FieldsProposed $225M Bond Includes New Fields, Splash PadsWhen Brent Dennis came on board as director of Tucson (Ariz.) Parks and Recreation the day after April Fools’ Day, he inherited 129 well-worn, overcrowded, once-green city parks.July 7, 2018Stadium & ArenaDistrict to Spend $24M on HS Stadium UpgradesThe Orange Unified School District in California is expecting the nearly 50-year-old Fred Kelly Stadium to take about 15 months to upgrade and that it would reopen in March 2020. The school board recently approved the plans.July 6, 2018LegalPIAA May Reorganize to Feature 'Super Classes'Under a possible new "Super Class'' — or Class 7A — in football and basketball, schools would be classified based on enrollment, a "success factor'' and a metric based on the number of athletic transfers.July 6, 2018LegalMaryland Subpoenaed in FBI Basketball ProbeMaryland has joined the list of schools to receive a grand jury subpoena seeking records in the ongoing federal corruption investigation into college basketball.July 6, 2018Outdoor FieldsDistrict to Replace Turf as Field Reaches End of LifeBarrington (Ill.) Area Unit District 220 officials say the high school outdoor stadium's artificial turf field is nearing the end of its life and could be replaced within two years.July 6, 2018Industry Press RoomSports Lawyer: MLB Wrong on Gambling SponsorshipsDaniel Etna, Partner and Co-Chair of the Sports Law Group at NYC law firm, Herrick Feinstein LLP, which has led council on advertising and sponsorship contracts for both the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs, is speaking out against the MLB’s stance oJuly 6, 2018ProgrammingEven in Prisons, Pickleball is PopularThe sport is the fastest-growing in the USA, attracting more than 2.8 million players, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association.July 5, 2018Safety & SecuritySchools Get Cold Tubs to Mitigate Heatstroke RiskAlmost exactly one year since Riverdale High football player Zach Polsenberg died from heatstroke, the Lee County School District said all 14 of its high schools now have the one safety item that experts say would have saved his life: a tub.July 5, 2018LegalLawsuit Claims Discrimination in Rec Center Day CampActivist Bernard Wright is suing Boynton Beach, claiming it's discriminating against black children by barring them from using the Carolyn Sims Center while it hosts summer day camps that are beyond the financial reach of low-income families who live nearJuly 5, 2018Previous PagePage 307 of 1412Next PageTop StoriesOperationsHarvard Athletics Removes Protections for Transgender Students From HandbookHarvard University's Student Athlete Handbook no longer enumerates protections for transgender athletes, according to a report in The Harvard Crimson student newspaper.Governing BodiesOHSAA Rules Group of HS Football Players Not Eligible to Transfer in 2025FacilitiesDaily Digs: Creighton's $300M Athletics Facility, Augusta U. Wraps Facility Upgrades, and More!ProgrammingHow Women’s Wrestling Became the NCAA’s 91st Championship Sport and Where it Goes From HereSponsored ContentBackstroke Start Devices: The Standard for Safer, Faster Swimming
