AB StaffProgrammingColumnist: What's the Need for Signing Day?After years of debate at the NCAA level over whether the annual February free-for-all should be supplemented by another opportunity for high school seniors to sign their scholarships, a brand-new world opened Wednesday morning when players started faxingDecember 20, 2017ProgrammingNew Tax Bill to Cost College AthleticsMajor-college athletics programs are facing significant increases in the cost of already highly paid coaches and administrators due to a tax that will be imposed on the compensation of all non-profit organizations' most highly paid employees.December 20, 2017LegalFamily Sues School Over Football Practice DeathThe family of a Sachem High School East football player who died in August during a training drill on school grounds sued the school district and a booster club on Wednesday, alleging the boy's death was a result of the defendants' "negligence."December 20, 2017LegalNCAA: South Carolina Committed Recruiting ViolationsThe NCAA released a statement on football recruiting violations by South Carolina around noon Wednesday, the first day of college football's new early signing period.December 20, 2017Stadium & ArenaNashville Lands MLS FranchiseGov. Bill Haslam corrected entrepreneur John Ingram during a news conference Wednesday when it was announced that Nashville had received a Major League Soccer franchise.December 20, 2017Industry Press RoomRiverton Unified School District Ups Its Game with Ashly Gear in Its New GymnasiumRiverton is a small, unincorporated farming and bedroom community tucked into the southeast corner of Kansas, within commuting distance of Joplin, Missouri and other larger cities.December 20, 2017Industry Press RoomPopulous Achieves LEED Platinum with University of Colorado Athletics ComplexThe University of Colorado Athletics Complex earned top honors recently from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), receiving a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rating, the highest possible USGBC ranking.December 20, 2017Stadium & ArenaArena Plans Raise Concerns About Impact on Other FacilitiesIs Nassau County big enough for two year-round concert and sporting venues? Plans for an 18,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders at Belmont Park in Elmont were greeted with cheers from hockey fans Tuesday.December 19, 2017LegalEarly Signing Causes College Football Culture ShockCollege football's new early signing period was designed to erase problems the previous model, with just one day for prospects to sign.December 19, 2017Gym & FieldhouseFirm Awarded $8.7M Contract to Build Sports ComplexThe Kanawha County Commission on Thursday, Dec. 14, awarded an $8.7 million contract to Hayslett Construction of Hurricane to build the bulk of the Shawnee Park MultiSport Complex and closed on a $10 million bond issue to pay for that work and other expDecember 19, 2017Previous PagePage 471 of 1412Next PageTop StoriesGoverning BodiesLegislation Aims to Protect Athletes, Level the Playing Field for Schools and Support Olympic SportsSenate Democrats on Monday introduced the Student Athlete Fairness and Enforcement (SAFE) Act to codify athletes’ rights and protections in law, expand revenue for all schools, support women’s and Olympic sports and bring much-needed stability to the college sports system.Governing BodiesHS Football Team Barred From Postseason, Parents Allege Retaliation by DistrictLegalFormer High School AD Charged With Felony Perjury Over False Tax DocumentationOperationsUniversity of Colorado Issues Apology to BYU for Students' Anti-Mormon ChantSponsored ContentLighting Projects Made Simple
