AB StaffIndustry Press RoomMaytag® Commercial Laundry DuraCore Drive System Runs for 15,000 CyclesMaytag® Commercial Laundry is giving a new meaning to 15,000. The brand, which recently launched its Front-Load Washer, confirmed the machine’s DuraCore Drive System is designed and tested to run 15,000 cycles.April 5, 2017Industry Press RoomUSA Rugby to Partner with adidas in New Multi-Year AgreementUSA Rugby, the national governing body for rugby in the United States, and adidas today announced a multi-year partnership in which the Portland, Oregon based company will be the official kit supplier for USA National Teams and representative teams.April 5, 2017LeadershipAthletic Business CEO Gretchen Brown Reflects on Magazine's PastFrom the very beginning, Athletic Business has been a family affair. The original publication combined founder Fenton Kelsey Jr.'s passion for ice hockey with a family tradition of publishing. Current CEO Gretchen Kelsey Brown played an integral part in tApril 5, 2017Media & TechnologySoccer Popularity Surges in CubaAerial photographs of soccer fields in Cuba were once enough to sound the alarm. "Cubans play baseball," warned a CIA consultant in 1970 after studying U.S. satellite images. "Russians play soccer."April 4, 2017ProgrammingOpinion: Prioritize Academics Over School SportsEnthusiasm for sports often keeps alumni involved with their universities. If their teams are doing well, the pride in the schools swells.April 4, 2017ProgrammingMinnesota HS Transfer Policy Audit Finds 'Deficiencies'With eligibility for varsity sports riding on the outcome, the complicated and sometimes contentious process for handling student transfers is plagued with "deficiencies'' and needs action by lawmakers to provide more transparency, a legislative audit disApril 4, 2017ProgrammingUtah Plans for Varsity eSports TeamThe University of Utah will be the nation's first Power Five conference program to offer a varsity esports team.April 4, 2017ProgrammingNCAA 'Reluctantly' Ends North Carolina BoycottThe NCAA on Tuesday "reluctantly" lifted its ban on holding championship events in North Carolina, removing its 6-month-old prohibition less than a week after the state's Legislature and governor repealed a so-called bathroom bill that had led to boycottsApril 4, 2017ProgrammingEx-HS AD Ruled Responsible for Ticket Revenue ShorfallA former athletic director for Talawanda Schools is responsible for a shortage of more than $5,300 in school money, according to a state audit released Tuesday. Jamie Mahaffey, who resigned in September 2015 from the Butler County school system, was citedApril 4, 2017Stadium & ArenaNew Yankee Stadium Amenities Add to Fan ExperienceFrom nameless jerseys to clean-shaven faces, the Yankees have long sought to be a model of tradition in baseball. But as franchises around MLB look for non-traditional ways to draw fans, the Yankees have made a few adjustments of their own.April 4, 2017Previous PagePage 694 of 1412Next PageTop StoriesGoverning BodiesAction Taken Against JV Football Player Who Appeared to Purposefully Injure Smaller OpponentA junior varsity high school football player in Michigan is facing consequences after a viral video showed him leaving his feet and landing on a supine player half his size.Media & TechnologyArizona State to Experiment With Facial Recognition Ticketing at Mountain America StadiumMarketingFirst of Its Kind in NCAA, UW Health Becomes Title Sponsor of Badger Women's AthleticsGoverning BodiesHispanic/Latino Student-Athletes Reach Record Participation Across NCAA in 2025Sponsored ContentWhy Sprung's Athletic Facilities Are in a League of Their Own