AB StaffLegalNHL Officially Out for 2018 OlympicsThe NHL announced Monday that it will not participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, refusing for the first time in 20 years to halt its season for three weeks so its stars can chase gold for their home countries.April 2, 2017Media & TechnologyCarolina's Academic Scandal Clouds Basketball SuccessFor three years, an academic fraud scandal has hung over North Carolina like an angry thundercloud. Coach Roy Williams said he's saddened by it, of course, but he's also angry.April 2, 2017FacilitiesFinal Four's Elevated Court Creates Some IssuesAs with many Final Fours staged in a football stadium, the unique setup inside University of Phoenix Stadium features an elevated court.April 2, 2017Outdoor FieldsCity Vies for $20K Grant for Outdoor Fitness EquipmentThe city of Chesapeake is hoping to make ailing Northwest River Park and Campground a bit more fit, but needs some help to do it. Saturday marked the beginning the National Recreation and Park Association’s month-long Meet Me at the Park campaign, in whicApril 1, 2017ProgrammingDid Costly Contract Lead to New Mexico Coach's Firing?Neal's contract, which was to run through the 2019-20 season, included a $1 million buyout and a requirement to pay him the rest of that contract year's base salary of $300,000 in any fiscal year the school retained him. The contract year started SaturdayApril 1, 2017Media & TechnologyAfter Safety Debate, Girls' Lacrosse Helmets ApprovedGirls' lacrosse players on Long Island have the option for the first time this spring to wear standardized lacrosse-specific helmets after years of debate over whether helmets will make the game safer or lead to a more violent style of play.April 1, 2017Outdoor Fields'Pocket Parks' Help City Improve Fitness, Battle BlightA study published in American Journal of Health Promotion in 2014 found that pocket parks compared favorably to playgrounds when it came to boosting the physical activity of people who lived within a half-mile of them.April 1, 2017ProgrammingArizona Regents Redact Names from Legal RecordsRecords provided to the Star by the Arizona Board of Regents about legal claims filed against the UA shielded the names of student athletes accused of violent behavior, but not the alleged victims.April 1, 2017Stadium & ArenaSt. Louis Voters to Decide Whether to Fund MLS StadiumVoters will decide Tuesday whether to designate $60 million from an existing business use tax for the construction of a 22,000-seat soccer stadium in downtown St. Louis.April 1, 2017Locker RoomSwimmer Accused of Filming Women in Locker RoomA Neuqua Valley High School graduate on the men's swim team at the University of Illinois at Chicago has been charged with taking video of female swimmers undressing in their locker room, authorities said.March 31, 2017Previous PagePage 698 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