Audrey LeeAudrey Lee is the Online Managing Editor for Athletic Business magazine. Safety & SecurityPregame Altercation Cancels HS Football Game, Ending 42-Year Tradition Between RivalsFriday’s scheduled football game between Heritage High School and Rockdale County High in Conyers, Ga., was cancelled after an on-field fight prior to kickoff.August 31, 2026LeadershipGame Changers: First Female Assistant Football Coach at River Bluff HS Creates Girls' Flag Team, TooMeghan Ford became the first woman to work on River Bluff’s football coaching staff, and she is currently one of two female assistant coaches in the area, forging a new path and making strides for female football coaches.August 31, 2026Locker RoomExperts Break Down Trends in Recreation Center Locker Room Design and SafetyGymgoers are tired after a strenuous session of weight lifting and cardio at their recreation center. They grab a water bottle and lumber toward the locker room, ready to relax, unwind and clean up. But instead of being greeted with ambient lighting, comfortable seating and spa-like showers, they enter a cavernous, flourescent-lit space of wall-to-wall tile, small metal cubbies and dull wooden benches.August 31, 2026PersonnelBYU Football Coach No Longer Reports to AD in Athletics Department RestructureJust eight days before the start of college football season, BYU has made big changes to the structure of its athletics department, removing football and head coach Kalani Sitake from athletics director Brian Santiago’s purview and placing the program under the supervision of a university vice president.August 28, 2026OperationsYouth Athletes No Longer Forced to Recite the Lord’s Prayer at Alabama City Softball LeagueFollowing parent complaints that youth athletes were being forced to participate in pre- and post-game prayers, Prattville (Ala.) Parks and Recreation Department has taken action to ensure the practice does not continue.August 27, 2026LegalFemale Athletes File Title IX Lawsuit Against Hanover College For Cutting Swim TeamFour female student-athletes have filed a sex discrimination class action lawsuit against Hanover College in Hanover, Ind., for cutting the women’s swim team and an emergency motion for a preliminary injunction to preserve the team as the case proceeds.August 27, 2026MarketingAmid Rising Costs, Two Universities Make Athletics Events Free of ChargeFor some schools, ticket revenue plays a large role in funding athletics teams. While rising prices seem to be the norm, some schools across the country are bucking the trend.August 25, 2026LeadershipGame Changers: First-of-its-Kind Dual Women's Sports Performance Center Opens in PortlandThe NWSL’s Portland Thorns and WNBA’s Portland Fire have cut the ribbon on a joint training and performance center, a first-of-its-kind facility for professional women’s sports.August 24, 2026PersonnelHalf of High School Football Coaching Staff Resigns Days Before Season Kicks OffThe football season officially kicks off at Nathan Hale High School in West Allis, Wis., today, but with only half of its coaching staff.August 21, 2026PersonnelTSU Student-Athletes Protest Hiring of New Men's Basketball Coach Over Promoting Former AssistantOn Wednesday, the Texas Southern University Board of Regents approved the hiring of Corey Lowery as the new men’s head basketball coach, but student-athletes did not agree with the university president’s recommendation.August 21, 2026Page 1 of 100Next PageTop StoriesFacilitiesDaily Digs: Mizzou Unveils North End Zone Project, Construction Begins on $50M Sports Facility, and More!The renovation of the North end zone at Mizzou's Memorial Stadium started nearly two years ago, and it will officially open Thursday night when the Tigers host Arkansas-Pine Bluff.LegalMichigan Agrees to $1.2M Settlement With Woman Who Claimed Ex-Football Staffer Assaulted HerLeadershipHigh School AD and Author Jennifer Eastmond Advocates for the Careful Application of AISafety & SecurityCollege Running Back Dies After In-Game Medical EmergencySponsored ContentRUN X™, the First 5K World Treadmill Championship, Is Kicking Off
