Audrey LeeAudrey Lee is the Online Managing Editor for Athletic Business magazine. LegalRutgers Recruit Sues NCAA Over Five-Year Rule and $500K NIL DealAnother NIL-based lawsuit against the NCAA has been filed, this time calling out the organization’s five-year eligibility rule. The lawsuit was filed by Jett Elad, who plays safety and recently transferred to Rutgers University.March 27, 2025Governing BodiesWorld Athletics to Combat Trans Athlete Participation with Mandatory Genetic TestingThe tests will likely include cheek swabs or blood tests that only need to be completed once in order for an athlete to be cleared for competition.March 26, 2025Governing BodiesNCAA by the Numbers: Women’s Participation Reaches Record HighAccording to the NCAA, 235,735 women competed in the NCAA across all divisions in the 2023-24 academic year, and participation has seen positive growth for the past ten years.March 25, 2025LegalFormer UM Coach Who Hacked Thousands of Student-Athlete Accounts Now Facing LawsuitMatthew Weiss allegedly hacked student-athlete databases, email, cloud storage and social media from 2015 to 2023.March 25, 2025Gym & FieldhouseHistoric Oklahoma HS Gymnasium Destroyed by Overnight FireThe Geary (Okla.) High School gymnasium caught fire Saturday evening and continued to burn through Sunday morning. School officials have canceled classes today while they investigate the cause of the fire and assess structural damage.March 24, 2025LeadershipGame Changers: IOC Elects First Female, African PresidentKirsty Coventry has been elected the newest president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and she is both the first woman and the first African to hold the position.March 24, 2025PersonnelIntrust Bank Arena Staffs Concessions Stands with Non-Profit VolunteersAt Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan., facility operators did not have to ‘hire’ event workers, because they are all volunteers.March 21, 2025Safety & SecurityFan Removed From Rupp Arena's March Madness Game for Throwing Full Water Bottle On CourtDuring Thursday’s first-round March Madness game between Louisville and Creighton, tensions were high and one fan threw a full plastic water bottle onto the court.March 21, 2025Governing BodiesNebraska Lawmakers Introduce Bill Allowing Schools to Pay College Student-AthletesNebraska, alongside Oklahoma, Ohio and others, has introduced a bill that would allow student-athletes to earn direct compensation for their name, image and likeness.March 20, 2025Governing BodiesUPenn Loses $175M in Federal Funding Over Trans Student-Athlete PoliciesThe University of Pennsylvania has lost $175 million in federal funding because of the school's transgender student-athlete policy and a former transgender student-athlete on the women's swim team.March 20, 2025Previous PagePage 15 of 49Next PageTop StoriesNewsletter OnlyAB Today Replay - Week of July 14Test your knowledge of this week's top stories from AB Today and see how you stack up against fellow athletics, fitness and recreation professionals.FundraisingFundraising Friday: New Haven, Fresno State Secure Seven-Figure GiftsGoverning BodiesU.S. Appeals Court Rules for NCAA in Dispute Over Player EligibilityBudgetingUniversity of Louisville to Collect $200 Student Athletic Fee Starting This FallSponsored ContentElectronic Beam Steering: How LVH-900 Saved the Day at Georgia Southern
