Audrey LeeAudrey Lee is the Online Managing Editor for Athletic Business magazine. LegalState of House vs. NCAA Settlement on Final Day for Athlete ClaimsThe deadline for D-I student-athletes to get their piece of the $2.8 billion house settlement pie is today. The NCAA is finalizing its massive antitrust settlement for NIL, and student-athletes who competed between 2016 – 2024 are eligible for payment.January 31, 2025Media & TechnologyReport: Super Bowl Causes 206% Spike in Sports Betting FraudDespite the massive $114 billion size of the sports betting industry as a whole, first-party fraud accounts for potential sports betting industry losses up to $2.8 billion.January 31, 2025PersonnelHS Basketball Coach Suspended for Displaying Palestinian Flag In Game Against Jewish SchoolThe game between Lotus School for Excellence and Denver Academy of Torah took place on Jan. 22. In a video stream of the game, footage captures the coach hanging the Palestinian flag near his team’s bench.January 30, 2025LeadershipMagic Johnson, Dodger's Exec Join LA Rises to Fund Wildfire RecoveryAs a part of the philanthropic organization, LA Rises, NBA star Magic Johnson, Dodgers chairman Mark Walter and organizer of the 2028 Olympics Casey Wasserman will lead a ‘swift and unified’ wildfire recovery.January 30, 2025ProgrammingColumbia, S.C., Parks and Rec Launches Park and Play Van for Accessible Outdoor RecreationThe vehicle, painted with a mural of children and the words ‘Park and Play,’ aims to make outdoor recreation accessible for residents and encourage everyone to get outside and enjoy Parks and Recreation Department amenities.January 29, 2025Athletic TrainingYale Medicine Launches Female + Athlete Program to Study Women-Specific Sports InjuriesThe program seeks to find out why these injuries happen more often in women and provide specialized care to the athletes who suffer from them. The program will see pediatric patients ranging all the way up to women in their early 20s.January 29, 2025Stadium & ArenaUNC Kenan Stadium Returns to Natural Grass Football FieldThe project is expected to take 12 weeks to complete as construction crews must first remove the worn-out turf and then sod 6,700 square feet of field. Crews will also install 36,000 square feet of synthetic turf on the perimeter of the stadium.January 28, 2025AquaticsNew Evidence Proves Negligent Lifeguards at Fault for Drowning at El Paso WaterparkIn May 2023, a three-year-old boy drowned at Camp Cohen Water Park in El Paso, Texas. At the time, El Paso law enforcement indicted the child’s mother, Jessica Weaver, on charges of knowingly or intentionally causing bodily injury to her child.January 28, 2025Stadium & ArenaMoney and Land Top Factors as San Antonio Spurs Consider New Downtown ArenaTwo main questions dominated the town hall meeting. Who would pay for a new arena? And, what would be done with the Spurs’ current home at Frost Bank Center?January 27, 2025LegalStudent-Athletes File Compliant Against Sonoma State UniversityA grassroots organization called ‘Save Seawolves Athletics’ filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.January 27, 2025Previous PagePage 27 of 53Next PageTop StoriesNewsletter OnlyAB Today Replay - Week of August 11Test your knowledge of this week's top stories from AB Today with five quick multiple-choice questions.FundraisingFundraising Friday: $300M Donation to KU Tops Record Week of GivingLegalVolleyball Player Sues College for Revoking Scholarship Because She Is TransgenderMedia & TechnologyUniversity of Kentucky Extends Historic Multimedia Rights Partnership with JMI SportsSponsored ContentDecarbonizing Aquatics: Balancing Sustainability Goals with Aquatics Facility Needs
