Audrey LeeAudrey Lee is the Online Managing Editor for Athletic Business magazine. ProgrammingOutside Organization Steps in After La Pine, Ore., Cancels All Youth Sports for Safety ConcernsLa Pine Park and Rec Department announced earlier this week that it was canceling all youth sports, community-wide, due to safety issues and threatsOctober 4, 2024Governing BodiesNCAA Awards Accelerating Academic Success Program Grant to 17 SchoolsThe NCAA announced the winners of the Division I Accelerating Academic Success Program grant. This grant totals more than $1.5 million, meaning many of these schools will receive close to $100,000 individually.October 3, 2024Stadium & ArenaQ2 Becomes First Soccer Stadium in the World to Generate 'Zero Waste' at Home GamesQ2 earned the TRUE certificate from the Green Business Certification Inc., because they are now considered one of five stadiums in the world to create 'zero waste.'October 2, 2024FundraisingDuke, Eastern Tennessee Organize Relief Drives for Hurricane VictimsIn the aftermath of the hurricane flooding rivers and submerging towns in the Carolinas and Tennessee, these universities have organized relief drives to help.October 1, 2024LegalTransgender Women's Volleyball Player Sparks Forfeits and Title IX LawsuitBlaire Fleming has played on the women’s volleyball team at SJSU for three years. Prior to her time as a Spartan, Fleming played at Coastal Carolina as well. According to reporting by WFIN, several teammates had no idea Fleming was transgender.October 1, 2024AB Show2024 AB Show Exhibitor ShowcaseAEON, BCI Burke, Hussey Seating Company and more share their latest product releases as seen at the 2024 AB Show!October 1, 2024Outdoor FieldsHurricane Helene Submerges HS Football Stadiums in Western North CarolinaThe stadium is only 25 feet from the Pigeon River. After the river flooded this weekend, it quickly submerged the stadium, with waters reaching all the way to the top of the scoreboard and within the top five rows of the bleachers.September 30, 2024LegalUniversity of Maryland Baltimore County Ex-Athletic Director Sues School for DefamationBrian Barrio was hired as the athletic director in 2020, in the midst of a sexual misconduct scandal with the school’s head swim coach, Chad Cradock.September 20, 2024LegalFormer New England Patriots Player Arrested for Assaulting an Elderly Man in Planet FitnessThe four-time Super Bowl champion was arrested in a Planet Fitness on Wednesday for assaulting an elderly man, Juan Mario.September 20, 2024FundraisingMcDonald's to Donate 10% of App Sales to HS Athletic Departments in OhioThe High School Sports Digital Fundraiser is in its second year. The funds from McDonald’s go toward improving facilities, enhancing athletic programs and providing new opportunities for student-athletes.September 19, 2024Previous PagePage 38 of 51Next PageTop StoriesGoverning BodiesTrump Administration Bans Trans Athletes From Obtaining 'Extraordinary Ability' VisasU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued guidance Monday intended to bar transgender women athletes from obtaining “extraordinary ability” visas to travel to the United States to compete in elite-level female sporting events.PersonnelBelichick Hired His Son as Highest Paid Assistant Coach in UNC History Without Trustee ApprovalOperationsOhio State's 'Tradition Evolved' Fan Experience Initiative Experiences Some PushbackGoverning BodiesNCAA D-I Board Proposes Additional Units for Basketball FundsSponsored ContentTesting Finds No Detectable PFAS in FieldTurf—Outperforming Even Grass
