Audrey LeeAudrey Lee is the Online Managing Editor for Athletic Business magazine. Athletic TrainingSchool District Faced With 28% Increase in Athletic Trainer Fees and Rising Insurance CostsFaced with newfound financial pressure and increasing insurance premiums, Allina Health increased the fees this school year. Now, New Ulm pays roughly 50% of the total cost.April 3, 2025ProgrammingBasketball Skills Competition, 2s Frees 3s, is Facility Programming Slam DunkBaseball has “Pitch Hit & Run” and football has “Punt, Pass & Kick,” but what about basketball? In 2021, a few Wisconsin hoops fanatics set out to give basketball players their own skills-based competition.April 3, 2025Governing BodiesDespite Open-Records Concerns, Colorado Gov. Signs Bill Allowing Direct Student-Athlete PaymentsColorado is the latest in a growing list of states including Nebraska, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio and Virginia to pass state legislation that allows universities to directly pay student-athletes.April 2, 2025AquaticsRecord-Breaking SoFi Stadium Approved as LA28 Olympic Swimming VenueSoFi Stadium has officially been approved by the Los Angeles city council as the LA28 Olympic swimming venue, and it is set to be the largest swimming venue in Olympic history.April 1, 2025Governing BodiesSchool Board Files Title IX Complaint Against Washington State's Trans Student-Athlete PolicyThe Kennewick (Wa.) School Board filed a federal Title IX complaint in an effort to force Washington state to comply with President Trump’s transgender student-athlete policy.March 31, 2025LeadershipGame Changers: Astros First Female Strength and Conditioning Coach Sets Sights on World Series WinStephanie Mock Grubbs, known as ‘fireball’ around the weight room, is the Astros’ first female strength and conditioning coach.March 31, 2025Governing BodiesMaine DOE, Principals Association and Greely HS Refuse to Sign Title IX Compliance AgreementThe Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals Association and Greely High School have all refused to sign a Title IX compliance agreement banning transgender student-athletes in the state.March 28, 2025BudgetingBryn Athyn College Shutters Athletic Department in the Face of $48M DeficitBryn Athyn College (Pa.) is the latest in a series of schools to shutter its athletics department. The college announced this week it will be eliminating 11 NCAA sports teams, and even a few club teams, at the end of this academic year.March 28, 2025Stadium & ArenaKansas City, Mo., Offers $1B to Renovate or Build New Royals StadiumThe Kansas City Royals have an official offer from Kansas City, Mo., to build a new stadium or substantially renovate Kauffman Stadium.March 27, 2025LegalRutgers 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, 2025Previous PagePage 71 of 105Next PageTop StoriesSafety & SecurityTwo Dead, 11 Injured After Pickup Truck Drives Through Youth Soccer Game in KansasAuthorities in Wichita, Kan., are investigating an incident at a youth soccer game Saturday that left two people dead, including a 6-year-old boy, and 11 others injured.MarketingCal Opens Twitch Production Studio to Expand NIL Opportunities for Student-AthletesSafety & SecurityDivision II Football Player Dies Days After In-Game Injury, School Cancels Next GameLeadershipGame Changers: Valkyries Become First Women's Professional Sports Team to Surpass $100M in RevenueSponsored ContentPlanning a Pool Enclosure? How to Cut Total Costs by 48%
