Audrey LeeAudrey Lee is the Online Managing Editor for Athletic Business magazine. FacilitiesDaily Digs: Human Performance & Force Generation Training Center, New Aloha Stadium, and More!At $43 million, the Human Performance & Force Generation Training Center, or HP Forge, took three years to build and will be the fitness hub for the 1,000 students, instructors and staff at the Army’s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.February 6, 2025PersonnelFSU Men's Basketball Coach Resigns Amid NIL LawusitFlorida State University men’s basketball head coach, Leonard Hamilton, has announced he’s stepping down at the end of this season following a $1.5 million NIL lawsuit brought against him by six former players.February 5, 2025Practice & ConditioningUW Track and Field Forced to Lease Warehouse Outside the County for Indoor PracticeIn an era of state-of-the-art athletics facilities, the University of Wisconsin’s track and field team is taking more of a back-to-basics approach to their training space.February 4, 2025Governing BodiesNCAA Settles NIL Recruiting Ban LawsuitThe NCAA has settled a lawsuit with several states that began in January 2024. As a part of the settlement, the NCAA agreed to step back from enacting an NIL recruitment ban.February 4, 2025Safety & SecurityASU Head Coach Orders Men's Basketball Team to Leave the Court, Skip Post-Game HandshakeThe end to Saturday’s Arizona versus Arizona State men’s basketball game lacked a standard tradition for the ending of most athletic competitions: the post-game handshake.February 3, 2025Governing BodiesGeorgia Becomes 26th State to Introduce Legislation Banning Transgender Student-AthletesSenator Greg Dolezal’s bill, “Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act,” passed its special committee in the senate.February 3, 2025LegalState 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, 2025Previous PagePage 79 of 105Next PageTop StoriesLegalCity Sues Contractor Over Flaws in Near-Two-Year-Old Family Athletic CenterThe city of Norman, Okla., and the Norman Municipal Authority are suing several contractors involved in the construction of the Young Family Athletic Center.Safety & SecurityTwo Dead, 11 Injured After Pickup Truck Drives Through Youth Soccer Game in KansasMarketingCal Opens Twitch Production Studio to Expand NIL Opportunities for Student-AthletesSafety & SecurityDivision II Football Player Dies Days After In-Game Injury, School Cancels Next GameSponsored ContentMore Than Equipment: The Value of Choosing Paddock
