Audrey LeeAudrey Lee is the Online Managing Editor for Athletic Business magazine. OperationsAB Today's Top Ten News Stories from 2024Thanks for making AB Today a part of your daily routine in 2024. In the New Year, we hope you’ll continue to check in every day for the athletics, fitness and recreation news you can count on.December 18, 2024AquaticsWorld Aquatics Awards Record Breaking $7M in Athlete Prize MoneyFollowing the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25M) in Budapest, World Aquatics has broken its record for the highest prize money payout in the organization’s...December 17, 2024OperationsReport: How Cost Forces Parents to Pull Their Children Out of Youth SportsThe five-question survey includes results from more than 700 parents to “identify the core issues and how it’s affecting them and their children’s ability to participate.”December 17, 2024LegalWoman Who Accused Duke Lacrosse Players of Rape in 2006 Admits She LiedMore than 18 years after Crystal Mangum accused several Duke University lacrosse players of raping her at a team party, she has spoken up, admitting that the whole story was false.December 16, 2024LegalIU Men's Basketball Team Doctor Pleads the Fifth in Title IX LawsuitThe attorneys representing two former IU basketball players requested that the judge “compel” Dr. Brad Bomba to answer questions. In the end, Dr. Bomba pled the fifth to all 45 questions asked in a 75-minute deposition.December 16, 2024FundraisingLSU Head Coach's Unprecedented $1M Match Challenge Contributes to Tiger's NIL FundKelly offered to personally match all NIL donations made to the Tiger Athletic Foundation’s Excellence Fund from Dec. 13 to Feb. 5, 2025, up to $1 million.December 16, 2024Stadium & ArenaPhiladelphia Council Committee Approves 76ers New ArenaThe council committee approved the arena in a 12-4 vote. This decision has been a long time coming, as the 76ers began the journey for a new arena months ago.December 13, 2024Governing BodiesStudents Say District's Athletics Policy 'Targets Transgender Students'Leominster (Mass.,) School District announced this week that it will consider a new policy allowing students, teams and coaches to refuse to compete against an opposing team that includes a student-athlete of the opposite sex.December 13, 2024PersonnelHS Coach Fired for Pushing Offseason Weightlifting ProgramPark Ridge (N.J.) High School Head football coach Jim Cleary claimed he was fired after asking student-athletes to follow an offseason workout program.December 12, 2024LegalHouse Bill 700 Could Make Flag Planting at Ohio Stadium a FelonyFlag planting at Ohio Stadium could soon become a felony in Ohio. One state representative, Josh Williams, introduced House Bill 700: O.H.I.O Sportsmanship ActDecember 12, 2024Previous PagePage 83 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 ContentThe Bona Sport System®: A Complete Solution for Hardwood Athletic Floors
