Audrey LeeAudrey Lee is the Online Managing Editor for Athletic Business magazine. Governing BodiesNCAA Hands Down Suspension, $30K Fine to HBCU for Altered Game StatsThe NCAA handed down a Level I-Mitigated infraction to Alabama State University for an athletics department staffers role in altering a student-athlete’s statistics on the school website.July 31, 2026Governing BodiesSeattle Storm Co-Owner Suspended, Fined by WNBA Following Confrontation With Opposing FansAt Tuesday night’s WNBA game between the Seattle Storm and Indiana Fever, demonstrators gathered outside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Wash., to show support for outspoken Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who has recently garnered significant press for her support of legislation that bans transgender women in female sports.July 31, 2026LegalCoaches, Student-Athletes Charged in Cheltenham HS Locker Room Hazing IncidentA grand jury in Pennsylvania has charged four football coaches and six students-athletes for their parts in a 2025 hazing incident at Cheltenham High School.July 30, 2026Governing BodiesNCAA Suspends Tennessee Linebacker Two Games Over $427 Plane TicketUniversity of Tennessee football player Arion Carter faces disciplinary action by the NCAA after his agent paid for a $427 flight ticket, which Carter repaid.July 30, 2026Stadium & ArenaCommunity Members Disrupt Kansas City Meeting on Future Royals Ballpark, Call for Public VoteKansas City, Mo., officials hoped that a meeting on Monday to discuss the Royals’ future downtown ballpark would be an open forum for community discourse, instead the meeting was marred by demonstrations, yelling and significant disruptions that forced city officials to end the meeting early.July 29, 2026Governing BodiesCollege Sports Commission Allegedly Investigating UNC Football TeamThis week, sources discovered that the College Sports Commission would be investigating the University of North Carolina’s football team for possible NIL and revenue-sharing violations.July 29, 2026PersonnelCatholic School President Ousted After Review Finds Donors Paid Partial Tuition of Five Student-AthletesLexington (Ky.) Catholic High School terminated president Rob Rumpke after discovering his role in third-party donors paying partial tuition for five newly enrolled student-athletes, a Kentucky High School Athletic Association violation.July 28, 2026MarketingUniversity of Illinois Signs $30M Jersey Patch Sponsorship Deal With Busey BankThe University of Illinois athletics department has reached a new sponsorship agreement with Busey Bank to place the bank’s logo on the jerseys of nine varsity sports for the next five years.July 28, 2026Safety & SecurityUIL to Mandate Schools Use Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures, Adjust Practice TimesThe University Interscholastic League has introduced new requirements for Texas high schools that take effect Aug. 1. Moving forward, school athletics departments must use Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) to determine if it is safe to hold athletic practices outside.July 27, 2026LeadershipGame Changers: First Female American World Cup Referee Reflects on Moving the Needle in TournamentWhile the rest of the world moves on from the 2026 FIFA World Cup action, one woman is still reveling in the memories. This year, Tori Penso became the first American woman to ever referee a World Cup match, and only the second-ever woman in general to do so.July 27, 2026Previous PagePage 9 of 104Next PageTop StoriesNewsletter OnlyAB Today Replay - Week of October 5Test your knowledge of this week's top stories from AB Today with five quick multiple-choice questions.OperationsYouth Hockey Owner Threatened Suspensions of 10-Year-Olds Over Mom's Branded JacketsFundraisingFundraising Friday: Multimillion-Dollar Gifts to Texas State, Southwest Minnesota State, UVALegalIdaho High School Responds to Allegations Football Players Wrote About Wanting to Kill Female StudentSponsored ContentPlanning a Pool Enclosure? How to Cut Total Costs by 48%
