World Cup Kept Office Workers From Working

Sep 30, 2010

Fourteen percent of Americans recently surveyed said they or a friend broke work rules to watch soccer's World Cup between June 11 and July 15, according to ESPN and the World Cup.

NCAA Scores Legal Win as Court Halts Order Allowing College Athletes Extra Year of Eligibility

August 24, 2026

How Fluidra Helped Make Carmel High School's World-Class Facility Possible

How Fluidra Helped Make Carmel High School's World-Class Facility Possible

Sophie Cunningham Supporter Accuses New York Liberty of Altering Paid Scoreboard Message

New Mexico Highlands

Unsent Memo Indicates NMHU Officials Knew Facility's Condition Posed Safety, Liability Risk

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Game Changers: First-of-its-Kind Dual Women's Sports Performance Center Opens in Portland

NCAA Scores Legal Win as Court Halts Order Allowing College Athletes Extra Year of Eligibility

An appeals court judge granted the NCAA a stay Friday morning in an order that reverses a federal judge's decision that would have...

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The City of Syracuse Found a Brighter Solution by 'NOT BUYING' Sports Lighting

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When officials from the City of Syracuse surveyed their recreation and athletics facilities last spring, they saw more shadows than light. Across outdoor fields, multipurpose surfaces and indoor gymnasiums, aging metal-halide fixtures flickered, buzzed and frequently failed.

The City of Syracuse Found a Brighter Solution by 'NOT BUYING' Sports Lighting

Sophie Cunningham Supporter Accuses New York Liberty of Altering Paid Scoreboard Message

Since Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham came out against the inclusion of transgender athletes in the WNBA, the league has been consumed by discussions regarding eligibility rules and the integrity of women's sports.

Unsent Memo Indicates NMHU Officials Knew Facility's Condition Posed Safety, Liability Risk

A March 13 memo indicates New Mexico Highlands University officials were well aware of unsafe conditions at a track and field facility, which had led to multiple injuries, and the “potentially significant tort liability” those conditions posed for the school.

New Mexico Highlands

Game Changers: First-of-its-Kind Dual Women's Sports Performance Center Opens in Portland

The NWSL’s Portland Thorns and WNBA’s Portland Fire have cut the ribbon on a joint training and performance center, a first-of-its-kind facility for professional women’s sports.

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High School Fires Football Coach After He Kicked Football Into Player's Groin

Simi Valley (Calif.) Unified School District has fired Royal High School football coach Adam Brubaker after he kicked a football...

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AB's State of the Industry Survey: College Athletics

To mark 50 years of Athletic Business, we polled hundreds of readers from each of our main vertical markets — college athletics, college recreation, community recreation, high school athletics, health and fitness, aquatics and architecture — to gauge the current state of the industry.

Safety & Security

How Venue Response to Emerging Threats Has Changed Over Time

There was a time not so long ago when security at an athletics venue meant a gate attendant, a ticket stub and the reasonable assumption that nothing bad was going to happen. For most of the industry’s first few decades, that was enough. Or at least it felt like it was.

Daily Digs: Iowa's Field Hockey Operations Center, Oklahoma Moves Forward on Stadium Renovation, and More!

The University of Iowa community gathered Thursday for a groundbreaking ceremony, marking the official start of construction on a state-of-the-art Field Hockey Operations Center adjacent to Grant Field.

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AB Today Replay - Week of August 17

Test your knowledge of this week's top stories from AB Today and see how you stack up against fellow athletics, fitness and recreation professionals.

Ab Today Replay

University of Utah Sues Former Assistant Coach Who Followed His Brother to Michigan

The University of Utah is suing Freddie Whittingham, claiming that the former Utes tight ends coach breached his contract when he left Salt Lake City to join his brother's staff at Michigan.

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Girl Facing Charges After Running Onto Field, Tackling Middle School Football Player During Game

A 16-year-old girl in Tennessee is facing criminal charges after she ran onto the field and tackled a middle school football player during...

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Fundraising Friday: Seven-Figure Donations for SMU, San Francisco, Virginia

Mustang Partners has announced a $2 million gift from 1979 graduate Craig Levering and wife Carrie, further strengthening the Southern Methodist University athletics department's commitment to providing a world-class experience for Mustangs on and off the field.

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AB Show 2026 in Orlando

AB Show is a solution-focused event for athletics, fitness, recreation and military professionals.

Nov. 17-19, 2026