Conferences/Leagues

American Athletic Conference Announces Agreements With UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on Departures From The Conference

June 10, 2022 IRVING, Texas – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced that The American has reached agreements with the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati and the University of Houston regarding the departure of those institutions from The American. Under the […]

Western Athletic Conference Championship Eligibility for All Highlights WAC Board Spring Meeting

June 10, 2022   DENVER – Highlighted by the approval of transitioning institutions to participate in all Conference Championships, the Western Athletic Conference Board of Directors elected its 2022-23 Executive Committee and approved several items for the upcoming academic year and beyond.   Following a letter […]

American Athletic Conference Football News: Cincinnati’s Gardner, Tulsa’s Smith Selected in First Round of 2022 NFL Draft

April 29, 2022 IRVING, Texas – Two American Athletic Conference players were selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft Thursday night, continuing the impressive showing by the conference in its first nine years. Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad Gardner was selected by the New York […]

Big Ten Conference Announces Future Sites For Football Championship Game, Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournaments

Big Ten Football Championship Game to remain in Indianapolis through 2024Minneapolis to host 2023 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament as well as 2024 Big Ten Women’s and Men’s Basketball TournamentsQuestions & Answers — Future Big Ten Conference Marquee Event SitesROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced today that […]

Big Ten Conference Announces Future Sites for Football Championship Game, Women’s and Men’s Tournaments

Big Ten Football Championship Game to remain in Indianapolis through 2024 Minneapolis to host 2023 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament as well as  2024 Big Ten Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournaments Questions & Answers — Future Big Ten Conference Marquee Event Sites ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten […]

American Athletic Conference News: Schedule Update for 2022 Tulane-Houston Football Game

Thu, Mar 24, 2022 IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the following update to its 2022 football schedule. ·      The conference game between Tulane and Houston will be played Friday, Sept. 30, at Houston’s TDECU Stadium. The game had been originally designated for either […]

Big Ten Conference Statement on Postgame altercation between Michigan and Wisconsin

2/21/2022 ROSEMONT, Ill. — In collaboration with University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin, the Big Ten Conference has reviewed the postgame physical altercation between the Michigan Wolverines and Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball teams on February 20, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin.  It has been determined that […]

Ohio Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week: Wilmington’s Mansfield, Marietta’s Ellis

Jeffery MansfieldWilmingtonSeniorGuardWilmington, Ohio / Wilmington Mansfield helped lead the Quakers to two OAC wins last week. Mansfield tallied 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists against Muskingum and scored 23 more points in a triumph over John Carroll. On the week, Mansfield shot .484 (7.5-of-15.5) […]

North Coast Athletic Conference Weekly Newsletter & Athletes of the Week – 1/17

NCAC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER & ATHLETES OF THE WEEK PRESENTED BY ATHLIANCE Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week – Jamir Billings, WoosterWooster first-year Jamir Billings (Lorain, OH/Lorain) averaged 16.0 points, 11.0 assists, 5.5 steals, and 5.0 rebounds per game during a 2-0 week for the Fighting Scots. Billings tied […]

Commissioner Mike Aresco talks American Athletic Conference Football, UC, Houston, expansion and rebuilding in a few years

Mike Aresco is one of the leading figures in intercollegiate sports as commissioner of the American Athletic Conference. Aresco was named as commissioner of the Big East Conference Aug. 14, 2012, and conducted a strategic reinvention of the conference, which became the American Athletic Conference, […]