ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously today to admit the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California to the Big Ten Conference effective August 2, 2024. Competition will begin for all conference sports in […]
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Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball News: Schedule Announced for 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge
June 24, 2022 ROSEMONT, Ill. – The matchups for the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge for men’s basketball are set and will be played on Monday, Nov. 28, Tuesday, Nov. 29 and Wednesday, Nov. 30. The Challenge matches all 14 Big Ten Conference teams against 14 Atlantic […]
Big Ten Conference News: To Host 2022 Women’s Leadership Summit
June 22, 2022 Star-studded lineup of speakers and trailblazers headlines two-day celebration of 50th anniversary of Title IX ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference will host its first Big Ten Women’s Leadership Summit June 23-24, 2022, at the conference headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois, to commemorate the […]
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 […]
North Coast Athletic Conference: Weekly Newsletter & Athletes of the Week – 4/18
NCAC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER & ATHLETES OF THE WEEK PRESENTED BY ATHLIANCE Baseball – Player of the Week – Dean Brown, WoosterWooster junior Dean Brown (Kensington, MD/St. Andrew’s Episcopal School) logged multiple hits in each of the Fighting Scots’ three wins last week. The third baseman began the […]
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 […]
Western Athletic Conference issues Statement on Lamar University’s Departure
Apr 08, 2022 The Western Athletic Conference has received notice from Lamar University regarding its intention to depart the league effective June 30, 2023. “The Western Athletic Conference has a long history of success and we will continue to assess the ever changing landscape and […]
Southland Conference glad to have back one of its founding members in Lamar University
4/8/2022 BEAUMONT, Texas – Southland Conference Commissioner Chris Grant and Lamar University President Jaime Taylor today announced an agreement to bring the founding member school back to the Southland to compete in all sports beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year. “The Cardinals were with us when […]
Lamar University leaves WAC to go back home to Southland Conference
4/8/2022 BEAUMONT, Texas – Southland Conference Commissioner Chris Grant and Lamar University President Jaime Taylor today announced an agreement to bring the founding member school back to the Southland to compete in all sports beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year. “The Cardinals were with us […]
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 – 1/24
Mon, Jan 24, 2022 Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week – Brian Roberts, Jr., AlleghenyAllegheny men’s basketball senior Brian Roberts, Jr. (Copley, OH/Copley) led the Gators to a pair of conference victories last week against Oberlin and Kenyon. On Wednesday against the Yeomen, the senior posted 30 […]
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, […]
Big Ten Conference News: Iowa Hawkeyes earn share of West Division title
Hawkeyes Secure Second-Ever Division TitleWith a 28-21 victory over Nebraska on Friday, Iowa earned at least a share of the Big Ten West Division title. The Hawkeyes finish the 2021 regular season with a 10-2 overall record and a 7-2 mark in conference play. The […]
Big Ten Conference News: Week 13 Football Release
BIG TEN FOOTBALL RELEASE – WEEK 13 | STANDINGS | MEDIA GUIDE | SCHEDULE • Entering Week 13, two teams in the East Division and three teams in the West Division remain in contention for berths into the 2021 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover. Ohio State clinched at least a share of […]