Conferences/Leagues

Wed, Jul 20, 2022 Recent Kenyon College graduate and men’s swimming & diving student-athlete Marcus Hong (Westlake, OH/St. Ignatius) has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 North Coast Athletic Conference Don Hunsinger Award.  Hong wrapped up an outstanding collegiate swimming career with his third selection to the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships in 2022. On…

July 13, 2022 “Big Life Series: Selma to Montgomery” Latest Example of Big Ten Equality Coalition in Action ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference today announced that a group comprised of 100 student-athletes, coaches, administrators, conference staff, and other key stakeholders from across the conference participate in the Big Life Series: Selma to Montgomery, July 15-17,…

Future Big Ten Conference Marquee Event Sites – Questions and Answers ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced today that the Big Ten Football Championship Game will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis through 2024, and that the 2023 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament – as well as the 2024 Big Ten Women’s…

[2022 Big Ten Football Composite Schedule] Big Ten Network, ESPN and FOX Sports announced their coverage for games during the first three weeks of the 2022 Big Ten football season and other select games later in the season. Details for those games can be found below. In addition, start times for all 14 schools’ Homecoming…

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference and BIG EAST Conference today announced the matchups for the seventh annual Gavitt Tipoff Games, with eight men’s basketball contests set for Nov. 14-18, 2022. Game times and television designations will be announced on a future date. All games will be televised on FS1 or BTN.  The annual series, which…

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference office announced its annual Postgraduate Scholarship recipients on Thursday, as two student-athletes from each of the 14 Big Ten institutions who plan to continue their education at a graduate degree program were each awarded a $7,500 scholarship, based primarily on academic achievements. This year’s recipients, who represent 17 different…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former University of Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein has been named one of nine members for the Class of 2022 for induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame announced Wednesday (June 29) by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Making up the Class of 2022 are former players…

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 the 2024-25 academic year. After receiving written applications from the two…

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 Coast Conference teams. Tip times and network assignments will be…

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 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX. The Big Ten…

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 terms of the agreements and in accordance with conference bylaws,…

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 to the NCAA last month that supported Tarleton State University…

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 Jets with the No. 4 overall pick, marking The American’s…

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 the Big Ten Football Championship Game will be held at…

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 week going 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-run home…

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 Conference announced today that the Big Ten Football Championship Game…

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 make decisions that give our membership the best opportunity to…

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 our conference was born nearly sixty years ago, and we…

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 our conference was born nearly sixty years ago, and…