Tag: Sport Financing: Page 2

Students

More Schools Mixing Beer, Football at Stadiums

A growing number of schools are bringing the party inside, opening taps in concourses that traditionally have been alcohol-free zones.

August 24, 2014

Students

Bad Behavior on Social Media Can Cost Recruits

At St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama, the high school that produced Crimson Tide quarterbacks AJ McCarron and Jake Coker, there’s a new preseason ritual for football players: the social media talk.

August 11, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Former Pro Football Player Shifts into Role of Scholar

Dr. Pellom McDaniels describes himself as a conundrum in the world of higher education.

July 8, 2014

Sports

NCAA Athletes Could Make Big Money Under Plan

University of San Francisco economist Daniel Rascher based his testimony at the NCAA antitrust trial on the 55 percent of broadcast revenue the NFL shares with its players.

June 15, 2014

Sports

Former TV Exec: Paying College Athletes Could Harm Sports

Neal Pilson testified that fans enjoy the concept of young people playing college sports for the love of the game.

June 12, 2014

Sports

Grambling Students Vote for Athletics Fee

Grambling State University’s athletic programs will get a boost in the fall after students approved an athletics fee that will generate an additional $1 million annually.

April 24, 2014

Sports

Did Big Time Football Trump Justice at Florida State University?

Investigation shows Florida State University and Tallahassee cops botched case of rape suspect and Heisman winner Jameis Winston.

April 21, 2014

Students

Hearings Begin to Consider if College Players are Employees

A federal agency kicked off the first in a series of hearings on whether to approve a bid by Northwestern University football players to unionize.

February 12, 2014

Sports

N.C. Attorney General to Pursue Police Shooting Case

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer is charged with last September’s shooting death of Jonathon Ferrell, a former Florida A&M football player.

January 13, 2014

Sports

Akron Assistant Football Coach Killed in Car Accident

Mississippi native, nicknamed “Tank,” killed in home state at age 44.

December 24, 2013

Sports

Report: Black Players Left Behind in Graduation Rates of Bowl-Bound Teams

A study of this year’s bowl-bound schools reveals they are graduating White players at a significantly higher percentage than African-American players.

December 9, 2013

Sports

Son of Former Grambling Coach Dies

The son of former Grambling State football coach Eddie Robinson has died.

November 7, 2013