Jun 26, 2020 ESPN staff TO COMPETE AS a college athlete, you need talent, determination, and a willingness to drive your body and mind to the edge. After the competition is over, beyond the playing fields and arenas where the games and the races and the wins and losses are tallied, lie the challenges that
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10:16 PM ET Arizona paused its plan to bring athletes back to campus Monday, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases in Pima County and its impact on the local healthcare system. The school started bringing back athletes June 15 for voluntary workouts in groups of approximately 20, with new groups arriving each week. Arizona said
8:58 PM ET The Ivy League is considering two possibilities for an altered football season because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including forgoing the entire fall in favor of a seven-game, conference-only, spring season that would begin in April and conclude in mid-May, according to a sourced report from TMG Sports. According to the report,
8:27 PM ET The University of Michigan athletic department is projecting a budget deficit of $26.1 million for the 2021 fiscal year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and as part of expense-reducing initiatives, athletic director Warde Manuel, football coach Jim Harbaugh and men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard will all accept a 10% salary reduction from
2:42 PM ET Former Iowa running back Akrum Wadley on Monday detailed several allegations of mistreatment by current and former Hawkeyes coaches, writing that “playing for Iowa Football was a living nightmare.” Wadley, who played for Iowa from 2014 to 2017, mentioned head coach Kirk Ferentz, offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz and former strength and conditioning
10:00 AM ET Kiese Laymon Close Author of “Long Division” and “How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America” Associate professor of English and Africana Studies at Vassar College Editor’s note: This story about Ole Miss football was originally published on Oct. 14, 2015. Mississippi lawmakers voted on Sunday to retire the Confederate battle
8:42 AM ET Associated Press CARBON HILL, Ala. — A controversial Alabama mayor has resigned after posting disparaging comments about the University of Alabama football team voicing its support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Carbon Hill Mayor Mark Chambers submitted his resignation letter to the city clerk on Saturday, news outlets reported. The council
7:05 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. For as much progress as college football has made toward a resumption of activities over the
3:35 PM ET Associated Press PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Phil Krueger, who helped build a dominant defense as an assistant for 1967 national champion Southern California and later became part of the first coaching staff in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history, has died. He was 90. Krueger died Monday at his home, his family said. Skilled
2:56 PM ET ESPN News Services Under Armour is attempting to break its 15-year, $280 million contract with UCLA, according to the school. “UCLA Athletics learned this week that Under Armour is attempting to terminate its 15-year apparel and footwear contract with us and the Bruin community,” the school said in a statement Saturday. “We