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The bill before the Senate would make it illegal to cut bowling
A provision buried in the Protect College Sports Act would freeze scholarships and roster spots for nonrevenue sports at 2024–25 levels. Schools are eliminating those programs right now.
The stadium was booked
Georgia high school football starts earlier this week than it ever has. The reason has nothing to do with football.
The Coach Who Beat Savannah State 87–0 Played for Savannah State
A Division II program opened its season against the defending HBCU national champion. The result was scheduled a year in advance.
It Has Doubled Every Year
Urban Golf Weekend started in 2023 with 120 people. This Labor Day it sold more than 600 tickets, added an expo, and signed Lexus as title sponsor.
Five and One
All six MEAC programs played on opening weekend. Five won, and two of the wins came against CAA opponents.
1.2 Million People Watched a Game in Atlanta
The MEAC/SWAC Challenge outdrew most of the opening weekend. It was played at Center Parc, and it came down to a throw with 2:41 left.
She Said It Before the Game
Morgan State's athletic director described the end of the guarantee game five days before her team played one.
The Champion’s September
Prairie View A&M won the SWAC last year. It opened this one at a top-five FCS program and plays at Baylor next week.
The Game That Was Cancelled, and the Hole It Left
Georgia and Florida A&M agreed to walk away from a 2028 game carrying a $650,000 guarantee. Neither side paid a penalty.
They Gave Up the Date
For the first time since 1984, Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern did not open the season against each other. ESPN wanted the game somewhere else.
He Asked Tana Umaga. He Did Not Ask Me.
An account of the Durban haka from the one member of the household who was left at home.