They highlighted unity. They had Zoom calls together for weeks, months. They were all in this together, the commissioners of the powerful college football conferences, trying to overcome a challenge like they had never seen before. Yes, good talk. That was in the spring, when both camaraderie and the football …
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For years, SEC fans have clamored for fewer games against lower-level squads and more big-time showdowns with opponents of their own teams’ stature. It took a pandemic, but they can get their wish. SEC is nearing a deal on a 10-game schedule for the conference only, multiple sources said. Illustrated …
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In the spring of a long time ago, when the weather was an ally, some college athletic leaders pointed to June 1 as a deadline to declare the fate of the football season. So that became June 15 … then July 1 … then July 15. The worse the prospect, …
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Has the Arizona State swimming and diving program just started a trend in college sports? We could find out soon. The Sun Devils made the surprising announcement on Sunday that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are representing all of their male and female teams during the 2020-21 seasons, basically …
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Donna Shalala is not your normal Washington DC policy. She is the former president of two gigantic soccer players, Miami and Wisconsin. She knows soccer. And then she knows how difficult it is for the coronavirus to play soccer this fall. Specifically, it encompasses the obstacle of contact tracing, which …
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