Mike Lucius is the new manager of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, a state spokeswoman said Tuesday. Lucius replaces Watt Whatley, who served as the Jackson stadium’s executive director since 1995 but wasn’t replaced when the Department of Fina… more »

Blue Hens' passion for football prompts tight end to transfer from Washington State. As he searched for a new start to his college football career, Trevor Mooney was directed 3,000 miles east by someone who knew the terrain. The Washington State t… more »

Larry Beard left Sandy Creek a little more than four years ago. Today, he’s being called one of the top defensive ends in the Southern Conference and could contend for All-American honors as a senior defensive end at Georgia Southern. “I want us t… more »

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale athletics department mourns the passing of former head football coach John Pont, who passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 80. Pont died at his home in Oxford, Ohio, after a battle with cancer. Pont was named Yale's he… more »

From a young boy who spoke only Italian upon entering grade school in Montclair’s 4th Ward, Angelo "Butch" Fortunato’s career in Montclair athletics, academia and politics was rivaled by few. Mr. Fortunato, 89, died on Friday, June 27, in St. Augusti… more »

William Hayes is in the very early stages of what he hopes will be a successful NFL career but he is also finding time to focus on helping others. Hayes, a former star at High Point Andrews and Winston-Salem State, was a fourth-round pick by the Tenn… more »

Eastern athletic director Barbara Burke has announced there will be several staff changes for the athletic department. Two new faces will be seen this fall with the hiring of Clint Bays and Aaron Haselhorst. Bays was hired as Eastern's new coordin… more »

POCATELLO - A minute's walk from Holt Arena, A.J. Storms prowled the secondary during Team Treasure Valley's practice on Wednesday. Both places - the stadium and the position - are ones Storms longs to occupy. Excelling within both is now his sole focus… more »

Don Patterson isn’t going to argue with at least one preseason football prognosticator. Patterson’s Western Illinois football team is ranked 15th by The Sporting News in its preseason top 25 for the Football Championship Subdivision, a rating that th… more »

TERRE HAUTE — According to Matt Duke, one of the reasons he’s coming to play football at Indiana State is to give the Sycamores an infusion of something they’ve sorely lacked in recent seasons. “Coach [Trent] Miles cleaned house with some guys who di… more »

DURHAM — Eric Cumba is getting used to starting football seasons after the rest of the nation. For the third straight year, his University of New Hampshire team will open one week after just about everybody else — on Sept. 6 at Army, by which time 10… more »

Head coach Pat Sullivan expects some strong competition for spots on his second Samford football team, particularly with three transfers from I-A schools who are now enrolled and working out. The Bulldogs have signed quarterback Matt Malouf from the… more »