To become a standout, Clearwater High student stood alone It's 5 a.m. in South Greenwood, and Bennie Niles IV is alone. The house is dark and still. Outside, the neighborhood sleeps. Bennie swings his feet onto the carpet. He has work to do. Bennie i… more »

Football coach Rick Comegy is hoping two of last season's starters - including one all-conference player - will be with Jackson State when it starts fall practice. Tight end Renty Rollins and punter Reed Gallagher were held out of spring drills to fo… more »

A season opener at the University of Iowa and five home games, including another popular Thursday night contest, highlight Tennessee Tech's 2011 football schedule, announced today by Director of Athletics Mark Wilson. The 10-game schedule awaiting Go… more »

All of a sudden there’s a new entrant in the competition for the starting quarterback job at Elon University. Maryland freshman Tyler Smith has decided to transfer out of the Terrapins football program and join Elon, said Bret Comp, the quarterback’… more »

Of all the laws that have benefited athletics in the past 40 years, Title IX has been the most valuable, misunderstood and controversial. Title IX was enacted on June 23, 1972, and states "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be… more »

More than the 26 national championships and 180 Ivy League titles across 38 sports over 17 years as the director of athletics at Princeton University, Gary Walters hangs his hat on giving his student-athletes a once-in-a-lifetime experience. To that… more »

On a Saturday afternoon in 2002, a sportswriter walked into the office of University of New Hampshire Athletic Director Marty Scarano and asked a simple question: Is football still relevant at UNH? Earlier that afternoon less than 1,500 fans had tur… more »