If you go strictly by the official account, heatstroke was the cause of death for University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair. More...
Having Their Backs Once They Return
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A new NCAA rule says Division I institutions must cover costs for certain basketball players who want to come back to college -- but experts question whether it's enough, or whether "lifetime" scholarships should be for all athletes. More...
Maryland 'Parts Ways' With Strength Coach
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A University of Maryland at College Park football strength and conditioning coach, and one of the athletics staffers accused of perpetuating an abusive culture in the program, has resigned. More...
Details of a 'Toxic' Environment
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Experts say pressure to succeed in big-time football is behind reports of thrown weights, repeated verbal abuse and more at Maryland. Did it take a student's death to capture attention. More...
'Committed Change' for Men's Basketball
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The NCAA plans new rules for the sport it says will minimize corruption -- among them, allowing agents the association certifies to represent college players. More...
Cutting Academic Programs, Spending on Esports
By Colleen Flaherty. The Ohio conference of the American Association of University Professors sent a letter to the University of Akron on Friday, harshly criticizing its plan to cut 20 percent of its academic programs while investing in competitive online video gaming, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. More...
Facing Criticism, Vanderbilt Promises Money for Athletics
By Emma Whitford. Vanderbilt University issued a statement Friday that emphasized support for athletic programs after the university was accused of blocking athletics from raising money from certain donors while the university courted them for other fund-raisers. In the statement, the university said that athletics would be a "significant part" of future capital campaigns. More...
Comment matcher les compétences des athlètes avec les besoins de l’entreprise ?
Valérie Barlois-Leroux, Directrice du Pôle médico-social, associatif & sanitaire de Linkcity Centre Sud-Ouest (Groupe Bouygues Construction), Présidente du Conseil d’Administration du CREPS de Bordeaux Aquitaine, membre du Conseil d’Administration du COJOP Paris 2024, Médaillée d'or par équipe et d'argent en individuel à l'épée aux Jeux Olympiques d'été d'Atlanta (1996) est la marraine de la démarche expérimentale Pass'Sport 2.0 en Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Elle témoigne de sa reconversion professionnelle. Plus...
Les sportifs de haut niveau séduisent les entreprises
Avec Pass'Sport 2.0, un programme de reconversion 100 % digitalisé déployé depuis février 2018, Opcalia constate à nouveau que les qualités des sportifs professionnels sont très recherchées par les entreprises. Endurance, adaptabilité, esprit d'équipe, gestion du stress… Des atouts que les sportifs ne savent pas toujours valoriser. Plus...
Le sport, tremplin vers l'emploi
L'Agence pour l'éducation par le sport repère des jeunes des quartiers populaires et les met en relation avec des entreprises. Plus...