Zooom lets high schools, colleges train refs like pros
The Zionsville-based company has created a platform that lets schools upload video that can be used to train and critique officiating.
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Burke ready to pass baton to Purdue’s new athletic director
After spending almost 25 years as the front man for Boilermaker sports, Morgan Burke is ready to step down and revel in becoming just another fan.
Study: 83 percent of NCAA violations involve football, basketball
The most common infractions over the 61 years analyzed were recruiting inducements (57 percent), impermissible benefits (54 percent) and other recruiting violations (48 percent).
Georgia Tech athletic director accepts Purdue job
Mike Bobinski will succeed Morgan Burke, who announced in February he was retiring after 23 years in the position.
Woman to ask NCAA to ban sexually violent athletes
A woman who says she was raped by college football players nearly 20 years ago is asking the Indianapolis-based NCAA to ban sexually violent athletes.
NCAA to survey potential host cities on discrimination laws
The survey is an additional step under a new NCAA requirement for event hosts to provide a safe and discrimination-free environment for all athletes.
NCAA faces head-injury suit from former UNC football player
A former University of North Carolina football player has sued the Atlantic Coast Conference and the NCAA in federal court in Indianapolis, claiming his life changed after hits he took in practice and on the field caused concussions.
Rare Knute Rockne auction items could bring a fortune
They sat inside an Indiana safe deposit box for more than two decades—two prized possessions that legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne carried with him when he died in a 1931 plane crash.
Report: Big Ten getting $2.6 billion in new media deal
ESPN is reportedly set to pay close to $200 million per year for the secondary media rights of the Big Ten Conference, according to a Monday morning report by Sports Business Journal.
Louisville president resigning amid shakeup at scandal-plagued school
University of Louisville president James Ramsey is stepping down after 14 years in a massive shakeup of school leadership stemming from recent scandals, including one brought to light by an IBJ sister company.
IU trustees to consider $53M in upgrades to Memorial Stadium
The plan calls for a more than 66,000-square-foot addition to the football stadium.
Escort’s book publisher, author countersue Louisville students
Indianapolis-based IBJ Book Publishing LLC and author Dick Cady filed suit Friday in Jefferson Circuit Court, alleging the students sought notoriety for themselves and their attorneys and lacked proof of their allegations.
College hoops coaches to examine NCAA tournament selection
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced an ad hoc committee that will work with the Indianapolis-based NCAA to discuss selection, seeding and bracketing processes.
NCAA basketball attendance declines slightly
The Big Ten Conference drew the highest number of fans, with slightly more than 3.1 million attending games and 11 of 14 schools averaging more than 10,000 per game.
WRTV shutting down its Hometown Sports & News network
In a blow to local sports fans, WRTV Channel 6 is shutting down its Hometown Sports & News network and replacing it with a national syndicated network called Grit that features a lineup of action movies and westerns.
Former Fever coach Dunn takes assistant’s job at Kentucky
University of Kentucky women's basketball coach Matthew Mitchell has hired Hall of Fame coach Lin Dunn, completing an overhaul of his staff.
Vanderbilt confirms hiring of Indiana Fever coach White
Stephanie White said in a written statement the chance to coach Vanderbilt was an opportunity she couldn't pass up. She will stay with the Fever through the end of the WNBA season.
Butler basketball coach agrees to contract extension
Butler University men's basketball coach Chris Holtmann has received a one-year contract extension that will keep him with the Bulldogs through the 2021-22 season.
Delany won’t say if ESPN will be part of Big Ten media deal
Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany expects to announce a new media rights agreement this summer. He just wouldn't say if he expects ESPN to renew its deal.`
NFL team hopes to score with cheap stadium food
Behind the $2 hot dogs, $3 pretzels, and $5 beers is a strategy team executives say will make more money, not less.