U. Md. will grant lifetime scholarships to all athletes
The University of Maryland, College Park, laid down a monumental and historic framework by offering lifetime scholarships to all athletes.
Sports
Get ready for some ÷×football!
Football opens for the 2014 season: 582 teams in a diverse field. Our mathematical coverage takes a closer look.
IL football conferences change
Some minor conference realignment in IL high school football took place before the start of the fall 2014 season.
NCAA violated antitrust laws
The NCAA can't prohibit athletes from sharing in the revenue their names and images generate for colleges. Amateurism in the NCAA is threatened.
Calif. limits full-contact football practice time
The latest trend in high school football to protect kids' brains involves limiting the amount of tackling they do during practice.
Buddy Baseball promotes inclusion and understanding
Special Olympics Unified Sports is a growing trend, supported sometimes by state law, that gives disabled students a better chance to play sports.
Shepard band in soccer promo
Marchers from Alan B Shepard HS in IL had a little fun this summer playing the marching band in a video spoof about soccer and Ferris Bueller.
Germany 1:0 Argentina, a.e.t.
Germany became the World Cup champions in soccer today, defeating a strong Argentina team in extra time.
Rape on college campuses: the perils of the red zone
Freshmen are most vulnerable to sexual assault during their first few months, and several colleges can't or don't investigate.
World Cup tiebreakers
The US has a decent chance of advancing to the knockout round in the World Cup, even as Brazilians protest the country's spending on soccer.