Sports reporter Laura Rutledge discusses her prediction for the upcoming 2020 NFL draft. Career Rutledge kicked off her professional journalism career with sideline reporting at Fox Sports. She first started broadcasting Tampa Bay Ray games and then moved on to cover the San Diego Padres. She also worked with College …
Read More »Construction on Florida’s new ballpark is right on track
Baseball season may have been cut short, but the Gators have a lot to look forward to. Construction is right on track for a glorious new ballpark that the Florida baseball program will soon call home. Just over a year ago construction began on a new stadium for the Florida …
Read More »FHSAA pushes all spring activies back to May 3
The FHSAA recently came out with a COVID-19 update. They said all activities would be pushed back to May 3. The FHSAA said they were following the lead of the U.S. Government, and acting in accordance with them. https://twitter.com/FHSAA/status/1245032170843967490 Possibly a shortened season The FHSAA is also looking at possibilities …
Read More »Iowa State AD Cuts Coaches’ Salaries
Iowa State is scrambling from what is already lost and what could be lost. The 15-year Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard plans to cut coaches’ salaries. To avoid layoffs, budget cuts are being made. Pollard explained his reasoning and the specifics of the cuts in his letter to Iowa …
Read More »WWE’s WrestleMania 36 to Take Place This Weekend; First Time With No Audience and Over Two Days
WWE’s WrestleMania 36 will air this weekend on April 4 and 5. It will not have a live audience. For the first time in WrestleMania history, the event will take place on one day and have no spectators in attendance. Filming was on March 25 and 26 but the event …
Read More »Athletic Directors Brace for Financial Loss
Athletic Departments across the country are feeling the financial pressure build as COVID-19 continues to cause delays and put a hold on athletic departments nationwide. With the health and well-being of their student-athletes at the forefront, finances soon follow as a top worry on the list for the leaders of …
Read More »NFL Doctor Details Conditions Required for League Start
The NFL’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, said the league would need to have widespread coronavirus testing in order to consider reopening the league. “As long as we’re still in a place where when a single individual tests positive for the virus that you have to quarantine every single …
Read More »SEC Changes Championship Hosting
After the NCAA decided to give spring athletes another year of eligibility, the SEC announced that schools set to host conference championships in 2020 will host those events in 2021. SEC schools scheduled to host Conference championship events that were cancelled in 2020 due to issues related to the coronavirus …
Read More »Lamar Jackson Working Out with Antonio Brown
The Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback, Lamar Jackson, has a new workout partner. One that has Ravens’ fans confused and pondering what this means for the team and the upcoming season. https://twitter.com/Primetime_jet/status/1245405615482179584 It’s no surprise that the reigning NFL MVP is working out with his teammate and the Ravens top wide receiver, …
Read More »NCAA Extends “Dead Period” for Recruiting
The COVID-19 pandemic is indefinitely forcing upon a number of different changes upon all sports across the world. Collegiate sports stand no different at the moment. Committees representing Divisions I and II of the NCAA declared that its current recruiting dead period will be extended past May 31. At first, the …
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