Ashton Jeanty made a bold move—turning down massive NIL offers to stay in college. Now, the former Boise State running back ...

Many people across the world play video games as a form of entertainment, whether it's on a computer, console or on a phone. According to a Pew Research Center study, 43% of adults say they often or sometimes play video games. That number increases to 60% among people aged 18 to 29. Gaming is seen as a casual pastime, but in recent years gaming has evolved beyond a hobby and has become a multi-million dollar industry.

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 The evolution and implementation of technology in high school sports has transformed how we administer, strategize and officiate in sports. For the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) careful strategic implementation is key. Managing 785 member schools and 38 state championships means managing innovative technology and ensuring its done right for student athletes, coaches, officials and administrators.

TROY, Ala. – Troy Athletics announced Wednesday the themes surrounding Troy's six home football games this fall. The schedule features all Saturday games, including matchups with South Alabama and Memphis.   "We strive to have one of the best gameday experiences and atmospheres for our incredible fans as gameday at The Vet is such a special occasion," Troy Athletics Director Brent Jones said. 

Subscribe today The Denton Record-Chronicle is offering North Texas fans a chance to read all of our content for $1 per month through the spring sports season. Sign up here: dentonrc.com/subscribe-now/sports-offer/ North Texas athletic director Jared Mosley vowed weeks ago to maneuver the school’s athletics department in a way that would set it up for success in a new era of college athletics.

COLUMBIA, MO – University of Missouri soccer has signed transfer defender Autumn Jackson from Saint Louis, head coach Stefanie Golan announced. Jackson, a redshirt-sophomore, comes to the Tigers after spending two seasons with the Billikens. “Autumn is a fantastic young woman,” Golan said. “She is athletic, tough defensively, and wants to get involved in the attack. We are excited that the next step of her journey is going to be at Mizzou!”

SPOKANE, Wash. (May 7) — The Spokane Indians picked up back-to-back wins Wednesday night, grinding past the Vancouver Canadians 9-7 in a close battle at Avista Stadium. On Smokey Bear Night, the evening didn’t start the way Spokane had hoped. Vancouver’s Adrian Pinto homered on the first pitch of the game to put the Canadians up 1-0. Indians starter McCade Brown settled in quickly, though, striking out two in the opening frame to limit the damage.


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 BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State rounds out the regular season at the University of South Dakota, while a few distance runners head to Iowa State University for Power Conference competition on Friday evening. HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN "This weekend presents another opportunity for our teams to line up against some quality competition. The coaches are looking for improvements as we dial in for the conference championships.


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 MIAMI — FIU's volleyball program announced the hiring of Chen Abramovich as its new assistant coach on Thursday afternoon.  Abramovich joins the Panther coaching staff following a decorated prep and collegiate career as a student-athlete. A native of Kfar Saba, Israel, Abramovich was a standout player for Galili High School and her club, Hapoel Kfar Saba.

The Royals added reliever Stephen Nogosek on a minor league deal and assigned him to Triple-A Omaha. The move was announced by the affiliate. Nogosek, 30, signs out of the Mexican League. He’d made 10 appearances for the Diablos Rojos. The surface numbers aren’t all that impressive. The righty gave up 10 runs (six earned) on 12 hits over nine innings.

Nick Heckford has been appointed as a challenge referee for the FIVB Men’s World Championships 2025.   The Volleyball England Working Group Lead and Hall of Fame member will fly out to officiate at the event on Manila, Philippines, which will be held from 12th to 28th September 2025.  A total of 64 matches will be staged across the 17 days of competition. 

By Lydia Mee is a contributing sports writer located in the West Midlands, England. Her focus is on F1 and NASCAR. She has in-depth knowledge of Motorsport as a whole. Lydia joined Newsweek in March 2024, having previously written Motorsport content for Sports Illustrated. You can get in touch with Lydia by emailing, l.mee@newsweek.com. You can find her at X @LMeeMotorsport.

The NASCAR Chicago Street race is facing concerns from local residents ahead of its return for the third year of racing in the city in July. The Chicago Police met with local residents along with NASCAR representatives on Wednesday, according to a report from CBS News. One resident, Paul Wasserman, claimed, "It's really tough on the neighborhood during NASCAR. "Occasionally when there's an event going on down here, you get like a bad day or maybe a bad night for like a Beyoncé concert or something, but this is like that, but for however long NSACAR goes on."

Editor’s Note: As Commencement approaches, we are featuring some of our Neag School Class of 2025 graduating students over the coming days. Major: BS, Sport ManagementHometown: Holly Springs, North Carolina Q: Why did you choose UConn? A: I committed to come to UConn without ever stepping foot on campus. I had a virtual visit, and although the campus is beautiful with state-of-the-art athletic facilities, the culture was most captivating.

USATSI Former Alabama coach Nick Saban is expected to co-chair President Donald Trump's commission into college athletics, a source confirmed to CBS Sport's Richard Johnson. The news comes after Trump met with Saban to discuss potential name, image and likeness reform. Additionally, Texas businessman Cody Campbell, founder of Texas Tech's Matador Club NIL collective and chairman of the Texas Tech board of regents, will serve as co-chair alongside Saban.

In college baseball, the SEC is widely seen as the premier conference for baseball. The South, in general, is often seen as the premier region. However, Oregon Ducks head coach Mark Wasikowski recently pushed back against that, advocating for the West Coast. Wasikowski, a California native who has been the head coach at Oregon since 2020, has coaching experience around the country.


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 ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Olaf College men's and women's track and field teams will head to Macalester College on Friday and Saturday for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The meet will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10 at Macalester Stadium, with field events starting at 2 p.m.

When Erica Simpson returned to her Paliskates skate shop four months after it was destroyed by the Palisades wildfires, little progress had been made in clearing her lot. Caution tape warning of asbestos lined the perimeter of the building; a sign declaring the property had passed its hazardous materials removal was perched outside. The rest of the building looked similar to what Simpson had seen just one day after the fires ravaged her neighborhood in January.

Sparks appear to trail behind the volleyball on its rapid downward journey that glances off the hardwood or caroms off a defenseless rival player. The explosive, impressive kill shot launched by senior outside hitter “Johnny Smash” Di Carlo has provided continuous, unforgettable highlights of the 2025 Indian River High School boys’ volleyball season. Di Carlo has made the kill shot a powerful art form during his first and only season studying and playing boys’ volleyball at the school in Dagsboro.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Cheyenne man has been formally charged with felony aggravated assault and robbery in connection with an April 17 incident near The American Legion. Zachery Stief, born 1993, was arrested April 24 after Cheyenne officers responded to 2001 E. Lincolnway at 1:58 a.m. April 17 for a report of an assault with a knife, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

Juan Manuel Correa will join HMD Motorsports for several events in the 2025 INDY NXT by Firestone season, team officials announced May 7. American-Ecuadorian Correa will make his debut in the Indianapolis Grand Prix this Friday and Saturday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. He also will compete in seven event weekends and participate in two oval tests throughout the year as he aims to establish himself in the North American open-wheel racing scene.

Kansas Speedway will play host to the ARCA, Truck and Cup series on its first annual NASCAR race weekend. The 1.5-mile oval will play host to a 100-lap ARCA race Friday night, a 134-lap Truck race Saturday night and a 267-lap Cup race Sunday afternoon. Kansas has been on NASCAR’s national schedule since opening in 2001. A year ago, Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher by 0.001 seconds at Kansas, the closest margin of victory in Cup history.

LOS ANGELES – Trumain Carroll, a two-decade expert in strength and conditioning, has been named USC's director of football sports performance, Trojan head coach Lincoln Riley announced today (May 7). "Coach Carroll is an accomplished strength and conditioning professional who has consistently trained his teams to compete at the highest level," said Riley. "His ability to develop players with an emphasis on a strong team culture has been evident throughout his career.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Brag House Holdings (NASDAQ: TBH) has filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for FY2024 and reaffirmed its strategic vision focused on Gen Z engagement through gaming. The company is developing a digital platform for casual college gamers to compete and engage in school-spirit-based activities. The company highlighted its strategic partnership with Learfield, launched in April 2025 with Florida Gators Athletics, marking the first step in a planned expansion across Learfield's network of over 200 collegiate institutions.

Pasadena’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department (PRCS) is considering gradually returning to pre-COVID fee structures for youth programs after having significantly reducing prices during the pandemic. The potential increases, which would affect youth sports, after-school programs, and summer day camps, could generate up to $600,000 in additional annual revenue for park maintenance and expanded services. “We believe that some of the dollars generated from that can definitely help … with infrastructure improvements, help us developing maintenance programs such as the resurfacing programs and field renovation programs,” said Koko Panossian, Director of Pasadena’s Parks, Recreation & Community Services during a May 7 budget presentation to the Public Safety Committee.