It looks like even the Oakland Athletics are joining the mass exodus of Californians fleeing for a better life.
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 6:32 pm
By: Daily Wire
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N.C. State University is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the university did nothing about alleged sexual abuse within the athletic department in 2015.
Published: Thursday, April 20th, 2023 @ 2:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Onslow County incident highlights the need for reforms at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Published: Sunday, March 26th, 2023 @ 10:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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World Athletics, formerly the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF), is the world governing body for track & field, cross country events
Published: Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 @ 6:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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East Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame member Paul Gay passed away Wednesday at the age of 90.
Published: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 @ 1:43 pm
By: ECU Sports
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Jon Gilbert will continue as East Carolina University's Director of Athletics after the university's Board of Trustees approved a five-year contract today.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 4:38 pm
By: ECU Sports
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Governor Roy Cooper has signed the Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics bill into law.
Published: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 @ 12:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. legislature passed the Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics on Wednesday, Nov. 17. The conference report for this bill is one of several policy measures working its way quickly through committees as lawmakers look to wrap up a drawn-out legislative session.
Published: Sunday, December 5th, 2021 @ 4:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC High School Athletics Association mounts massive effort to block their dismantling
Published: Saturday, July 31st, 2021 @ 1:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The legislative proposal would end private non-profit’s control of high school sports
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 10:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the N.C. Senate Education Committee presented a bill that would effectively end the High School Athletic Association’s role in supervising high school athletics, a role the organization has held since 1913.
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 10:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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ECU and Pirate Club leaders and donors gathered on a drizzly Thursday afternoon to celebrate construction at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and other athletic facilities that will improve experiences for student-athletes and fans alike
Published: Sunday, January 28th, 2018 @ 9:54 am
By: ECU News Services
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All Southside sporting events for the Fall 2017 Semester.
Published: Thursday, August 31st, 2017 @ 12:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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An East Carolina University faculty member will team up with researchers at Memphis and Temple to improve the well-being of student-athletes in the American Athletic Conference
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2017 @ 1:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The Great Recession has led to greater scrutiny and tighter budgets across much of higher education. One area however that fails to reflect these trends is spending on college athletics
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 @ 4:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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East Carolina University supporters are making a habit of breaking records.
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2016 @ 4:21 am
By: ECU News Services
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The East Carolina University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename Building 71, formerly Aycock Residence Hall, as Legacy Hall during its regularly scheduled meeting Friday, Feb. 19. The motion came from the trustees' Athletics and Advancement Committee.
Published: Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 @ 1:21 am
By: ECU News Services
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Growing up in Fuquay-Varina in the 1960s, Sheilah Cotten's only chance to participate in competitive sports before she entered high school was retrieving foul balls during boys' baseball games.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 @ 3:45 am
By: ECU News Services
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Supporters of East Carolina University gave a record-breaking $39 million in commitments in the 2014-15 year to benefit scholarships, faculty resources, programs, research, facilities, health care, athletics and more.
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 @ 9:15 am
By: ECU News Services
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Terry Holland, who led the East Carolina University athletics department during one of the Pirates' most successful periods, was honored by the school today as it named one of its sports venues after him.
Published: Wednesday, November 26th, 2014 @ 10:52 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Can a university be so influential and respected in a community that its public image can withstand any kind of onslaught?
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 2:40 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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UNC System President Tom Ross recently appeared before the Knight Commission to address the need to reform some of the egregious problems with college athletics. Well-intentioned as Ross was, his suggestions won’t fix the underlying problems.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:58 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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I am sure there is quite a bit of giggling in faculty lounges about the latest reports on UNC athletics. A former academic advisor to Carolina athletes is alleging that there are many players who read at a 4th to 8th grade level, and that at least one former basketball player could not even read.
Published: Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 @ 4:13 am
By: Brant Clifton
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