COASTAL BENDS HOCKEY TEAM NOW LED BY INDUSTRY VETERANS
The Corpus Christi IceRays of the North American Hockey League announced that the team has added hockey and sports & entertainment industry veterans Steve Donner and George Manias as new Managing Partners to the club.
Texas House Gives First Approval to Bill That Would Allow Universities to Pay Student Athletes
Already able to collect from private entities, athletes for the first time would be able to receive direct payments from universities under the proposal.
Texas AG Announces Investigation into USA Fencing for Violating State Law
The investigation will uncover documents related to USA Fencing potentially engaging in false, deceptive, and misleading acts and practices.
Texas Wants the NCAA to Start Screening Student Athletes
Texas is suing the largest college sports governing body in the country in the hopes that a court will order the organization to “immediately begin screening the sex of student athletes.”
Texas Sues NCAA over Transgender Athletes’ Participation in Women’s Sports
The attorney general is accusing the organization of misleading fans by allowing transgender college athletes in women’s sports.
Illuminated Night Golf with The Firefly
The City of Corpus Christi and Foresight Golf celebrated the completion and grand opening of improvements to the Lozano Golf Center—introducing illuminated night golf to the Coastal Bend Region.
Vikings Table Tennis Tournament
Del Mar College’s Kinesiology Program is hosting two days of non-sanctioned USA Table Tennis tournament play April 26-27.
UT-Austin Football Coach to Make $10 million a Year
The UT System Board of Regents approved the contract this week, making Sarkisian one of the highest-paid coaches in the country.
Texas A&M names Mike Elko as new head football coach
College Station did not immediately say how much it will pay Elko.
Texas A&M to Spend $75 Million to Fire Football Coach Jimbo Fisher
The buyout amount is the largest in college sports history.
Texas AG Sues Biden Admin Over Title IX
State law that limits biological boys to participation in girls sports.
Sports Betting Efforts Find Support in Texas House
Both proposals require amending the Texas Constitution, and gaming advocates need to find more House support before they can advance to a difficult arena in the Senate.
TAMUK Wildlife Society Fishing Tournament
Wildlife Society at Texas A&M University in Kingsville held a fishing tournament and raffle fundraiser.
Texas Tech Basketball Coach Mark Adams Suspended
The head coach is also being investigated for allegedly spitting on a player during a game earlier in the season.
Lawmakers Support Bill Restricting Biological Men from Joining Biological Women's College Teams
The legislation would bar transgender men from competing on men’s college sports teams and transgender women from joining women’s college athletic teams.
UT Fires Head Basketball Coach
The university paid $4 million to buy out his contract at Texas Tech University. He was one of UT’s highest-paid employees.
Council Authorizes Lease Agreement for City’s First Cricket Field
This first cricket field will expand recreational offerings to a new population segment and will further help promote healthy lifestyles and physical activity.
Improvements for Lozano Golf Center
The estimated completion of the construction project is May 2023.
UT Head Basketball Coach Suspended
Beard, 49, was arrested early Monday morning for allegedly strangling his fiancé after Austin police responded to a 911 call at a home in Tarrytown.
WNBA Star Brittney Griner Released from Russian custody
The Texas basketball star was first detained in February, and had recently been moved to a Russian penal colony.