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Big Ten Announces Postponement of Football to the Spring

The Big Ten has joined the Pac-12, the Mountain West and the Mid-American Conference in postponing fall sports. Here is the official statement from the Big Ten on the postponement of Football to the Spring: The Big Ten Conference announced the postponement of the 2020-21 fall sports season, including all regular-season contests and Big Ten Championships and Tournaments, due to ongoing…

ACC Follows NCAA, Removes All Championship Games From North Carolina

WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, and Equality NC, the statewide organization working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, hailed the Atlantic Coast Conference’s decision to stand up for the safety of its employees, players, and fans by moving championship games out…

ACC launches digital channel Friday

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – The Atlantic Coast Conference’s digital channel will launch Friday and live-stream 331 nonrevenue sporting events this fall for online viewing. The league announced the creation of the ACC Network Extra during last month’s football media days. It’s part of a larger plan to launch an ACC Network TV channel through its partnership with ESPN, with a…

ACC holding off on decision over 9-game football schedule

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Atlantic Coast Conference athletic directors are holding off on going to a nine-game league football schedule. League spokeswoman Amy Yakola said in a text message to The Associated Press that the ADs had “good further discussions” in a Friday morning conference call but made no decision. The idea has been around for years but has picked…