‘A historic day for our athletics program’: Three takeaways on Larry Gies’ $100 million donation to Illini 247Sports Illinois receives historic $100 million donation from alumnus Larry Gies, renames football stadium CBS Sports Larry Gies Makes Transformational $100 Million Gift to Illinois Athletics University of Illinois Athletics Illinois’ stadium renamed after $100M donation ESPN Larry Gies makes generous $100 million gift to Illinois Athletics WANDTV.com …
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Larry Gies Makes Transformational $100 Million Gift to Illinois Athletics
Story Links CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois alumnus Larry Gies has made a $100 million gift to the Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA). The commitment is the largest gift in DIA history and represents one of the largest single gifts ever received by a college athletics program. Gies, whose name also adorns the University’s College of Business, …
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Read More »Ralphie VI Retires – University of Colorado Athletics
The University of Colorado’s iconic live buffalo Ralphie VI, nicknamed “Ember,” is retiring after four years of service as college football’s greatest mascot. Ember will now transition to a companion buffalo role, living with Ralphie V on their ranch. Due to an indifference to running, typical of many mammals both four-legged and two-legged, it was determined that it was in …
Read More »Remembering Deng Mayar – University of North Dakota Athletics
Story Links GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The University of North Dakota mourns the loss of former UND student-athlete Deng Mayar, who passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025. He was 22. Mayar was a member of the 2023-24 and 2024-25 UND men’s basketball teams and was preparing to play for the University of Nebraska at Omaha in …
Read More »KU Athletics Receives Historic $300 Million Gift From Longtime Donor and Alumnus David Booth
LAWRENCE, Kan. (Aug. 13, 2025) — Just days before the Kansas Jayhawks football season kickoff against Fresno State on Aug. 23, the University of Kansas announced an unprecedented gift from alumnus David G. Booth of Austin, Texas. The extraordinary gift, amounting to approximately $300 million, is the largest in Kansas Athletics and University of Kansas history, and is among the …
Read More »Sha’Carri Richardson vows to seek help after airport arrest | Athletics
The Olympic gold medal sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has said she plans to seek help following her 27 July arrest, which stemmed from a physical confrontation at an airport with her boyfriend, the US sprinter Christian Coleman. “I’m taking this time to not only see myself but get myself a certain level of help that overall is going to reflect who …
Read More »Sam Darnold, Geno Smith ranked next to each other in The Athletic’s ‘QB Tiers’ survey
“Sam, when you put the pieces around him, has as higher ceiling,” another voter said. “This is wild to say, but Geno is maybe better if your team is bad. Sam is better if your team is good.” Smith could be the higher-variance player, by this way of thinking. “Geno can look great, and you can win a game you …
Read More »The Athletic’s Premier League predictions for 2025-26: Title winner, best signing and much more
Will the return of Rodri propel Manchester City back to the top of the table? Is this the year Manchester United finally regain their status as a genuine Premier League power? How will a tragic summer affect Liverpool on the pitch? Can the promoted teams break the pattern of recent seasons and stay up? The 2025-26 season kicks off on …
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