BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ACC Network to Offer Wall-To-Wall Coverage of 2025 ACC Football Kickoff Live from Charlotte, July 22-24 * * ACC Huddle: Kickoff Special airs in primetime Thursday, July 24 on ESPN2 and ACCN * ACCN and ACCNX to showcase 40+ hours of coverage live from Charlotte * Interviews with all 17 ACC football head coaches and participating student-athletes ACC Network wil  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 15 -- Major League Baseball issued the following news release: * * * Dodgers Announce Selections From Day Two of the Draft The Los Angeles Dodgers announced their 17 selections from day two of the 2025 MLB First-Year Player Draft, highlighted by Long Reach High School shortstop Aidan West (fourth round) and Rice University right-handed pitcher Davion Hickson (fifth round). The Dodgers selected a total of 21 players in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, including   more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, July 17 (TNSrpt) -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: * * * ECU part of proposed agricultural technology corridor in North Carolina GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 16, 2025) -- East Carolina University is part of a coalition of institutions working to establish an agricultural technology (agtech) innovation corridor across 42 North Carolina counties, with a vision of connecting the state's technology, research and agricultural sectors in ways that   more

NEW YORK, July 16 -- Major League Baseball issued the following news release: * * * Major League Baseball completes 2025 Draft presented by Nike Major League Baseball completed its 2025 Draft presented by Nike on Monday, with a total of 615 players being chosen in the 20 rounds. The Draft resumed in the fourth round via MLB.com on Monday afternoon after Sunday's completion of rounds one through three. Pitchers were the most frequently chosen players, with 360 being selected (279 RHP & 81 LHP  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Introduces Legislation Targeting University Investments in Adversarial Entities * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., introduced the Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act (PEOAA) to impose a 50% excise tax on problematic investments in listed adversarial entities when acquired, and a 100% tax on gains realized from such investments. The legislation applies onl  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * On the Frontlines: How the Health Sector is Responding to a Changing Climate * By Jamie Durana "I was personally in my backyard, saw the smoke, and the fire moved from four houses down to my backyard in about 22 seconds. When I went in and told my family we had to leave, it wasn't, 'Let's pack and then evacuate.' It was, 'We are leaving this second.'" Ashraf M. Elsayegh described the moments leading   more

RADFORD, Virginia, July 18 -- Radford University issued the following news release: * * * Radford University receives $600K grant to launch Highlander Center for Character and Public Impact By Justin Ward Radford University has been awarded a $604,396 grant from the Educating Character Initiative (ECI) through the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. This three-year Institutional Impact Grant will help the university expand its distinctive work in cultivating chara  more

WACO, Texas, July 15 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Record-breaking 197 student-athletes nominated to the 2025 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team(r) * Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association today announced a record-breaking 197 nominees for the 2025 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team(r), the highest in the award's 34-year history. College football student-athletes and head coaches from all levels of the sport are recogni  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 15 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Utah State University Receives $747K Grant to Expand Peacebuilding Curriculum LOGAN, Utah -- The Program on Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University has awarded Utah State University $747,310 Institutional Impact Grant through the Educating Character Initiative (ECI), supported by Lily Endowment Inc. The funding will help advance the Heravi Peace Institute's "Character of Peace" curriculum across USU's L  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 14 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * What's fueling wildfires in the Southeast? * Earlier this year, wildfires in the Southeast U.S. followed months of weather whiplash - from drought to floods and back to drought. Lauren Lowman, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Wake Forest University, explains the essential role fire plays in the region and how extreme weather affects wildfires. "We often think of wi  more