University of Delaware joins Conference USA this year after leaving the Coastal Athletic Association. (Photo from Conference USA)

What to know about UD’s move to Conference USA in July 2025

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Sports

University of Delaware Athletics believes the move to Conference USA in 2025 will position them well to create an NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) budget in a few years. “We don’t have an NIL budget like what is being reported by a lot of other schools, but we are working with a collective on NIL opportunities for our student-athletes,” said …

Delaware conducted its first study on how sports tourism affects the local and state economy. (Photo from DE Turf)

Exclusions in sports tourism report suggest a higher economic impact than the $403.2M reported

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Government

WILMINGTON – Sports tourism in Delaware is thriving, with a total economic impact of $403.2 million on the state last year. In the first study of its kind, the Delaware Tourism Office released a report Friday that showed 1.1 million out-of-state visitors attended an event as a participant or spectator throughout the state in 2023. But how the state arrived …