The UMass hockey team announced on Wednesday that former Michigan State forward Mikey DeAngelo has joined the Minutemen for the 2025-26 season as a transfer. DeAngelo, a 5-foot-11, 179-pounder, is the first confirmed addition for next season’s UMass team.

During his freshman season with the Spartans in 2024-25, DeAngelo potted nine points in 33 games. The Itasca, Illinois native helped Michigan State claim the Big 10 championship and a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

“Mikey DeAngelo comes to UMass after one year at Michigan State where he had a solid season on a very good college hockey team,” Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel said in a statement released by UMass athletics. “Mikey will bring speed and skill to our lineup and will fill one of the spots created by three UMass centers signing NHL contracts after this past season. With the opportunity that exists on our team, we expect Mikey to be a point-getter who plays a responsible game without the puck and plays with a lot of tenacity and plays to our identity as a team. It should be a smooth transition for Mikey, and I am excited to see his impact on our lineup.”

DeAngelo deposited 34 goals and 87 points in 110 games with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League across two seasons before his college hockey career.

PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley University has named a new dean for its College of Education of Health Sciences.

Dr. Jeffrey Wanko will begin his new role on July 15th.

Wanko recently served as Associate Provost at Miami University in Ohio.  He has also served in roles that include an Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs in the College of Education, Health, and Society.

Wanko has a Ph.D. in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy from Michigan State University, as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching from Miami University.

“I look forward to working collaboratively with the faculty, staff, and students to build on the university’s successes and to champion innovation, equity, and engagement in teaching, research, and service,” Wanko said in a statement.

Wanko takes over for Dr. Kathy Shapley, who has served as dean in the interim for the past year.

Alabama gymnastics associate head coach Justin Spring was awarded an Emmy on Wednesday night as part of NBC’s broadcast team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

NBC and Peacock’s coverage of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad won the Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event category, with Spring recognized as an event analyst.

The Alabama legend was only recently put in charge of co-chairing the president’s commission into college athletics following successful meetings between the two, yet things have already taken a turn

Donald Trump’s commission into college athletics appears to have hit a roadblock after the Nick Saban-led initiative was put on hold this week.

Earlier this month, various reports stated that the U.S. President had put the Alabama legend in charge of co-chairing his commission following crunch name, image and likeness (NIL) reform meetings ahead of a commencement address at the University of Texas for the Class of 2025.

The move was set to see Saban serve alongside Texas businessman Cody Campbell, founder of Texas Tech’s Matador Club NIL collective and chairman of the Texas Tech board of regents, where the commission would examine prominent issues facing college sports, most notably the transfer portal.

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The move came after Saban’s concern about NIL and the influx of money damaging college sports influenced Trump to take a stand. It was even claimed that the 78-year-old was considering an executive order after the Crimson Tide legend noted how the college sports landscape has changed for the worse.

Since that first meeting with the president, however, Saban has sought to distance himself from the idea of such a commission, repeatedly telling reporters how he believed it to be unnecessary, and that those in charge of college sports could get together and solve problems without a formal government-backed body getting involved.

As a result, it has now been reported that the presidential commission into college sports has come to a grinding halt. According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, the Saban-led project now appears unlikely to come into being any time soon, although there is emphasis on it being “paused” rather than completely cancelled.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Dellenger noted how the move could be “possibly rooted in its potential impact in Senate negotiations over college sports legislation.”

In a follow-up post, he added that it remains unclear how long the pause will extend and that any delay could result from giving five U.S. senators, led by Ted Cruz and Cory Booker, “more time to possibly reach an agreement on federal legislation.”

It would appear, though, that the decision from the White House comes off the back of Saban aiming to distance himself from the matter. Speaking to SEC Network last week, he said: “First of all, I don’t know a lot about the commission.

“Secondly, I’m not sure we really need a commission. A lot of people know exactly what the issues are in college football and exactly what we need to do to fix them. I think the key to the drill is getting people together so we can move it forward.”

Following up on his comments at his ‘Nick’s Kids Golf Tournament’ in Birmingham, Alabama, Saban also admitted that he would help President Trump in a consultancy role if needed.

“I know there’s been a lot of stuff out there about some commission or whatever. I don’t think we need a commission. I’ve said that before,” Saban said via Mike Rodak.

“I’m all for being a consultant to anybody who would think that my experience would be beneficial to helping create some of those solutions.”