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The United States Sports Academy announces the hire of Mike Neal as its inaugural Head Baseball Coach.  Neal comes to the Eastern Shore after spending 25 years as the Head Baseball Coach at Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois. Neal is the winningest coach in Blackburn College history in any sport finishing with 362 victories at Blackburn and currently has 437 victories collegiately.  During his time at Blackburn, Neal’s teams set the school record for victories in a season three times.  His 2002 team won the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) for the first time in school history and advanced to the NCAA Division III regional in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. A year later his Blackburn team defeated Division I Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.  In 2004, his team won the SLIAC conference for [...]

United States Sports Academy’s President and Director of Athletics Dr. Steve Condon has named Morgan Cinello as the inaugural Head Softball Coach. Cinello comes to the Eagles from Gulf Shores High School, where she was an assistant since 2021.   Before her time at Gulf Shores, Cinello served in two stints at the University of Alabama as a graduate assistant and assistant coach. While there, the team went 188-55 and were named the SEC Regular Season Champions in 2019 and SEC Tournament Champions in 2021. The Crimson Tide made two super regional appearances and two College World Series appearances. Cinello worked for Wichita State University as their pitching coach for the 2020 season.  "After a national search, we are thrilled to announce the newest addition to our athletic family, Morgan Cinello, [...]

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The United States Sports Academy (USSA) is working to provide degree and non-degree sport education programs to members of the USA Rugby Eagle Alumni Association to help them find careers in the sports field when their playing days end. USA Rugby, the USA Rugby Eagle Alumni Association and the United States Sports Academy (USSA) are proud to announce a new partnership aimed at career advancement for the USA Eagles rugby alumni and athletes. Through the partnership, USSA will provide discounted education opportunities to previous, current, and future USA Rugby National Team players accepted into its academic programs. Known around the world as America’s Sports University, USSA offers accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees in sports management, sports coaching, sports exercise science, and sports studies. It also offers non-degree courses, continuing education, [...]

For more than 50 years, the United States Sports Academy (USSA) has been dedicated to providing students with high quality sport education programs, while preserving the legacy of sport and its athletes across the span of time. Now, USSA is carrying its mission forward after it received permission from the family of Jim Thorpe to offer scholarships, an educational course, and memorabilia room in the name of the legendary multi-sport athlete. In addition, USSA has submitted an application to receive designation as an official Olympic Studies Center, as recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). If approved, USSA will name its Olympic Studies Center – the only one of its kind in the United States – after Thorpe. Born in Indian Territory in what is now modern day Oklahoma, Thorpe [...]

In September, the USSA Eagles men’s soccer team won its historic first match 3-2 against Union 10 at Trione Park in Daphne. Andrew Flad scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second half. Leonardo Argote started the scoring with USSA’s first ever goal – a stunning midfield shot early in the first half – and the Eagles added a goal on a penalty kick from Henry McMurphy. The team plays under the leadership of longtime collegiate and professional coach Peter Fuller. “It is an honor and a privilege to be the first head coach for soccer at the United States Sports Academy,” Fuller said. “We are excited to welcome in our first class of players for this fall, and we are looking forward to what the future holds for this [...]

Because of his fine attention to detail, super realistic style, and inspirational story, Steve Skipper is the United States Sports Academy’s 2023 Sport Artist of the Year. Skipper will receive the Academy’s Sport Artist of the Year award on the USSA campus in Daphne, Ala., on November 9 at a special event beginning at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and light hors d'oeuvres will be served. A native of Homewood, Ala., Skipper is the first African American artist to complete art pieces sanctioned by NASCAR, the University of Alabama, Auburn University, the Dallas Cowboys, the Green Bay Packers, the Professional Bull Riders Association and the Professional Golfers’ Association. With no formal art training, Skipper’s inspirational story is one of an ex-gang member and drug [...]

The public is invited as the USSA Eagles men’s soccer team plays its historic first home match against Mississippi College on Wednesday, October 4, at 4 p.m. at the Fairhope Soccer Complex. Meet USSA faculty, staff, and soccer players and get to know the university admissions staff at this special event. Admission is free, and concessions will be available for purchase. The first 20 high school students who visit our admissions tent will receive a USSA Eagles shirt, USSA swag bag, and will be entered into a drawing for a soccer ball autographed by the inaugural USSA Eagles team and coaches. The Eagles (2-2) are fresh off a 6-2 win on the road in north Mississippi against Blue Mountain College. The Fairhope Soccer Complex is located at 18383 County Road [...]

Andrew Flad scored the go ahead goal midway through the second half and the United States Sports Academy Eagles won their historic first match 3-2 against Union 10 in Daphne on September 7. Leonardo Argote started the scoring with a stunning midfield shot early in the first half, and the Eagles added a goal with a penalty kick from Henry McMurphy. The Eagles (1-0) play their next match on September 13 on the road against the University of Mobile at 7 p.m. Click here to see their whole schedule for the season. The team plays under the leadership of longtime collegiate and professional coach Peter Fuller. “It is an honor and a privilege to be the first head coach for soccer at the United States Sports Academy,” Fuller said. “We [...]

The United States Sports Academy (USSA) and Bishop State Community College (BSCC) signed an articulation agreement that will help students, faculty, and staff at Mobile’s urban community college to study at America’s Sports University. Through the agreement, USSA will accept transfer credits from students who have completed an associate’s degree at BSCC. In addition, USSA will accept BSCC faculty and staff wanting to pursue a master’s degree in sports management, sports coaching, sports exercise science or sports studies, or a doctoral degree in sports management. The university is also offering its Presidential Transfer Scholarship to anyone from Bishop State who transfers in, amounting to a 50 percent discount after other aid is applied. “I love doing whatever it takes to create opportunities for our students, faculty, and staff, and that’s [...]

Record enrollments, undergraduate students on campus, and the buzz of intercollegiate athletics made the first day of the fall semester exciting on the campus of the United States Sports Academy (USSA). Known around the world as America’s Sports University, USSA more than doubled its enrollment year over year from fall 2022 to fall 2023. The increase makes USSA effectively the fastest growing university in the state of Alabama. The boost in enrollments came on the heels of the introduction of new president Dr. Steve Condon in January 2023. Condon made enrollment his top priority, and the results are evident. USSA dean of sport business Dr. Brandon Spradley is a veteran teacher on the USSA campus and is a former collegiate athlete himself, having been part of the track and field [...]