When women's athletic director Christine Grant settled behind her desk in her new office at the University of Iowa in 1973, she knew the fight for some semblance of equality for women athletes in the Big Ten was not going to be an easy one.

Five Penn State Nittany Lions and a Michigan Wolverine earned women's soccer individual accolades.

The Big Ten Conference brought home a total of 35 medals, which includes 15 gold, nine silver and 11 bronze, at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.

As the 2012 Olympic Games commence this week, the Big Ten Conference will boast over 100 participants and coaches in London from July 25-August 12.

The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday that 587 student-athletes have been selected recipients of the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award.

Michigan State basketball player Draymond Green and Ohio State track athlete Christina Manning were named the Jesse Owens Male and Suzy Favor Female Athletes of the Year, respectively, the conference office announced on Monday.

Manning became an NCAA champion in the 60-, and 100-meter hurdles and was named a three-time Big Ten Indoor Champion and three-time Big Ten Outdoor Champion. A four-time first-team All-American during the 2011-12 seasons, she is a 10-time Big Ten champ...

This season, Miller became a three-time Big Ten champion, winning the 3,000-meter indoor title and the 500 and 1,500 meter outdoor crowns. She was named a second-team All-American and holds three school records. After qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Ch...

The Big Ten earned three national titles on Saturday, totaling six NCAA crowns over the four-day event.

The final day of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships is underway in Des Moines, Iowa.