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covid-19
September 9, 2020

Cal U Football Player Dies of COVID-19 Complications

Jamain Stephens, an NCAA Division II football player at California University of Pennsylvania, passed away this week with the university's athletic department confirming his death. It appears Stephens, a senior defensive lineman, died from complicati...


lighting
September 9, 2020

Shedding Light on Price vs. Total Cost of Ownership

{Sponsored} “How much does it cost?” When it comes to sports lighting and the decision to upgrade to LED, that’s always the first question. But what if someone told you there was a better question to ask? What if, instead, you were to ask...


coach
September 8, 2020

Kansas Coach Arrested After Allegedly Posing As Teen Online

An assistant boys high school basketball coach in Topeka, Kansas allegedly posed as a teenage girl on social media to get explicit photos from other teenagers, according to the FBI. Jeffrey D. Pierce, the assistant basketball coach of Seaman (KS) ...


survey
September 4, 2020

Survey: LGBTQ Athletes Have Higher Self-Esteem, Grades

According to a new survey from The Trevor Project, LGBTQ youths who participate in sports are likelier to have higher self-esteem, do better in school, and show fewer symptoms of depression compared to their LGBTQ peers. They surveyed more than 17...


ihsa
September 2, 2020

IHSA Offers Guidance on Contact Days

Football will not be played in the fall for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), but the state's high school governing body has offered guidance on "contact days" for high-risk sports like football. According to a report from WAND NBC-17, ...


September 1, 2020

MHSAA Could Reconsider Fall Football If This Happens…

The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) has previously announced that its football season has been postponed until the spring of 2021, but there is one more last-ditch effort to fit the sport into its normal fall season. According to...


flag football
August 31, 2020

Flag Football Starting Up in NC This Fall

In the absence of a fall high school football season, a start-up 7-on-7 flag football league has sprouted up in North Carolina. The North Carolina Triad Fusion is hosting the flag football league for high school student-athletes who want to sharpe...


referees
August 28, 2020

Lack of Referees a Worry for GHSA

As the September 4 kick-off date for Georgia High School Association (GHSA) football draws closer, some counties are already finding a shortage of available referees. According to a report from WJBF ABC-6, football officials are down 27 percent fr...