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July 15, 2020

More Leagues Cancel Fall Sports Seasons

You can now add the Patriot League and the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) to the Ivy League as collegiate conferences to postpone its fall sports season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Patriot League announcement — which doesn’t...


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July 13, 2020

NFHS Course ‘COVID-19 for Coaches & Administrators’ Now Available

As athletic departments across the country attempt a return to athletic activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has developed a new course to help coaches and administrators navigate a s...


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July 10, 2020

Ivy League, Big 10 Make Headlines with Big Decisions

Two NCAA Division 1 conferences made some bold decisions this week in regards to its plans for athletics amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, July 8, the Ivy League — consisting of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, ...


July 8, 2020

Stanford to Eliminate 11 of 36 Varsity Programs

Stanford University announced this week that it will be eliminating nearly a third of its varsity sports programs following the 2020-21 academic year. Eleven of the school's 36 varsity sports have been cut and include the following: men's and wome...


July 8, 2020

Utes Football Coach Suspended Following Former Player’s Revelation

A former University of Utah football player is making national headlines for his recent revelation that one Utes coach allegedly used racial rhetoric. Ryan Lacy, once a full-scholarship player for the Utes, said on Twitter that during a 2008 pract...


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July 6, 2020

Five Strategies for Team Support During COVID-19

Anxious, worried, and looking for answers.  That is the daily life of a student-athlete, along with coaches and administrators in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. What do we know and how can we keep everyone informed without instilling more fear or c...


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July 2, 2020

UMass-Dartmouth Drops 8 Sports Programs

The athletics department of the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth announced this week that it will be dropping eight intercollegiate sports programs, effective immediately, according to a press release from the school. The programs that have b...


July 1, 2020

OHSAA Creating ‘Multiple Scenarios’ for High School Football

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="522"] Photo: 2C2K Photography / Creative Commons[/caption] With the start of July, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is putting together a number of scenarios for the high school football s...