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FFRF speaks out against GA basketball team attending religious meeting
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) fought to make sure that high school basketball players from the Whitfield County Schools system based in Dalton, GA, won’t be forced to attend an overtly religious meeting during practice time. A dist...

Fresno State basketball players accused of betting on games
Three players from the Fresno State men's basketball team have been accused of allegedly placing bets on games they actively played. Junior Mykell Robinson and freshmen Jalen Weaver and Zaon Collins allegedly committed the infractions. Weaver (12....

MIAA under investigation by DOE for game where transgender athlete injured three opposing players
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association (MIAA) is under investigation — along with San Jose State University and the University of Pennsylvania — regarding a viral high school girls' basketball game where a transgender student-ath...

Washington women fight on school grounds after girls’ basketball game
A violent confrontation occurred on Washington school grounds between two mothers following a girls' basketball game last week. The assault allegedly occurred in a bathroom after the game, when a Washington woman pushed another woman’s head into...

Louisiana referee may seek charges against woman who confronted him
A Louisiana high school basketball referee is seeking to press charges against a spectator who confronted him during a game over the weekend. Shreveport Association referee Hunter Horton says he was angrily confronted by the mother of a player who...

New York firefighter charged with assault of referee during 10-year-old’s game
A New York firefighter has been charged with assault on a sports official, harassment, and disorderly conduct, and engaging in fighting after an altercation during a 10-year-old's basketball game in Pennsylvania recently. The event was recorded an...

Kansas HS basketball team forfeits game over obscure rule
A Kansas high school boys' basketball team has been forced to forfeit a game due to an obscure rule infraction. The Segwick High School boys' team was forced to forfeit a January 7 game against Berean Academy because of an alumni scrimmage held ov...

Pittsburgh police chief resigns to referee college basketball
The Pittsburgh police chief has traded his badge for a referee's whistle. Just a week after announcing he would add refereeing college basketball games to his schedule, Larry Scirotto announced his retirement last Friday. Scirotto has been a refer...







