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Eden Prairie Boys’ Basketball Coach Reinstated after Suspension
A Minnesota high school boys' basketball coach has been reinstated by the school following an internal investigation after he was suspended for allegedly using inappropriate language during a classroom session. David Flom, head coach of Eden Prairie ...

Florida Teenager Shot after High School Basketball Game
One Florida teenager was shot during an altercation after a high school basketball game in Orange County. The shooting happened Friday night after the basketball game at Wekiva High School, a game between Wekiva and Edgewater High. According to po...

Nevada High School Athlete Dies after ‘Medical Emergency’ during Competition
A female high school student-athlete from Nevada died late last week after suffering a "medical emergency" during an athletic event. The information was shared by the Desert Oasis (NV) High School principal, Ian Salzman. A recent report from KE...

NCAA DIII Basketball Coach Suspended After 5 Players Sent to Hospital During Practice
Concordia University Chicago has fallen under the national spotlight after five men's basketball players were sent to the hospital following a rigorous workout. Two games have been canceled as a result, and head coach Steve Kollar has been tempora...

Texas Head Coach Chris Beard Suspended after Domestic Violence Arrest
Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested early Monday morning after allegedly strangling a woman at his home. Beard, 49, was booked at 4:18 a.m. CT with the Travis County Sheriff's Office seeking a felony third-degree assault charge, ac...

Minnesota Basketball Coach Suspended for Allegedly Using Racist Slur during Team Meeting
The head coach of the Eden Prairie boys basketball team in Minnesota has been suspended while the school district investigates a complaint that he used racist language during a team meeting. David Flom was suspended last Thursday while the distric...

One-Armed Emmanuel Throws Down Vicious Dunk
Nineteen-year-old Hansel Emmanuel sent the crowd and his Northwestern State teammates into a frenzy when recording the first collegiate points of his career over the weekend. Emmanuel, a one-armed freshman, entered late in Northwestern State's 91-...

New Mexico State Announces Indefinite Suspension of Peake
New Mexico State announced the indefinite suspension of forward Mike Peake for his alleged involvement in a shooting that resulted in the death of a University of New Mexico student last month. Despite the decision from the university, Peake has n...

Georgia School Resource Officer Confiscates Guns from Student at Basketball Game
A Georgia school resource officer confiscated two guns from a student at a high school basketball game on Friday, school leaders say. Hall County School District officials said the student brought the two handguns to a basketball game at Cherokee ...

NCHSAA To Consider 35-Second Shot Clock
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) board of directors is considering phasing in a shot clock for high school basketball during their meeting this week. Under the proposed plan, submitted by the North Carolina Basketball C...