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Illegal uniforms get basketball team booted from Calif. playoffs
A southern California girls high school basketball team has been removed from the playoffs after wearing uniforms that were not in compliance with the rules. During Saturday's game, Narbonne (Harbor City) wore jerseys with pink around its numbers,...
Basketball teams punished for purposely trying to lose game
A pair of Tennessee high school girls basketball teams were removed from the postseason this week for intentionally trying to lose a district game to set up a more favorable matchup in regionals. [caption id="attachment_11055" align="alignright" ...
120-game win streak ends for high school basketball team
The Fairfield High School (Montana) girls basketball team lost for the first time in nearly five years on Thursday, ending its state record 120-game winning streak. The team lost to rival Choteau High School, 50-38. It was the squad's first loss s...
Disqualifications on the rise in Louisiana high school hoops
Disqualifications of Louisiana high school basketball coaches and players are up 35 percent since 2012-13, but opinions vary on what's causing it. [caption id="attachment_10838" align="alignleft" width="263"] Disqualifications in Louisiana high sc...
NCAA pilot program assists families with travel expenses
The NCAA will help cover expenses for players’ families to travel to the Men’s and Women’s Final Fours this spring, under a new pilot program announced Tuesday. A waiver granted today by the NCAA also allows the College Football Playoff to a...
Perfecting MEAC Tournament All About Details
Planning for the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference basketball tournament is a job that never ends. Organizers spend 52 weeks a year perfecting every last detail, and when one tournament is finished, another is waiting. Conference Commissioner Dennis...
From the Ground Up
How one Florida school brought football to campus with the help of its basketball team For years, Tony Medina wanted to start a football program at Faith Christian Academy, a K-12 school of 600 students in Orlando, Florida, that is affiliated with t...
Girls basketball game ends in 112-point blowout
At least once each year a lopsided game revives the debate on sportsmanship, and we’ve again reached that point. Holy Redeemer, a Pennsylvania prep school, beat MMI Prep 125-13 on Monday, Jan. 12. The coach, who refuses to apologize for the vict...
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