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May 16, 2023

NFHS updates free throws and foul procedures for 2023-24 season

Beginning next year, high school basketball teams will shoot two free throws for common fouls when in the “bonus.” This change to Rule 4-8-1 eliminates the one-and-one scenario and sets new foul limits each quarter for awarding the bonus free thr...


ts
May 10, 2023

Tennessee high school coach reports pitch limit in no-hitter

A Tennessee high school pitcher threw a no-hitter, but his team eventually lost due to a pitching limit error made by the head coach. Ensworth High School's Connor Cobb, a Vanderbilt commit, was on the mound in a win-or-go-home playoff situation a...


providence
April 5, 2023

Providence guard arrested on gun charges

Providence College suspended guard Alyn Breed after he was charged with pointing a gun at his girlfriend, among other charges, over the weekend. Providence police said Breed wielded a gun during an exchange with his girlfriend in an off-campus apa...


March 20, 2023

Rick Pitino leaves Iona for St. John’s on 6-year deal

After a strong reclamation project with the Ioan Gaels men's basketball program, Rick Pitino is heading back to a power conference program. Pitino signed a six-year deal to become the head coach of the St. John's University Red Storm program after...


texas tech
March 14, 2023

Adams resigns from Texas Tech following racial remarks

After being suspended for recent racially insensitive comments made towards a player, Texas Tech head coach Mark Adams has resigned. Adams resigned not long after the Red Raiders men's basketball team was eliminated from the Big 12 Tournament last...


new york
March 2, 2023

Iowa student section ejected for ‘bullying’ refs

An entire student section was ejected from an Iowa high school basketball last week after a referee had enough of their antics. On February 24, the Lincoln High School basketball team from Des Moines traveled to Northwest High School, which boaste...


March 1, 2023

NFL player hosts AAU basketball team training sessions

An NFL player is using his knowledge of what it takes to reach the next level to help a Florida AAU basketball team fulfill its dreams. Nelson Agholor, wide receiver for the New England Patriots, has teamed up with the Learning Academy of Basketba...


vermont
February 28, 2023

Vermont girls basketball team forfeits game against team with transgender player

A Vermont girls' basketball team has withdrawn from the state's Division IV tournament because of a refusal to play a team with a transgender student-athlete. Mid Vermont Christian School, the 12-ranked team in the tournament was scheduled to play...