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Now 19 McMinnville (Ore.) Football Players Treated For Muscle Injury
A bizarre story in Oregon became more bizarre after a total of 19 football players have been treated for an uncommon muscle injury...or possibly for something worse. A preseason conditioning camp conducted in high heat led to the rash of hospitalized...
Family Says Football Coach Intentionally Struck Player’s Head
Family members of a 15-year-old football player on the Morrison High (Ill.) squad say an assistant coach struck the player in the head with his knee at the end of practice Monday. The player was transported to the hospital and spent two days recoveri...
6 McMinnville High (Ore.) Football Players Hospitalized
Six McMinnville High School (Ore.) football players were hospitalized yesterday as a result of injuries sustained during an "immersion camp" conducted by first-year coach Jeff Kearin. The camp was held in preparation for the start of fall-sports prac...
BYU Staying Mum On Football Status
As word starting spreading yesterday that the BYU football program was working toward its independence from all conference affiliation, there is nothing official coming from the BYU athletic department.http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogs/byusports/501...
H.S. Football Team Practices Starting At 11 p.m. During Ramadan
The football team at Fordson High (Mich.) has started its football practices but, instead of early-morning two-a-days, the team is going with middle-of-the-night practices in respect for the Muslim players during Ramadan. This allows players to rehyd...
Houston Area Football Coach Shot During Carjacking
Lionel Crawford, the football coach at Aldine High (Texas) was shot in the stomach during an attempted carjacking Friday night. Crawford, 40, has been moved out of the ICU and into a private room, where he continues to improve.http://www.chron.com/di...
Football Players Left Out Speak Out To KC School Board
Former Westport High School students who have been left out of playing football after being forced to move to Southwest High School were the passionate issue at Wednesday’s Kansas City, Mo., School Board meeting."Let’s just quit playing g...
Parent, Coaches Fight At Jr. High Football Practice
After a 12-year-old junior high football player ran the wrong way during a drill at practice, things turned ugly within the Woodstock Junior Wolverines (Ga.) football program. The parent of the 12-year-old says his son was shoved, hit in the head and...
Football Coach Fired For A Punch
A Cherokee County recreational football coach has been fired after a parent accused him of hitting a child with a football.For full story, click here....
No Twitter For Boise St. Football Players
Boise State football coach Chris Petersen has banned his players from posting on Twitter during the football season. He calls Twitter a distraction to the team.http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=231&articleid=20100809_23...