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OHSAA lowers football playoff ticket prices
After it was brought to the attention of Ohio state lawmakers, playoff football tickets will now cost the same online and at the gate for Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) regional quarterfinals. The OHSAA was originally charging $6 mo...
St. Louis youth football coach shot multiple times by a parent over playing time
A St. Louis youth football coach was shot multiple times by a parent last week who was upset his son was receiving enough playing time. Shaquille Lattimore, 30, was shot several times at Sherman Park as he was coaching a CityRec football team ...
IHSAA sanctions two basketball teams over recruiting violations
Two high schools were issued sanctions by the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) due to violating recruitment and transfer rules by both varsity men's basketball teams. Fishers High School and Heritage Christian High School were noti...
Hawaii high school homecoming game canceled due to referee scheduling error
A homecoming football was canceled over the week in Hawaii after a scheduling error resulted in having no referees for the game. Last Saturday, Kalani and Kalaheo High Schools were set to square off in a homecoming contest. A recent story from ...
Study says CTE may be overdiagnosed in living football players
Former pro football players with symptoms of depression or anxiety are far more likely to receive an unverifiable diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) than players without those mental health conditions, a new study reports. Players...
Armenta becomes first woman to play in HBCU D1 football game
Following a rash of injuries to the team's kicker position, Jackson State University looked to the women's soccer team for support. They turned to Leilani Armenta, a freshman defender on the women’s soccer team who possessed high school experien...
Van Voorhis becomes first woman non-kicker to play in NCAA football game
Haley Van Voorhis, a safety at Division-III Shenandoah University, became the first woman non-kicker to appear in an NCAA football game on Saturday against Juniata. With Shenandoah already up 26 points in the second quarter, she entered the game a...
Ohio HS football coach resigns after team uses antisemitic play calls
An Ohio high school football coach resigned on Monday after his team used racist and antisemitic language in their play calls during a recent game. Tim McFarland resigned as the head football coach for Brooklyn High School after it was revealed th...
SUNY Morrisville turned a field upgrade into a brand facelift
Matthew Grawrock knew he needed to do something to stand out. As the director of athletics of the SUNY Morrisville Mustangs—part of a state-funded college system of 64 institutions, Grawrock had been brainstorming on how to bring uniqueness to the ...
Former Maryland high school football coach arrested by FBI
One of the most successful high school football coaches in Maryland was arrested over the weekend following a federal indictment. Former Dunbar High School football coach Lawrence Smith, who has won seven state championships, was arrested last Fri...