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July 8, 2020

Utes Football Coach Suspended Following Former Player’s Revelation

A former University of Utah football player is making national headlines for his recent revelation that one Utes coach allegedly used racial rhetoric. Ryan Lacy, once a full-scholarship player for the Utes, said on Twitter that during a 2008 pract...

July 2, 2020

UMass-Dartmouth Drops 8 Sports Programs

The athletics department of the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth announced this week that it will be dropping eight intercollegiate sports programs, effective immediately, according to a press release from the school. The programs that have b...

July 1, 2020

UW Study: Depression Increasing Among HS Athletes

A collaborative study between the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has yielded statistics showing a correlation between a student-athlete's mental health and the moratorium on athletic acti...

July 1, 2020

OHSAA Creating ‘Multiple Scenarios’ for High School Football

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="522"] Photo: 2C2K Photography / Creative Commons[/caption] With the start of July, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is putting together a number of scenarios for the high school football s...

June 30, 2020

USA Football Releases Guidelines for Youth Sports Return

USA Football has devised its own phased approach to resuming youth football this season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an article in the New York Times. Based on the guidelines given by the CDC, USA Football first advises its youth leagu...

June 29, 2020

Minnesota AD ‘Optimistic’ for Fall Return of Sports

University of Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle is preparing for the Gophers' fall athletic season as if it will resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minnesota football players are already back on campus and Coyle told the Star Tribune that...

June 15, 2020

Univ. of Houston Suspends Workouts Following 6 Positive COVID-19 Tests

Just 11 days after the University of Houston resumed voluntary workouts for student-athletes, the Cougars have suspended those activities as six student-athletes from various sports have tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement, according to...

June 11, 2020

WABA’s Scottsdale Sirens Set Tryout Dates

The Scottsdale Sirens will be hosting pre-season tryouts for its newly founded professional women's basketball team. The organization is scouting women basketball players ages 18 and up. The team is the latest addition to the Women’s American Bask...