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December 7, 2022

Georgia School Resource Officer Confiscates Guns from Student at Basketball Game

A Georgia school resource officer confiscated two guns from a student at a high school basketball game on Friday, school leaders say. Hall County School District officials said the student brought the two handguns to a basketball game at Cherokee ...

December 7, 2022

New York Native Refs World Cup Knockout Match

A New York native made history over the weekend as the first woman to officiate a knockout round match at the men's FIFA World Cup. Kathryn Nesbitt, a Rochester, NY, native, was selected as an assistant referee for the England/Senegal Round of 16 ...

November 30, 2022

Off-Duty Police Chief Slapped In Face During Alabama Football Game

An off-duty Alabama police chief taking in a local high school football playoff game found himself in the middle of a brawl involving one team's coach. Oneonta police chief Charles Clifton was a spectator during the Oneonta-Cherokee County High Sc...

November 28, 2022

NCHSAA To Consider 35-Second Shot Clock

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) board of directors is considering phasing in a shot clock for high school basketball during their meeting this week. Under the proposed plan, submitted by the North Carolina Basketball C...

November 21, 2022

Your Guide to the Thanksgiving College Football Schedule

Thanksgiving Day is typically reserved for football at the high school and professional levels. But this coming Thursday and the ensuing Black Friday, there are a handful of college football games to help digest all the turkey and stuffing. Bel...

November 17, 2022

Study Suggests Women Soccers Players Don’t Have Same Sports Technology

Women soccer players require specifically tailored products such as kits, boots, and balls in order to optimize their performance and safety on the pitch, according to a paper published in Sports Engineering. A recent post on MedicalXpress.com sta...

November 17, 2022

Study Suggests Protein Aids Recovery, But Not Performance

A new study, published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Medicine, has shown that carbohydrate and protein supplementation strategies may help athletes deal better with the muscle damage that comes from endurance exercise. But the...

November 17, 2022

Texas Study Wants to Study Brain Health of Former College Athletes

A Texas university is launching a study designed to advance medical science's understanding of how participation in collegiate sports and resulting sports related-concussions may impact brain health later in life. The University of Texas Southwest...