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May 15, 2018

Michigan adopts tougher rules for student-athlete transfers

Michigan's athletic association announced this week it adopted stricter rules for student-athletes who transfer high schools to play sports. Transfers previously were required to sit out one semester, but the Michigan High School Athletic Associat...

May 14, 2018

Safer Pain Relief Summit coming to Baltimore, Chicago

The Safer Pain Relief Summit, sponsored by Performance Health, is a weekend-long CEU course covering instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, kinesiology taping and therapeutic exercise to restore the human movement system while delivering resea...

May 8, 2018

Knight Commission urges tougher NCAA reforms

The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics on Monday urged university presidents to seize a rare moment of opportunity to reform not only men's basketball but the NCAA organization itself to restore public faith in the governing body's abilit...

May 3, 2018

N.J. high school baseball player sues coach for telling him to slide

A New Jersey judge is being asked to consider whether a high school baseball coach was "negligent" when he signaled for one of his players to slide during a game, resulting in injury. A judge had already dismissed the case, but the appellate court...

May 3, 2018

Illinois school district cuts tackle football at junior highs

Naperville School District 203 in northwestern Illinois will cut tackle football at all five of its junior high schools and replace it with flag football, the school announced. District officials said the schools are seeing a decline in participat...

May 2, 2018

Bill would ban archery, trap shooting in New York schools

A Democratic lawmaker has proposed a bill that would put an end to sports like trap shooting, archery and riflery in New York's public schools. The proposal, introduced by Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal, does not have a co-sponsor. In a memo, as...

April 27, 2018

29 of 32 NFL Draft first-round picks played multiple sports

An overwhelming number of players taken Thursday in the first round of the NFL Draft played multiple sports in high school, according to TrackingFootball.com. The NFL Draft kicked off in Texas with the Cleveland Browns taking Oklahoma quarterback ...

April 25, 2018

Texas adds instant replay to state football championships

Texas will begin using instant replay during the high school football state championships beginning with the 2018 season. The University Interscholastic League (UIL) plays football by NCAA rules, and each year the UIL reviews exceptions to NCAA fo...