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Arizona pulls soccer referees out of handshake lines
Arizona high school soccer referees no longer need to participate in postgame handshake lines, a move to curb potential confrontations with players and coaches. According to The Arizona Republic, the Arizona Interscholastic Association made the de...
Ohio coaches suing parents for libel, slander
A group of high school basketball coaches in northern Ohio are suing four parents who they say are spreading lies about the way they run the program. The four members of the Maumee Valley Country Day School boys basketball varsity coaching staff ...
Calif. to examine new restrictions on full-contact football practices
California this spring could cut in half the amount of time high school football coaches can run full-contact practices. As it stands, the state's football teams are allowed to conduct full-contact practices two days per week with no more than...
Outgoing N.J. Gov. Christie pocket vetoes school co-op bill
A New Jersey bill that would have allowed high schools in the same district to merge their athletic programs was pocket vetoed Monday by Gov. Chris Christie. State lawmakers had already passed the bill, but this week it was among those that were n...
Minnesota HS basketball coach resigns over abuse from parents
A Minnesota high school basketball coach this week announced his resignation, saying the abuse from parents has become too much to handle. [caption id="attachment_15685" align="alignright" width="260"] Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/caption] Brainerd Hi...
Kobe Bryant, ESPN partner for new basketball analysis show
From ESPN ESPN announced today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour (TCA) that the network has teamed up with Kobe Bryant’s studio, Granity Studios, on a new show called Detail – written, produced and hosted by Bryant. The basketba...
New Jersey bill allows larger high schools to form co-ops
New Jersey legislators last week signed off on a bill that will allow larger high schools in the same school district to co-op with other schools if, individually, they're unable to field varsity teams. The bill passed both the senate and assembly...
Scott Frost named Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant Coach of the Year
HOUSTON — Coach Scott Frost took home the title of the college football Coach of the Year at the American Heart Association's 32nd annual Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards presented by Marathon Oil Corporation Wednesday. [caption id="attachment_25473"...