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January 8, 2016

NCAA considers easing demands on student-athletes

Leaders around the NCAA are considering new rules that would diminish the amount of time student-athletes spend on their respective sport. Brad Wolverton at The Chronicle of Higher Education reported today that representatives from the five most ...

January 6, 2016

CFP National Championship teams rich with multi-sport athletes

There is no shortage of athletes or parents who believe that sport specialization provides the best chance of succeeding at the next level, but evidence consistently suggests they're wrong. [caption id="attachment_15007" align="alignright" widt...

January 6, 2016

Coach placed on leave after knocking ref to the ground

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lHpCW2lhhM[/embed] A Pennsylvania high school basketball coach has been placed on administrative leave after knocking a referee to the floor during a Tuesday night game. Some have referred to the contact ...

January 6, 2016

Missouri faces shortage of high school sports referees

Missouri is facing a shortage of high school sports officials, something that's becoming a bit of a concern in other states as well. [caption id="attachment_14987" align="alignright" width="300"] Missouri's athletic association is having trouble f...

January 6, 2016

VIDEO: Coach placed on leave after knocking ref to the ground

A Pennsylvania high school basketball coach has been placed on administrative leave after knocking a referee to the floor during a Tuesday night game.Some have referred to the contact as a head butt, others called it a chest bump, and the video below...

January 5, 2016

Indiana considers law protecting sports officials

Indiana legislators will consider a new law that would stiffen penalties against overzealous fans who assault sports officials. [caption id="attachment_14971" align="alignright" width="279"] Indiana aims to stiffen penalties against anyone who as...

December 30, 2015

Tenn. prep basketball players charged with rape in hazing

Three Tennessee high school basketball players have been charged with rape in the alleged hazing of a freshman teammate, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The report indicates that as many as three other Ooltewah High School student-a...

December 29, 2015

N.J. decision to split private, public school football is overturned

A decision by New Jersey athletic directors earlier this month to separate public and non-public school football has been overturned by the state's commissioner of education. State Commissioner of Education David Hespe announced his decision Monda...