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February 1, 2016

Florida bills create ‘free agency’ concerns in schools

Schools in Florida are concerned that bills advancing through the House and Senate could lead to a "free agency" system in high school sports. In January, legislators proposed three bills that could change high school sports across the state. Amon...

January 30, 2016

Louisiana splits postseason for major high school sports

Louisiana voted this week to split the playoffs for many major sports, even reinstating the separation of the public and non-public football postseason. The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) voted to adopt different playoffs for b...

January 29, 2016

Wis. women’s basketball coach: ‘Get your butt in the gym’

[caption id="attachment_15255" align="alignright" width="267"] Wisconsin women's basketball coach Bobbie Kelsey.[/caption] The Wisconsin women's basketball team lost to Nebraska 75-62 on Wednesday, and that led to a passionate postgame rant from B...

January 28, 2016

Ohio delays competitive balance plan by one year

Ohio's athletic association announced Thursday that it would delay implementation of its competitive balance plan by one year, giving the organization more time to properly prepare. The competitive balance referendum passed in 2014 and was expecte...

January 28, 2016

Calif. prep basketball player allegedly attacks spectator

A 17-year-old California high school basketball player was taken into custody by police Tuesday after allegedly going into the stands following a game and attacking a spectator. CBSLA reports that the confrontation took place following a varsity b...

January 27, 2016

California approves ‘competitive equity’ playoff overhaul

High school playoffs in the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section are about to take on a new look. The CIF-SS today approved a new "competitive equity" format that overhauls how playoff teams in all sports are grouped into divi...

January 27, 2016

Fla. school threatens legal action over prayer at football game

The Texas-based Liberty Institute is threatening to file a lawsuit on behalf of a Florida school that was barred from praying over the loudspeaker at last month's football state title game. According to WFLA in Tampa, Cambridge Christian is askin...

January 25, 2016

NCAA survey finds many athletes regret specialization

Among the findings in this year's NCAA GOALS study was that many college student-athletes regret specializing in a single sport when they were younger. Results from the 2015 GOALS Study of the Student-Athlete Experience were revealed at this year'...