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July 6, 2015

Legislators debate issue of prayer at Oklahoma football games

Oklahoma legislators have vowed to fight a policy by the state activities association that bars student-led prayer over the public address system at high school football games. Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association Executive Director E...

July 6, 2015

Women’s World Cup champs a case for multi-sport participation

Add Abby Wambach to the growing list of athletes who credit multi-sport participation for helping them excel at their respective sport.USA Today published an interesting piece last week, focusing on the members of the U.S. women's soccer team and the...

June 26, 2015

Oregon to begin requiring Heads Up Football training for coaches

Beginning in 2016, all Oregon high school football coaches will be required to enroll into the Heads Up Football program to help keep student-athletes safe on the field. The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) is the first high school athl...

June 26, 2015

Virginia high school football coach suspended over recruiting

A Virginia high school football coach has been suspended three games and his team will be on three years of probation after an investigation turned up a number of recruiting violations. [caption id="attachment_12847" align="alignright" width="276"...

June 25, 2015

Wisconsin adopting 18-minute halves for prep basketball

Wisconsin high school basketball teams will play 18-minute halves during the upcoming season, the state athletic association announced Thursday. [caption id="attachment_13172" align="alignright" width="316"] Wisconsin high school basketball games...

June 25, 2015

Study: Girls more prone to overuse injuries than boys

Girls are at a greater risk of overuse injuries in high school sports, according to a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. [caption id="attachment_13160" align="alignright" width="202"] Track and field and field hockey caused the most...

June 25, 2015

Syracuse names successor to Jim Boeheim

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud announced today he has formally named assistant men's basketball coach Mike Hopkins as head coach-designate. Hopkins will succeed coach Jim Boeheim following the 2017-18 men's basketball season, after Boehe...

June 25, 2015

Wisconsin high school basketball adopting 18-minute halves

Wisconsin high school basketball teams will play 18-minute halves during the upcoming season, the state athletic association announced Thursday.Games were played in eight-minute quarters, so the change will lengthen contests by four minutes. Sub-vars...