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July 29, 2015

N.C. study finds correlation between winning and money

A North Carolina newspaper claims a study of the state’s high school sports champions found a direct correlation between money and winning. The News & Observer reviewed state champions from 2001-02 to 2012-13. The newspaper reported that the...

July 28, 2015

Women’s basketball HOF announces 2016 class

The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 18th group of inductees, the Class of 2016, on ABC during the WNBA All-Star game. The six members of the Class of 2016 are: Sherri Coale (coach), June Courteau (contributor), Joe Lombard (coach), Jack...

July 24, 2015

WBCA names Coquese Washington new president

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association has named Penn State coach Coquese Washington as its next president, replacing Florida State head coach Sue Semrau.The decision was made as the WBCA appointed new members to its board of directors. Washingto...

July 23, 2015

Wisconsin legislators pass mandate to allow home-schooled students in sports

Wisconsin home-schooled students can now participate on sports teams at their local high schools, thanks to a provision that was curiously slipped into the state budget.The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) does not allow particip...

July 22, 2015

Wisconsin home-schooled students now allowed on HS teams

Wisconsin home-schooled students can now participate on sports teams at their local high schools, thanks to a provision that was curiously slipped into the state budget. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) does not allow part...

July 21, 2015

Mapping how far athletes run during competition

Unless we're talking about track or cross country, its difficult to map exactly how far athletes run during competition. Fortunately for us, today's technology is helping us solve that problem. [caption id="attachment_13463" align="alignright" wi...

July 21, 2015

Illinois school refusing to change ‘Midgets’ nickname

Despite objections from outside groups, an Illinois high school is refusing to drop its "Midgets" nickname, arguing the moniker its part of its history and tradition. [caption id="attachment_13458" align="alignright" width="273"] The Freeburg Com...

July 21, 2015

Basketball players run nearly three miles per game

Unless we're talking about track or cross country, its difficult to map exactly how far athletes run during competition. Fortunately for us, today's technology is helping us solve that problem.This post from Runner's World was published last year, bu...