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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...

June 24, 2015

Montana high schools to provide concussion insurance for athletes

All Montana high school student-athletes and cheerleaders will be covered by concussion insurance beginning with the 2015-16 school year, the state athletic association has announced. Coverage will include practices and competitions sanctioned by ...

June 24, 2015

Study: Georgia, D.C. lead nation in gender equity gaps

Nearly two-thirds of Georgia high schools have large gender equity gaps that could indicate girls are not being provided with enough opportunities to play sports, according to the National Women's Law Center. [caption id="attachment_13147" align=...

June 24, 2015

Montana high schools to offer concussion insurance

All Montana high school student-athletes and cheerleaders will be covered by concussion insurance beginning with the 2015-16 school year, the state athletic association has announced. Coverage will include practices and competitions sanctioned by the...

June 24, 2015

Study examines gender equity gaps in high school sports

Nearly two-thirds of Georgia high schools have large gender equity gaps that could indicate girls are not being provided with enough opportunities to play sports, according to the National Women's Law Center.A new analysis based on information collec...

June 20, 2015

New York school ditches Orientals nickname

A New York high school is dropping the Orientals nickname from its sports teams beginning with the 2015-16 school year. [caption id="attachment_13128" align="alignright" width="308"] East High School (Rochester, N.Y) is changing its nickname from ...