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April 24, 2015

Controversial bill advancing through Florida legislature

A controversial bill that could reshape the way high school sports are governed in Florida is headed to the state Senate. The House passed the bill on Wednesday, bringing the proposal one step closer to overhauling prep sports across the state. Cr...

April 21, 2015

Pac-12 survey finds athletes ‘too exhausted to study’

A Pac-12 study has found that student-athletes spend on average 50 hours per week with their sport, making them "too exhausted to study effectively." Findings from the study were discussed at a symposium last week that was not open to the public o...

April 21, 2015

Pac-12 study finds athletes ‘too exhausted to study’

A Pac-12 study has found that student-athletes spend on average 50 hours per week with their sport, making them "too exhausted to study effectively."Findings from the study were discussed at a symposium last week that was not open to the public or me...

April 17, 2015

Texas close to requiring EKG screenings for athletes

Texas is on the verge of becoming the first state to require electrocardiogram heart screenings for high school student-athletes. [caption id="attachment_11766" align="alignright" width="259"] Texas may soon require EKG screenings for high school...

April 17, 2015

Ill. senator introduces bill to improve protection for athletes

An Illinois senator on Thursday introduced legislation that would improve the process of identifying and treating concussions in young athletes nationwide. [caption id="attachment_11620" align="alignright" width="250"] Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has ...

April 16, 2015

Mississippi State AD apologizes for ‘offensive’ warmup shirts

Mississippi State Athletic Director Scott Stricklin apologized today for what he called offensive T-shirts that were worn by the university's baseball players. [caption id="attachment_11755" align="alignright" width="169"] New batting practice shi...

April 16, 2015

Oakland University unveils blacktop basketball court

Athletic programs today are bolder with their facility designs, and Oakland University (Michigan) is the latest to step outside traditional boundaries. [caption id="attachment_11750" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo via Twitter @GoldenGrizzli...

April 16, 2015

Survey: Does hazing take place in your school?

In March, Coach and Athletic Director asked readers whether they believed or had knowledge of hazing in their athletic programs. Respondents' identities are anonymous, but the results show that just one-quarter of athletic administrators and coaches...