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March 25, 2015

Florida legislature could dismantle state athletic association

Florida's House Education Committee on Thursday will consider a proposal that would strip the state's athletic association of most of its power. The Florida High School Athletic Association believes the bill would create a "free agency" of high sc...

March 24, 2015

Pitino: Allow high school athletes to skip college

Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino weighed in on the one-and-done trend in college, saying high school kids should be permitted to jump directly to the pros if they're talented enough. [caption id="attachment_11418" align="alignright" w...

March 24, 2015

Pitino: Allow high school athletes to skip college

Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino weighed in on one-and-done college players last week, saying high school kids should be permitted to jump directly to the pros if they're talented enough.From ESPN.com:"I'm very much in favor of high scho...

March 23, 2015

College baseball player dismissed for offensive tweet

Bloomsburg University (Pennsylvania) baseball player Joey Casselberry was dismissed from the team this weekend after using Twitter to make an inappropriate remark about Little League star Mo'ne Davis. [caption id="attachment_11258" align="alignri...

March 23, 2015

NCAA Tournament whistle automatically stops clock

Clock operators occasionally make mistakes, but a new system being used during the NCAA Tournament is attempting to curb that problem. Tournament officials are experimenting with a new whistle that automatically stops the clock, eliminating the n...

March 23, 2015

NCAA testing new whistle that automatically stops clock

Clock operators occasionally make mistakes, but a new system being used during the NCAA Tournament is attempting to curb that problem.Tournament officials are experimenting with a new whistle that automatically stops the clock, eliminating the need f...

March 20, 2015

New York school elects to drop ‘Redskins’ nickname

Lancaster High School in western New York is the latest school to quit using the "Redskins" nickname after its board of education determined the term was offensive to Native Americans. [caption id="attachment_11383" align="alignright" width="235"]...

March 19, 2015

Reader Survey: Club sport coaches to blame for sport specialization

In February, Coach and Athletic Director asked readers who they believe is responsible for encouraging single-sport specialization among young athletes. Here are the results of the survey along with some of their comments. • "It's the attitude....