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February 24, 2015

Basketball teams punished for purposely trying to lose game

A pair of Tennessee high school girls basketball teams were removed from the postseason this week for intentionally trying to lose a district game to set up a more favorable matchup in regionals. [caption id="attachment_11055" align="alignright" ...

February 24, 2015

Girls HS teams punished for intentionally trying to lose game

A pair of Tennessee high school girls basketball teams were removed from the postseason this week for intentionally trying to lose a district game to set up a more favorable matchup in regionals.Riverdale and Smyrna high schools played Saturday in th...

February 24, 2015

Kansas State apologizes for court storming

The Kansas State men's basketball team is not having a good season. So naturally, when it beat rival Kansas (ranked No. 8), chaos ensued.Fans stormed the court, and while that's not entirely unusual, this time it caused trouble. Kansas coach Bill Sel...

February 20, 2015

Inside the world’s largest high school basketball gym

MaxPreps this week posted a video giving viewers an inside look at the New Castle (Indiana) gymnasium, which is the world's largest at the high school level. If you have a few minutes, give it a look. [caption id="attachment_11036" align="alignri...

February 20, 2015

Inside the world’s largest high school gymnasium

MaxPreps this week posted a video giving viewers an inside look at the New Castle (Indiana) gymnasium, which is the world's largest at the high school level. If you have a few minutes, give it a look.The 81, 000-square-foot facility can hold up to 10...

February 19, 2015

NCAA to experiment with replay in volleyball

The NCAA announced today that its Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved replay in volleyball matches during the 2015 season. The replay system is experimental and will only be permitted in the Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12 during conference matches,...

February 18, 2015

Kansas football team to use innovative mouthguards

The University of Kansas football team this spring will begin using impact-sensing mouthguards to help trainers monitor hits suffered by players. [caption id="attachment_10998" align="alignright" width="300"] The Kansas football team plans to te...

February 17, 2015

Delaware bans drones at state athletic events

Delaware's athletic association will ban drones from state events, fearing that the devices could harm athletes or spectators. Delaware is among the first states to take action regulating drones, and the FAA does not yet have a strict policy on h...