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VIDEO: HS football player gives great postgame interview
I spent several years covering prep sports for various newspapers, and I can tell you first hand high school athletes are difficult interviews. Maybe it’s nerves in talking to the media, but they typically bottle up and provide very short respo...
Basketball player drops suit against school over playing time
You might remember the story about an Ohio prep basketball player suing his former high school after he was cut from the team, apparently after complaining about playing time on Twitter.Well, that athlete has now dropped the lawsuit.The Medina-Gazett...
Kansas State coach accuses Auburn of stealing signals
Play signals in sports are becoming more complex — I’m looking at you, Chip Kelly — but that doesn’t mean coaches will rid themselves of the paranoia that someone is stealing them.Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder on Thu...
Adrian Peterson’s HS coach admits using a paddle for punishment
Amid all the Adrian Peterson news today came this report that Peterson’s high school coach used to beat the running back with an 18-inch wooden paddle as part of a “tough love” regime. The article comes from MailOnline, which r...
Tidbits from Ohio athletic director survey
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) this summer conducted a survey on pay-to-play fees and other issues related to interscholastic sports. A few of the results were shared in its most recent magazine. From the OHSAA:• 46.1% of...
Chip Kelly’s secret coaches are college professors
Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly is, to say the least, different. And if his breakneck offensive approach isn’t enough to convince you, perhaps this latest story will do it.The Wall Street Journal today published an insightful piece examini...
CrossFit event damages FIU basketball court
By Coach and Athletic Director staffReminder to athletic directors: be careful what you allow on your basketball courts.Florida International University learned that the hard way this week when a CrossFit event caused scratches and gashes all over it...
CrossFit event damages FIU basketball court
Reminder to coaches and athletic directors out there: be careful what you allow on your basketball courts.Florida International University learned that the hard way this week when a CrossFit event caused scratches and gashes all over its new — ...