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October 29, 2014

Massachusetts may require HS coaches to learn CPR

The Massachusetts legislature is moving a bill that would require all of the state's high school coaches to be trained in CPR.Athletic directors are supportive of the mandate, which has yet to clear the full legislature before it's forwarded to the g...

October 28, 2014

Drones finding way into athletic programs

Football coaches are notorious for finding innovative ways to gain a competitive advantage, so it’s no surprise that flying cameras are working their way into the fold.You’ve probably noticed that personal drones are becoming more popular...

October 28, 2014

Rival football team forfeits division championship in wake of shooting

The Marysville-Pilchuck High School football team was supposed to play for its league championship last Friday, but a deadly school shooting earlier the same day made it impossible.Football could wait.But instead of rescheduling the game, conference ...

October 28, 2014

Tom Izzo comments on the state of college athletics

Michigan State men's basketball coach Tom Izzo hosted his media day conference Tuesday and made some pretty interesting remarks about the state of college athletics. The last year has been a tumultuous one for colleges, coaches and student-athletes. ...

October 23, 2014

’Waterboard’ hazing gets football team suspended

Hazing allegations have ended another high school football team’s season, this time in Pennsylvania.The Intelligencer reports that the Central Bucks West High School football team has been suspended following allegations of “waterboarding...

October 22, 2014

Baylor associate A.D. fined for Twitter comments

Publicly complaining about officials rarely ends well. Doing it on social media, well that’s just asking for trouble.Baylor associate athletic director Heath Nielsen was fined $1,000 this week after taking to Twitter to vent his frustration ove...

October 22, 2014

Arizona approves participation by transgender student-athlete

The Arizona Interscholastic Association this week approved the state’s first transgender student-athlete to play a sport.This is significant progress for the transgender community, as The Arizona Republic reports that several cases have been re...

October 22, 2014

Parents brawl gets two teams banned from youth football league

We’ve heard of football teams being banned after players fight on the field — in fact, we wrote about it yesterday — but here’s a story where parents are the ones to blame.Two Washington youth football teams are finished for t...