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Hall of Fame Coach Dr. Jack Ramsay Dies at 89
From The Associated PressJack Ramsay, a Hall of Fame coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship before he became one of the NBA's most respected broadcasters, has died following a long battle with cancer. He was 89.His fami...
NCAA Board Endorses Plan to Give top Conferences More Autonomy
From NCAA.comThe NCAA Division I Board of Directors is one step closer to approving a new governance system in August.The board endorsed the restructuring process, which is aimed at allowing the division to be more nimble, streamlined and responsive ...
NCAA Board Endorses Plan to Give top Conferences More Autonomy
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors is one step closer to approving a new governance system in August.The board endorsed the restructuring process, which is aimed at allowing the division to be more nimble, streamlined and responsive to needs &mda...
Illinois Eliminates Full-Pad Drills During Summer Football Practices
From IHSA.orgThe Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors announced the results of a special legislative session vote by the IHSA membership on a bylaw modifying allowable summer football activities at their regularly scheduled meet...
Study: Basketball Players Suffered 2.5 Million Injuries in Six Seasons
Basketball is a popular high school sport in the United States with one million participants annually. A recently published study by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital is the first to compare an...
Florida St. Expects to Recoup Losses From BCS Title Game
From Tallahassee.comFlorida State’s trip to the 2014 BCS National Championship Game wasn’t cheap — it cost the Seminoles $2.82 million and left the athletics department with an initial loss of nearly $500,000 — but the univers...
Former NBA Guard Earl Boykins to Coach at Denver Area High School
Former Denver Nuggets point guard Earl Boykins is the new boys basketball coach at Douglas County High School, south of Denver.Boykins, 37, takes over for Jeff Riley. The team finished 3-20 overall, 0-11 in the tough Continental League in 2014."We ne...
Supporters Urge Washington to Sanction High School Lacrosse
From HeraldNet.comOver the past decade, the sport of lacrosse has experienced tremendous growth in popularity. Especially in the Pacific Northwest."The growth nationally continues to be pretty strong," said Dave Low, president of the Washington State...