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June 10, 2014

Intimidating Coaches Encouraged to Change Their Ways

Paul Dinkenor grew up in Manchester, England, as a fan of English professional soccer, a tough game with fans who were sometimes as rough and bawdy as the coaches and players.Dinkenor, who has coached teams to five state titles at Raleigh's Leesville...

June 9, 2014

Dallas A.D., Coaches Fired in Recruiting Scandal

From The Dallas Morning NewsIn a sweeping crackdown, the Dallas school district fired its athletic director, two top basketball coaches and 12 others Friday in a sports recruiting scandal.Superintendent Mike Miles announced the dismissals, saying an ...

June 9, 2014

Dallas A.D., Coaches Fired in Recruiting Scandal

In a sweeping crackdown, the Dallas school district fired its athletic director, two top basketball coaches and 12 others Friday in a sports recruiting scandal.Superintendent Mike Miles announced the dismissals, saying an internal investigation found...

June 4, 2014

NFL Joins NATA to put Athletic Trainers in High Schools

From the Associated PressNFL teams and the league’s foundation will fund trainers in underserved high schools nationwide in a $1 million program.An announcement was made last month as part of a White House summit on youth sports safet...

June 4, 2014

Pennsylvania HS Team Rallies to Help Boy With Special Needs

From MyFoxPhilly.comA Pennsylvania high school basketball team is rallying to help one of their biggest fans. He's a 12-year-old boy with special needs. Gabe Da Costa loves basketball, and it's helped him forge a special bond with the players on the ...

May 29, 2014

NCAA, Department of Defense aim to Create Concussion Database

From CBSSports.comThe NCAA and Department of Defense are launching a $30 million effort to produce what the White House calls the most comprehensive concussion database ever.The initiative was announced Wednesday in conjunction with President Ba...

May 28, 2014

SEC may end ban on Graduate-Student Transfers

From CBSSports.comThe SEC is considering ending its graduate-student transfer ban. Three proposals from South Carolina are being discussed at the SEC spring meetings to put the SEC more in line with the NCAA rule that lets graduate students with elig...

May 28, 2014

SEC Coaches Approve Experimentation of 30-Second Shot Clock

SEC basketball coaches approved a recommendation to experiment with a 30-second shot clock during exhibition games in the upcoming season. The measure is expected to be rubberstamped by the athletic directors of the 14 league schools here at the leag...