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April 29, 2014

Western Kentucky Cuts Men’s Tennis Program

From WKUSports.comWestern Kentucky University Director of Athletics Todd Stewart announced Tuesday the elimination of men’s tennis as a varsity intercollegiate sport at the school, effective in the upcoming 2014-15 academic year."This is certai...

April 29, 2014

NBA Bans Clippers Owner Donald Sterling for Life

The NBA has banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life and fined him $2.5 million for racial comments he made to his reported girlfriend. The NBA will immediately begin working to try to force him to sell the team."The hateful opinion...

April 28, 2014

Illinois High School Football Undergoing Changes

From the Chicago TribuneIllinois high school football players will not be allowed to tackle during offseason football practices starting this summer, but some coaches worry that dialing back contact could lead to more danger for young athletes.The mo...

April 28, 2014

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...

April 24, 2014

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 ...

April 24, 2014

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...

April 23, 2014

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...

April 23, 2014

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...