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February 11, 2014

Kentucky’s Rupp Arena to Undergo Major Renovations

This was only a matter of time. With Kentucky acting as the most aggressive, prominent and high-profile program in college basketball, Rupp Arena was due for a facelift. The area Rupp sits in is next to a church and a mall. It's a solid spot to conve...

January 21, 2014

Ohio High School Receives Old Superdome Turf

Cincinnati.comhttp://cincinnati.com/blogs/recruiting/2014/01/10/superdome-turf-to-be-delivered-at-taylor-high-school-monday-morning/The Superdome turf is leaving New Orleans today and will be delivered Monday morning around 8 a.m. at Taylor High Scho...

January 21, 2014

Warren Buffett Offering $1 Billion for Perfect NCAA Bracket

Slate.comhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/01/21/warren_buffett_march_madness_contest_1_billion_for_the_perfect_bracket.html Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Dan Gilbert's Quicken Loans are partnering to award $1 billion to anyo...

December 6, 2013

D.C. Area Athletic-Based Transfers Becoming an Alarming Trend

Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/in-district-high-schools-athletic-based-transfers-are-becoming-an-alarming-trend/2013/12/03/629a192a-5af3-11e3-801f-1f90bf692c9b_story.htmlThe District’s high school football champ...

December 6, 2013

Zone Defense Becoming More Popular in College Hoops

Wall Street Journalhttp://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303722104579238230923365234After his team won the Maui Invitational last week, vaulting to No. 4 in the rankings, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim received a phone call. On the line was...

October 28, 2013

Oregon Reclassifies Prep Sports, Raising Concern Among Parents

From KGW.comhttp://www.kgw.com/news/OSAA-decision-to-reclassify-Portland-Metro-high-schools-underway-229557331.htmlThe Oregon School Activities Association Monday voted to reclassify local high-school sports teams, despite public testimony ...

October 22, 2013

Texas Football Team’s 91-Point Win Prompts Bullying Complaint

Fort Worth Star-Telegramhttp://www.star-telegram.com/2013/10/21/5264501/was-aledos-91-0-football-win-last.html?rh=1Aledo High School Coach Tim Buchanan, as he’s done after every game this season, gathered his assistants last Friday night to go ...

October 18, 2013

Sport Specialization Hurting Athletes, Programs in Calif. Schools

San Francisco ChronicleOf the 54 football players at Serra-San Mateo, 39 play another sport. Head coach Patrick Walsh doesn’t like that.He wishes more of them would play a second sport."I hate specialization,"...