Huffington Posthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/students-disabilities-school-sports-obama_n_2546057.htmlWhen Kareem Dale, now a special advisor to President Barack Obama, was in high school, all he wanted to do was wrestle. But as a student w...

Idaho High Schools Report 450 Head Injuries

Idaho Statesmanhttp://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/01/25/2425751/schools-report-head-injuries.htmlNearly 450 student-athletes at Idaho high schools missed practice time or games this past fall because of potential or confirmed concussions, according t...

Former Purdue Assistant King Dies At 92

JConline.comhttp://www.jconline.com/article/20130122/SPORTS02010201/301220016/Former-Purdue-assistant-basketball-coach-Bob-King-dies-age-92?nclick_check=1 Former Purdue assistant basketball coach and Lebanon, Ind. native Bob King died Monday night. H...

Parents Speak Out Against Coach’s Treatment Of Players

Patch.comhttp://plum-oakmont.patch.com/articles/parents-speak-out-against-lady-raiders-basketball-coach Some parents say they're unhappy with the coach's treatment of players on the Riverview High School girls' basketball team.On Monday night, a hand...

A.D. On Unpaid Leave After Fabricating Info To League In Email

Boston Globe, Lisa Kocianhttp://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/01/24/lexington-athletic-director-placed-one-week-unpaid-leave/6LOuXBsFdPXfji95OL1npJ/story.htmlLexington’s athletic director was placed on unpaid leave for a week starting Thursday, af...

Reduced Funding Forces Staff Changes, Parents Angered

WPXI (Pittsburgh, Pa.)http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/gateway-school-district-parents-angered-over-athle/nT5t4/PITTSBURGH —Parents in the Gateway School District voiced their anger over the decision to force out the district’s athleti...

Chicago High School Coaches Suspended For Not Setting Positive Example

Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0124-haugh-chicago--20130124, 0, 1984402.column Barbara Byrd-Bennett still remembers how often her daughter, Nailah, quoted coaches of every sport growing up in New York.Nowadays, ...

Coach K Denies Report Of Illegal Practice

CBSSports.comhttp://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/21610217/coach-k-denies-duke-broke-ncaa-rules-with-overnight-practice The prospect and rumor of Duke breaking an NCAA rule in the dark of the night has people in a...