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December 12, 2022

Meet Loch, Augusta University’s Therapy Dog

Augusta University student-athletes are benefiting from some cuddles and friendly energy as they bond with the department’s therapy dog, Loch. A recent article from Jagwire.Augusta.edu detailed how Loch the therapy dog has become a key fixture ...

December 12, 2022

Losing Weight Quickly Increases Injury Risks to Wrestlers

When wrestlers use tactics like "crash dieting" to lose weight quickly before a match to make weight, they are more like to increase the risk of injury according to a new study. The study, entitled "Association of in-competition injury risk and th...

December 8, 2022

IHSAA Proposes Football Realignment Based on Socioeconomic Status

Socioeconomic factors may decide how Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) football teams schedule their seasons next year. The IHSAA proposed a realignment of roughly 40 schools using a metric that involves school enrollment size and the ...

December 7, 2022

New Mexico State Announces Indefinite Suspension of Peake

New Mexico State announced the indefinite suspension of forward Mike Peake for his alleged involvement in a shooting that resulted in the death of a University of New Mexico student last month. Despite the decision from the university, Peake has n...

December 7, 2022

Georgia School Resource Officer Confiscates Guns from Student at Basketball Game

A Georgia school resource officer confiscated two guns from a student at a high school basketball game on Friday, school leaders say. Hall County School District officials said the student brought the two handguns to a basketball game at Cherokee ...

December 7, 2022

New York Native Refs World Cup Knockout Match

A New York native made history over the weekend as the first woman to officiate a knockout round match at the men's FIFA World Cup. Kathryn Nesbitt, a Rochester, NY, native, was selected as an assistant referee for the England/Senegal Round of 16 ...

November 30, 2022

Off-Duty Police Chief Slapped In Face During Alabama Football Game

An off-duty Alabama police chief taking in a local high school football playoff game found himself in the middle of a brawl involving one team's coach. Oneonta police chief Charles Clifton was a spectator during the Oneonta-Cherokee County High Sc...

November 28, 2022

NCHSAA To Consider 35-Second Shot Clock

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) board of directors is considering phasing in a shot clock for high school basketball during their meeting this week. Under the proposed plan, submitted by the North Carolina Basketball C...