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December 29, 2010

Opposing Team’s Mom Gives Coach CPR During Game

Quick-thinking by a high school basketball player's mother may have saved the life of a visiting team's coach.George Washington, coach of the Woodbridge High girls basketball team in Prince William County, Va., collapsed in the fourth quarter of his ...

December 28, 2010

Drew Brees Donates $100K To H.S. Field Of Dreams In New Orleans

WWLTV.comNEW ORLEANS -- Saints superstar Drew Brees is helping a dream come true for one local high school.Coach and teacher Brian Bordnaick has been working on the 9th Ward Field of Dreams project to create a football field, track and community spac...

December 28, 2010

Did Coach Ignore Warning Signs Prior To Player Suffering Massive Brain Injury?

NBCSanDiego.comIt has been three years since Scott Eveland suffered a massive brain injury while playing football for Mission Hills High School. Since then, his family has had to care for him 24 hours a day.Luth is suing the San Marcos Unified School...

December 28, 2010

Survey Reveals Athletes’ & Coaches’ View On Brain Injuries

ESPN.comSix hundred people, including players, coaches, parents and athletic trainers, took part in an in-depth national survey about high school football concussions recently for ESPN The Magazine. The results were published in the current issue on ...

December 28, 2010

School Gives Gift Of Lifetime To Coach With ALS

PRYOR, Okla. - Todd Hicks has coached the varsity girls' basketball team at Pryor High School for the past three seasons. And as is the case with any coach there are hurdles along the way that you have to overcome.For Hicks, this was supposed to be a...

December 27, 2010

Ohio State A.D. Defends Football Punishments

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)Acknowledging the critics who wonder why the six players who broke NCAA rules are not suspended for the Sugar Bowl on Jan.4, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith argued that those players are paying a heavy price, regar...

December 27, 2010

Player Who Attacked Coach Allowed Scholarship To Utah

CrimeVoice.comHIGHLAND – Tyler Shreve, the high school athlete who pleaded no contest to attacking his high school baseball coach last February, will be allowed his full ride football scholarship to the University of Utah, school spokesman Liz ...

December 27, 2010

Winningest New England H.S. Football Coach Retires

Seacoastonline.comDOVER — Rod Wotton spent the better part of five decades mentoring, teaching and coaching thousands of students and athletes. He’ll dedicate the rest of his years to loving and nurturing seven youngsters.The venerable co...