Protestor attacks president of charitable special needs baseball league at a...
In a show of truly poor sportsmanship, a North Carolina community's opposition to the construction of a proposed baseball field specifically intended for use by special needs children reached a fever...
View ArticleMeet Mark Vital: Middle School basketball’s most impressive dunker
It's highly unlikely that you have heard the name Mark Vital before. If early events are any indication, that won't be true for much longer, because Vital may already be among the better dunkers at the...
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Ty Buttrey, Red Sox draft pick, will walk at graduation after debatable about...
Less than 24 hours after his graduation plight became national news, star Charlotte (N.C.) Providence High pitcher Ty Buttrey was given clearance to walk at his commencement by the principal who had...
View ArticleRudy Eugene, the ‘Miami Zombie,’ remembered by former high school football coach
The man who has been called the "Miami Zombie" was once just another high school football player, according to his former coach at North Miami Beach (Fla.) Senior High. As reported by the Miami Herald,...
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Former sexually abused champion coach banned from speaking at her former...
In what can only be described as one of the most bizarre and likely inexcusable decisions in recent memory, a national champion swimming coach at Cal-Berkeley who was sexually abused as a young swimmer...
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Rob Dibble takes baseball head coaching job at California high school
Rob Dibble is best known for his blazing fastball and larger-than-life personality as one of the Nasty Boys. Now he'll try to cultivate some of that flair in high school athletes after the former...
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Matt Brown graduates from high school two years after being paralyzed by...
Two years after a debilitating hockey injury robbed him of the ability to walk on his own, a Boston-area teen inspired his classmates by graduating with a special golden diploma honoring him as one of...
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Baseball player takes part in team’s big comeback win hours after father’s...
Grand Island (N.Y.) High managed to pull off an improbable comeback during the state regional playoffs on Tuesday evening, coming from three runs down with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to...
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New study shows school sports improve grades, all while districts wrangle...
A new study commissioned by the Los Angeles Unified School District provides evidence that could be reassuring or troubling, depending on the amount of sports action provided by your local schools. As...
View ArticleCanadian coach suspended one year, fined for allowing players to skip...
In one of the more bizarre and over-the-top moves in recent memory, a junior hockey coach in Canada has been banned for coaching his team for a full year because he allowed his players to skip the...
View ArticleFather arrested for child abuse after whipping stepson during game of catch
Disturbing video of child abuse during a father and stepson's game of catch has led to the resignation of an elected California official and possible further legal action after a man took unacceptable...
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Mysteries behind incredible 1988 tank team photo are revealed
If you took a team photo of a high school sports team mounted on top of a tank and holding a semi-automatic weapon today, the shot would almost certainly breed outrage and/or concern about the message...
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Youth baseball league makes special adjustments so 17-year-old can compete as...
Usually, a 17-year-old playing in a league with 13- and 14-year-olds would set off major alarm bells about inequity and cheating. That's not happening in Fruit Heights, Utah, despite the fact that Pony...
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Northwestern rejects basketball recruit for academic reasons despite perfect...
One of the nation's most prestigious institutions with a vibrant Division I athletic department has found its admissions policies for prospective athletes come under question for rather odd reasons:...
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Mass. baseball fields feature bizarre rule changes to accomodate buildings,...
One of the beauties of high school baseball is the wide variety and interesting settings of prep diamonds. Not only are high school fields less standardized, they're often shoehorned into the strangest...
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Massive lacrosse goalie leads Mass. squad by filling nearly entire cage
Unlike their hockey counterparts, lacrosse goalies aren't usually typified by Titanic size. Some may be larger than average, but at least as many are also on the shorter side of the spectrum. As...
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Shaq Thompson, top football recruit, will sign with Red Sox after barely...
Shaq Thompson has all the tools to be an NFL football player. He's one of the top incoming freshmen prospects in the nation who will likely suit up in the defensive backfield at Washington come this...
View ArticleHockey mom walks on to the ice to scold players, refs during youth hockey brawl
The anti-fighting movement has been thriving in youth hockey in the U.S. Still, that hasn't halted all violence in the youth game, which was enough to send one hockey mom into a drastic move at a...
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Minnesota golfer qualifies for second-straight state tourney despite vision...
Golf is a sport which requires a number of wide ranging skills; hand eye coordination, strength, endurance, mental toughness and, as much as anything else, depth perception. For most, judging a ball's...
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Justin Jordan, Michael Jordan’s nephew, is among best under-the-radar...
In the modern era of recruiting hype, it's rare that a top senior has somehow avoided significant attention through his first three years. It's even more rare when a senior has a famous relative...
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