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October 5, 2009 - Issue 428
Bible Verses Banned After several complaints, this Georgia high school cheerleading team is no longer allowed to hold up banners with bible verses printed on them for the football team to run through. Read the full story... Bad News Bearcats Not quite seven months removed from its first appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament, the Binghamton University men’s basketball team is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, and Athletic Director Joel Thirer has resigned. Here’s a look at all that has happened. Read the full story... Charting New Waters In Indiana, a charter school has come under fire for assembling a powerhouse boys’ basketball team. Some worry other charter schools may become magnets for the state’s top athletes. Read the full story... Next NCAA Leader The Chronicle of Higher Education takes a few guesses at who will become the next President of the NCAA. Our favorite is Ohio State’s Gene Smith, and yes, Condoleezza Rice is on the list. Read the full story... |
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Game Delay What do you do when your football officiating crew doesn’t show up? That was the nightmare for Southport (Ind.) Athletic Director Pete Hubert last weekend. Read the full story... Just For Girls Tentatively calling it espnW, ESPN is in the initial stages of building a Web site just for girls’ high school sports. Read the full story... Coach Bans Twitter In response to one of his players’ tweets about him being late to a team meeting, Texas Tech University Head Football Coach Mike Leach banned all players from using Twitter. The offending tweeter has also been suspended. Read the full story... |
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Inside Their Heads Last week, University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was the poster boy for concussions, which led to many articles on this injury. We also report on two new studies of interest. Read the full story... In Ice Hockey While most of the current talk about concussions relates to football players, winter sports are right around the corner. A 12-minute educational video titled “Concussions in Hockey: Signs, Symptoms and Playing Safe” has just been released and can be downloaded for free. Read the full story... |
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Update: KU Trademark Case Ruling A sportswear company has been ordered to pay the University of Kansas more than $660,000 because of trademark infringement. Read the full story... Not A White Out We covered the Kansas trademark case last year in a feature article about how to best protect your logo and other intellectual property. Read the full story... Screening For ACLs A new study has found that screening the knee muscles of a non-injured female athlete with electromyography (EMG) technology can determine if she is at high risk for an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Read the full story... |
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