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March 30, 2010 - Issue 452
Good Balance Taking a look at how the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association tries to rein in unsportsmanlike behavior by fans while keeping contests fun. Read the full story... Ticket Investigation A federal investigation launched at the University of Kansas is examining the possibility that the school’s men’s basketball tickets were sold illegally. Read the full story... Transgender Rights The Maine Human Rights Commission is proposing new guidelines that would give transgender students in the state the option to choose which gender sports teams they play on, and which locker rooms and restrooms they use. Read the full story... |
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Coach vs. Reporter University of Florida Head Football Coach Urban Meyer is getting some bad press after threatening a local newspaper reporter over a story he wrote that mentioned former quarterback Tim Tebow in a negative light. Meyer has since apologized. Read the full story... Concussion Legislation Across the country, legislators are talking about concussions. Here’s a roundup of the pending legislative efforts from California to Rhode Island. Read the full story... No Contact This Pennsylvania high school doesn’t want to chance inadvertently violating its probationary period, so it sent letters to three fired coaches, reminding them to not attend any athletic contests at the school. Read the full story... |
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Great Moves A look at recent hires in collegiate athletic administration, including a profile of new University of Arizona Athletic Director Greg Byrne (son of Texas A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne). Read the full story... Alumni Connection Tired of hitting up the same businesses over and over for fundraising? Brook Cupps, Athletic Director at Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio, was, so he reached out to his school’s wrestling alumni, who provided a $500,000 loan to cover the cost of a new athletic building. Read the full story... |
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Social Media Wave For an example of a coach who effectively uses social media to keep fans interested in his team, check out John Calipari’s Facebook and Twitter habits. Read the full story... Bare Essentials Inspired by new research, some athletes are forgoing shoes and going barefoot when they run. A longtime advocate of this mantra and creator of his own running technique details the benefits of such an approach. Read the full story... Athlete Disadvantage? Some Division III school officials are having a hard time buying the evidence from a College Sports Project study that says D-III athletes lag behind their non-athlete peers in academics. Read the full story... |
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