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Former prep coach gets long prison sentence

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:56:50 -0400

EAST LANSING, Michigan - A former high school football coach in Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for computer-related crimes that stretched to East Lansing.

Ex-football player gets probation after brawl

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:42:06 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Michigan - A student at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School has received four months' probation for his role in an on-field brawl that broke out following a football game.

Student dead after falling from truck during game

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:53:28 -0400

SURPRISE, Arizona - Police in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise are investigating the death of a 17-year-old high school football player who was fatally injured when he fell from the bed of a moving pickup truck during a game with fellow youths.

Rookies get first taste of NFL

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:00:02 -0400

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado - NFL rookies are ditching their textbooks for playbooks and getting their first taste of what it'll be like playing for paychecks instead of school pride.

Tornado causes $7M in damage to Oak Grove High

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:26:10 -0400

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi - Lamar County School District officials said a Feb. 10 tornado caused $7 million in damage to Oak Grove High and its baseball and football facilities.

Broncos rookie modeled his game after Champ Bailey

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:45:51 -0400

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado - Whenever cornerback Kayvon Webster arrived at practice at South Florida, he'd proclaim, "Champ Bailey's here."

UCA announces new Sports Hall of Fame members

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:55:45 -0400

CONWAY, Arkansas - The University of Central Arkansas has announced the newest inductees to its Sports Hall of Fame.

Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:47:26 -0400

HOUSTON - A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games.

Ex-football coach still facing solicitation charge

Sat, 04 May 2013 14:33:03 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A Sedgwick County judge has refused to dismiss one remaining charge against a former high school football coach who was acquitted last month of two other counts accusing him of trying to pay for sex with underage girls.

Ohio rape case grand jury adjourns for 3 weeks

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:55:23 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An eastern Ohio grand jury has adjourned for three weeks while investigators go back to analyzing evidence and interviewing witnesses to determine whether other laws were broken in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players last summer.

Man convicted of murder of Pa. football player

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:57:09 -0400

DURHAM, North Carolina - A Texas man will serve life without parole after being found guilty Thursday of murder in the shooting death of a Pennsylvania all-star high school football player while both were in North Carolina.

Riverton football coach resigns amid turmoil

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:24:05 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - Jeremy McCormick has resigned as head football coach at Riverton High School.

House OKs bill aimed at athletics group

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:49:10 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida's main governing body for high school athletics would have its power reined in under a bill that cleared the state House by a wide margin Wednesday night in a state rich with gifted athletes.

Big year for Ivy League in draft with 3 prospects

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:43:31 -0400

BOSTON - The Ivy League is a rich breeding ground for doctors, lawyers and economists.

WHSAA board approves new football cutlines

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:12:47 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - The Wyoming High School Activities Association board of directors has approved new cutlines for the number of schools in Class 2A and 1A football.

Judge considers motions in Afghan killings case

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:32:00 -0400

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington - The U.S. soldier accused of murdering 16 Afghan villagers during a pre-dawn rampage last year appeared in a military courtroom Tuesday for a hearing that focused largely on what might happen if he's convicted, including which family members and friends could speak on his behalf.

Donations save Barbour Co. middle school sports

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:26:06 -0400

PHILIPPI, West Virginia - Middle school sports in Barbour County have been reinstated, thanks to private donations.

Las Cruces man pleads guilty in player's death

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:59:53 -0400

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico - A Las Cruces man who pleaded guilty to a charge in the 2011 death of a high school football player has been sentenced to six years in prison.