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Maine DOE under federal investigation over trans athletes
The U.S. Department of Education announced late last week that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is investigating the Maine Department of Education and one school district in the wake of a transgender student-athlete winning a high school state champ...

Fresno State basketball players accused of betting on games
Three players from the Fresno State men's basketball team have been accused of allegedly placing bets on games they actively played. Junior Mykell Robinson and freshmen Jalen Weaver and Zaon Collins allegedly committed the infractions. Weaver (12....

New Orleans Saints expands Saints Girls HS Flag Football in Louisiana
The New Orleans Saints recently announced the next wave of schools invited to join Season 2 of the Saints Girls High School Flag Football program in Louisiana. These 10 schools will be a part of the growing program that empowers young female athl...

NFHS announces 24 winners for annual Coach of the Year award
Last month, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) shared the 24 winners of its Coach of the Year award as chosen by the NFHS Coaches Association. The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program sin...

Arizona high school football coach charged with luring a minor for sexual exploitation
An Arizona high school football coach has been charged with two felony charges: aggravated luring of a minor for sexual exploitation and furnishing harmful items to minors. Richard Godsill, a football coach for Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona,...

Seattle father arrested after assaulting teenage hockey referees
A Seattle father has been charged with assault after pushing two teenage referees during a youth hockey game last weekend. According to a Seattle Police Department report, officers responded around 11:50 a.m. to a report of an assault at the iceplex...

Creating Abuse-Free Communities in Sport
Coach & Athletic Director managing editor Wesley Sykes spoke with the U.S. Center for SafeSport's vice president of prevention education Monica Rivera about best practices to create abuse-free sports communities. The U.S. Center for SafeSport�...

Building Muscle, Building Relationships
How athletic directors can further support strength and conditioning coaches with West Virginia assistant director of strength & conditioning for Olympic sports Pat Shelby. He was joined by Coach & A.D. managing editor Wesley Sykes. ...

MIAA under investigation by DOE for game where transgender athlete injured three opposing players
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association (MIAA) is under investigation — along with San Jose State University and the University of Pennsylvania — regarding a viral high school girls' basketball game where a transgender student-ath...

Washington women fight on school grounds after girls’ basketball game
A violent confrontation occurred on Washington school grounds between two mothers following a girls' basketball game last week. The assault allegedly occurred in a bathroom after the game, when a Washington woman pushed another woman’s head into...