DALLAS — Opening statements were set for Thursday in the murder trial of a former Texas high school athlete accused of taking out a knife during a track meet and fatally stabbing a 17-year-old competitor from a rival team in the stadium’s bleachers. The killing last year stunned an affluent Dallas suburb where the teenagers … Read more
Sean Gardner, a gymnastics coach who trained elite young girls, will be in federal court in Mississippi on Monday for a change of plea hearing after facing 12 felony counts of sexual exploitation of children. He initially pleaded not guilty. The charges stem from allegations Gardner set up a hidden camera in a girls’ bathroom … Read more
High-schoolers are jumping around in search of playing time and winning teams in the age of big college paydays. Source link
Cameron Rider had always been an athlete and loved hockey and baseball. The summer before his junior year of high school, he decided to join the football team. Pre-season practices in August left him fatigued and out of breath, but Rider, 16 at the time, just thought he was getting used to the new sport. … Read more
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — High school athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson takes her position in the throwing circle, tunes out any distractions, then pivots and tosses the discus into the evening twilight. Her focus is simple. Whether it’s trying to improve on a third-place finish at last year’s West Virginia state track meet or ignoring naysayers who don’t … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration gave San Jose State University 10 days to resolve what the U.S. Education Department has deemed are Title IX violations involving transgender athletes, saying the school will face legal action and the possible loss of federal funding if it fails to comply. The department in January found that the … Read more
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Dallas athlete returns home after witnessing strikes in Tehran 01:16 UP NEXT Approximately 140 U.S. service members wounded in Iran war 00:31 UAE video shows Iranian drones being destroyed 00:23 Fire breaks out in Tehran after reported airstrike … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that questions about the war in Iran were “easy” compared to efforts to better regulate college sports and rein in high salaries for football players — an extraordinary suggestion that even he himself seemed to think better of a short time later. Trump convened a roundtable of experts … Read more