The Dark Side of Twitter and the College-Recruitment Process
Within minutes of star basketball player Andrew Wiggins announcing where he'd be attending college, his Twitter mentions were flooded with an endless wave of hate speech. Read Full Post >
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May 14, 2013
January 15, 2013
Value of E-Games Touted for Youths' Physical Activity
The author of a recent study on active e-games explains how they can help some students meet physical-activity benchmarks. Read Full Post >
September 26, 2012
Hungry for Advanced Youth-Sports Analytics? Free App Can Help
Youth-sports coaches can get into the advanced analytics game with the free cellphone/tablet application GameChanger. Read Full Post >
August 22, 2012
Schools Monitor Student-Athletes' Tweets for Inappropriate Language
A number of colleges and universities in recent years have signed up for monitoring services that help keep an eye on their student-athletes' social media accounts. Read Full Post >
June 11, 2012
NCAA to Allow Unlimited Text Messages to Men's Basketball Recruits
High school basketball stars better opt for the "unlimited text messaging" option on their cellphone plans before Friday. Read Full Post >
May 08, 2012
Student-Athletes Suspended From Sports Over Racist Tweets
Five students at Gloucester (Mass.) High School, including two student-athletes, have been banned from participating in athletics or other extra-curricular activities as a result of racially derogatory messages they recently sent on Twitter. Read Full Post >
April 30, 2012
President's Fitness Council Launches Video-Game Health Challenge
A new federal initiative aims to promote the health benefits that certain video games can provide. Read Full Post >
April 30, 2012
Schools Consider Punishing Student-Athletes for Racist Tweets
At Gloucester (Mass.) High School, school officials are considering punishing at least three student-athletes and two other students who chimed in with derogatory tweets toward the Washington Capitals' Joel Ward. Read Full Post >
March 26, 2012
Students' Basketball-Playing Robots Face Off at Rebound Rumble
Ever since January, teams of high school students and volunteer engineers have gathered together to design robots created entirely to shoot basketballs into hoops. Read Full Post >
March 15, 2012
Judge Upholds Punishment for Student's Online Rap About Coaches
A federal district judge upheld a seven-day suspension today for a Mississippi high school student who rapped about two of his school's coaches, accusing them of improper conduct with female students. Read Full Post >
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