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.
The group Equity in Athletics Inc. was challenging a 2011 ruling from a district court that found Title IX's three-part compliance test not in violation of the Constitution.
Memphis police opened an investigation last week into Robert "Bobby" Dodd, the now-former president and chief executive officer of the Amateur Athletic Union, on the heels of an ESPN report that he sexually abused two of his former players in the 1980s.
After a state judge ruled Thursday to uphold the suspensions, state education commissioner Christopher Cerf finalized the players' suspensions on Friday.
Nine high school football players from Wayne Hills (N.J.) High School are suing their district over suspensions stemming from their alleged involvement in an off-campus fight.
The class action lawsuit alleges that the NCAA knew about the consequences of concussions and other head injuries, but chose to ignore said studies at the expense of player safety.
High school athletic associations have exclusive rights to negotiate contracts for Internet live-streaming of their games, a federal appeals court ruled this week.
The American Sports Council's lawsuit alleges that the use of Title IX's three-part compliance test in high schools violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution.
Legislation targeting the makers of football helmets, introduced in Congress back in March, has resulted in a slew of lobbyists coming out of the woodwork from helmet makers, safety organizations, and advocacy groups.
The Supreme Court denied the appeal of a high school cheerleader who was thrown off her squad after refusing to cheer for a student accused of sexually assaulting her.
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