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APRIL/MAY, 2025
May 7, 2025 - Waterford, WI - Racist Taunts Prompt Rufus King Athletes To Leave Waterford Track Meet Early; Parents Demand Accountability, reported byTahleel Mohielden, Rachel Lee, WTMJ TV (Milwaukee), May 8, 2025.
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May 6, 2025 - Is the NFL Stumbling Into A Weird Antitrust Issue? See Is the NFL Infringing On SBA Protections For High School Football, reported by Gary Adornato, SI.com.
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May 2, 2025 - Truckee, CA - Truckee and North Tahoe High Schools Leaving NIAA Over Nevada's Transgender Athlete Ban, reported by Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette Journal.
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April 30, 2025 - Syracuse, NY - 11 NY Lacrosse Players Turn Themselves In After Subjecting Younger Teammater To Horrifying Hazing At Gunpoint, DA Says, reported by Patrick Reilly and Anna Young, New York Post.
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April 23, 2025 - Albany, CA - Allegations of Racist Taunts Swirl During East Bay High School Baseball Game, reported by Jesse Gary, KTVU TV, May 2, 2025.
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April 14, 2025 - Kelowna, British Columbia, Shirtless Golf Brawl Ends With Broken Jaw, Cops on Scene As Video Goes Viral, reported by Kendall Capps, Newsweek, April 17, 2025.
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April 11, 2025 - Harman, WV - Could an allegedly "intentional" dirty play in an athletic contest result in a criminal conviction? We shall soon see. A high school basketball player is facing three felony charges for his actions in a basketball game. See Harman Player Charged After On-Court Incident, reported by Edgar Kelley, The Inter Mountain (Elkins, WV).
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April 11, 2025 - Maine - Maine refuses to yield to Trump administration's transgender athlete threats. And the battle is on. See Maine Refuses To Back Down In Fight With Trump Over Transgender Athletes, reported by Sonam Sheth, Newsweek on msn.com, April 11, 2025. President Trump Threatens the funding. See Trump Administration Moves To Pull Maine's School Funding Over Transgender Athletes, reported by Nate Raymond and Jack Queen, USnews.com, April 11, 2025. And Maine closed the weekend with a win, and the money. See Federal Judge Orders USDA To Unfreeze Funds To Maine, reported by Juliana Kim, NPR, April 12, 2025. But, the story isn't over as the DOJ sued Maine the following week. See Trump Administration Sues Maine over Transgender Athletes, reported by Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, April 16, 2025, and DOJ Announces Civil Suit Against Maine Over Transgender Athletes, reported by Brooke Migdon, The Hill, April 16, 2025.
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April 11, 2025 - Boston, MA - Former North Shore Coast Arrested For Inappropriate Messages To Minors, reported by Emilia Wisniewski, Boston.com.
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April 9, 2025 - Huntington Beach, CA - Orange County High School Wrestling Coach Arrested For Alleged Sexual Relationship With Minors, reported by Dean Fioresi, KCAL-CBS TV.
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April 3, 2025 - Uvalde High School Coach Arrested For Improper Relationship With Student, Police Say, reported by Ivan Herrera, KSAT.com.
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Indiana - April 1, 2025 - NFHS Rolls out Bench Bad Behavior Sportsmanship Program.
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April 1, 2025 - Student run - South Central Sportsmanship Movement is the 4-H Clubs' Contribution to Good Sportsmanship. See New Program Fosters Good Sportsmanship, reported by Cindey Ramsey, Minden, Courier (Minden, NE).
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LATEST COLLINS ARTICLES/INFORMATION
Assigning Shortage Liability, It’s Official, Monthly Newsletter of the National Association of Sports Officials, April 2024, page 8.
I.C. for U And Almost All, Referee Magazine, March 2024, page 80 (National Association of Sports Officials).
FROM THE ARCHIVES
California Celebrates State Day, It's Official, October 2023, page 4 (National Association of Sports Officials).
IC Chaos in California, Referee Magazine, January 2021, page 80 (National Association of Sports Officials).
Gig Economy Bill, Referee Magazine, January 2020, page 80 (National Association of Sports Officials).
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