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JANUARY/FEBRUARY, 2023
February 4, 2023 - Fort Collins, CO - CU Students Chanting "Russia" at Ukranian Player Max Shulga Another Embarrassment, reported by Rich Kurtzman, MileHighSports.com.
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January 31, 2023 - Ypsilanti, MI - Ypsilanti JV Basketball Player Attacked By Spectator During Game, reported by Brett Kast and David Kalman, WXYZ TV (Detroit), February 1, 2023.
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January 31, 2023 - Cincinnati, OH - Citing Safety Concerns, Taft, Woodward Limit Fans For Friday's Varsity Basketball Game, reported by Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati Enquirer.
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January 31, 2023 - Alburgh, VT - Vermont Man Dies After Fight Breaks Out At Middle School Basketball Game, NBC 5 (Burlington, VT), February 1, 2023.
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January 31, 2023 -Berkeley, CA - Cal Fires Swim Coach Over Allegations of Long-Running Abusive Coaching. See UC Berkeley Fires Swim Coach Teri McKeever, reported by Scott Reid, The Orange County Register.
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January 30, 2023 - Germantown, WI - Germantown High School Tournament Announcer Tells Fans to 'Shut Up', Sports Officials Applaud Message, reported by Gabriella Bachara, WDJT (Channel 58 - Milwaukee).
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January 27, 2023 - Eden Prairie, Minnesota - High School Players Take Stand After Opposing Coach Was Reinstated After Racial Slur. See North St. Paul Cancels Basketball Games Against Eden Prairie, reported by Alexandra Simon, KARE 11 TV (Minneapolis). Click here to hear the North St. Paul High School coach defend his players' decision to not play.
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January 27, 2023 - Los Angeles, CA - Another famous parent loses control at an athletic contest. See Ex-Laker Robert Horry Escorted By Police From Youth Basketball Game, reported by Rudy Chinchilla, NBC-4, Los Angeles.
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January 24, 2023 - Corona, CA - Santiago-Centennial Girls Basketball Game Suspended, Declared a No-Contest, reported by Eric-Paul Johnson, Riverside Press-Enterprise, January 27, 2023; See Also California High School Girls Basketball Game Suspended Late In Fourth Quarter After Brawl, msn.com, January 26, 2023. One spectator lost control in a most troubling way during this game. See Man Punched Several Girls Basketball Players During Game, Brandished A Gun Police Say, reported by Hailey Branson, Los Angeles Times, February 4, 2023.
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January 24, 2023 - Danville, CA - Officials Respond To Racial Slur At San Ramon Valley High Basketball Game, reported by Jeanita Lyman, DanvilleSanRamon.com, January 28, 2023.
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January 24, 2023 - Vermont - Officials Confront Scourge of Racist Behavior At Vt. High School Sports Events, reported by Katherine Huntley, WCAX - TV (Burlington, VT). The story contains links to a number of racial incidents at Vermont high schools. This is a bit surprising only because one does not tend to think that Vermont has enough diversity to generate a lot of racist incidents at high school events. Indeed, Vermont is 90% white. There are so few minorities that one's initial thought is that there aren't many opportunities for racial incidents at Vermont games. In this instance, one would think wrong.
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January 23, 2023 - Berkeley, CA - UC Berkeley Pays Cheerleader Nearly $700K After Three Concussions Gave Her 'a 24-7 Headache', reported by Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle
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January 21, 2023 - Portsmouth, VA - Coaches Fired After 22-Year-Old Assistant Girls Basketball Coach Impersonates 13-Year-Old JV Player, reported by Craig Loper, WAVY-TV (Norfolk, CA), January 30, 2023.
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January 20, 2023 - Umatilla, OR - Student broadcaster thinks his mic is off; spews racist jokes for all to hear on air. Here's the Umatilla School District's Statement. For a report on the incident, see Superintendent Says Racist Comments During Umatilla High School Sports Broadcast Aren't A Laughing Matter, reported by Erick Peterson, Hermiston Herald (Hermiston, OR), January 23, 2023.
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January 19, 2023 - Santa Ana, CA - Is there something or nothing to look at, here? After allegations of hazing, assault and sexual misconduct by its athletes, Mater Dei High School Completes Investigation Into Its Athletic Culture, Does Not Release Details, ABC - 7 (Los Angeles).
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January 17, 2023 - Lyon (France) - Ex-Lyon Player Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir Wins Landmark Maternity Pay Case Against Club, ESPN.com.
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January 16, 2023 - Big Day for College Stunt. See NCAA Proposal Passes To Include STUNT As An Emerging Sport, NCAA Press Release on Davenport University website; and STUNT Moves Forward As Emerging Sport At the NCAA Level, Dallas Baptist University website.
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January 14, 2023 - Orange City, FL - University-Mainland Girls Basketball Game Suspended, Ruled Double Forfeit After Skirmish, reported by Chris Vinel, The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
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January 13, 2023 - Los Angeles, CA - Discipline Handed Down To Burbank Boys' JV Soccer For Profane Banner, reported by Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2023. The sign at issue said, "F___ Burroughs." Burbank unfurled the sign after beating Burroughs 4-1
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January 13, 2023 - Athletic Trainers Save Lives. But an Alarming Number of High Schools Don't Employ Them, reported by Lindsay Schnell, USA Today.com (ran in print edition on January 18, 2023)
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January 13, 2023 - Eunice, LA - KPLC Looking Into Fight Between Washington-Marion, Eunice At Basketball Game, KPLC - TV7, Lake Charles, LA, January 14, 2023.
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January 11, 2023 - Evanston, IL - Northwestern Investigating Hazing Allegation Within Football Program, reported by Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.
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January 10, 2023 - Georgetown, MI - Students Suspended As Result of Racist Taunts At Basketball Game, Jenison Superintendent Says, reported by Melissa Frick, MLive.
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January 9, 2023 - NWSL Permanently Bans Four Coaches, Including Paul Riley, and Drops The Hammer With Team Fines and Suspensions, reported by Sandra Herrera, CBS.com.
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January 8, 2023 - Kendall, FL - New Video Released Of Attack On Soccer Referee In Kendall, reported by Roy Ramos, Local10.com TV (Miami), January 25, 2023; See Also Soccer Player Arrested After Video Shows Him Attacking Referee In Kendall: Police, reported by Brian Hamacher, NBC TV Miami, January 24, 2023.
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January 6, 2023 - Honolulu, HI - 2 Adults Arrested For Assaulting Students In Stands At High School Basketball Game, Hawaii News Now, January 10, 2023.
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January 6, 2023 - Heath, TX - Texas High School Football Coach On Leave After Players Forced to Do Nearly 400 Push-Ups, reported by Mike Smith, KXAN-TV (Austin), January 13, 2023; see also Texas HS Football Players Hospitalized After Coach Made Them Do 400 Push-Ups As Punishment, reported by Mary Ann Martinez, New York Post, January 11, 2023.
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January 3, 2023 - Problems or Turnaround At USA Cheer? See Varsity-Backed Cheer Governing Body Faces Debt and Obligations, reported by Daniel Libit, Sportico.
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LATEST COLLINS ARTICLES/INFORMATION
Former Sac-Joaquin Section Commissioner Pete Saco Dies At Age 70, reported by Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, January 30, 2023.
I Stand Accused, Referee Magazine, July 2022, page 80 (National Association of Sports Officials).
Show Me The Money, Referee Magazine, May 2022, page 80 (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).
FROM THE ARCHIVES
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).
Student Athlete Surmounts Obstacles On and Off The Field by Amanda Pazornik, JWeekly, June 10, 2010.
