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JUNE/JULY, 2026
July 16, 2026 - 'Crisis' in youth sports comes into focus after early US World Cup exit. Reported by Trevor Stynes and Amy Tennery, Reuters Wire Service.
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July 9, 2026 - Bradenton, FL - IMG Academy named in lawsuit alleging campus culture enabled abuse of younger athletes, reported by Alex Martin, USA Today High School Sports.
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July 9, 2026 - Guelph (Canada) and San Ramon, CA - Shortages of Cricket fields - all over North America leads to multiple news reports on the same day. There's a legitimate shortage and probably some coordinated PR. See, Cricket clubs say lack of pitches threatens sport’s future, reported by Santana Belantoni, Village Report (Guelph), and Cricket Is Booming In This Bay Area Suburb, Sparking a Turf War In Youth Sports, reported by Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle.
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July 1, 2026 - Lincoln, NE - The Nebraska Cornhuskers are building flag football's future. Meet their first commits. Reported by Alyce Brown, USA Today High School Sports.
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June 30, 2026 - Washington, DC - Supreme Court upholds laws banning trans athletes from women’s sports, reported by Bianca Quilantan and Josh Gerstein, Politico.com. Click here to read the Supreme Court's opinion in West Virgina v. B.P.J.
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June 22, 2026 - Bloomington, IL - As flag football grows, a controversy over the length of the season arises in Illinois. See, Flag football is booming. In Illinois, coaches say an IHSA change sends the wrong message, reported by Ehsan Kassim, USA Today High School Sports.
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June 18, 2026 - What is the effect of the modern day barrage of social media on young athletes? See The influence of social media on young athletes’ mental health: a cross-sectional study by Camille Tooth, Jean-Francois Kaux, Phillipe Tscholl, Alioune Toure, Frank Muller, and Katy Seil, Frontiers In Psychology, June 18, 2026.
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June 17, 2026 - Smyrna, FL - Despicable Brawl Breaks Out During 8U Youth Baseball Game, reported by Andrew Holleran, The Spun.
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June 17, 2026 - MA - In the wake of the Brendan Sorsby college sports gambling scandal, a number of Massachusetts high schools institute gambling education. It is not clear what substantive courses, if any, will be eliminated to accommodate this gambling education. See After Brendan Sorsby case, Massachusetts schools expand sports betting education, reported by Alyce Brown, USA Today.
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June 17, 2026 - Mishawaka, IN - High school wrestling coach involved in Marcus Freeman spat facing 100-year suspension, reported by Ehsan Kassim, USA Today.
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June 10, 2026 - Washington, DC - Youth sports has its problems, but right now the structural problems in college sports have attracted the attention of Congress. Click here for information on the Protect College Sports Act, and see 'There’s no more culture.' The warning college sports can’t ignore, reported by John Brice, USA Today, June 10, 2026.
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June 8, 2026 - Pasadena, CA - Good sportsmanship fills the Rose Bowl? Yes it does. The 2026 Rose Bowl Institute Sportsmanship Summit put good sportsmanship on the scoreboard.
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June 6, 2026 - Henrico, VA - Travel basketball coaches, referees fight caught on video. Now Henrico police are investigating. Reported by WTVR (Richmond, VA), June 8, 2026.
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June 4, 2026 - Los Angeles, CA - California High School Baseball Playoff Game Ends In Double Disqualification After Benches Clear, reported by Clay Sauertieg, BroBible.com, June 5, 2026.
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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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