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JULY/AUGUST, 2026
August 12, 2026 - Gull Lake, MI - Michigan high school football team cancels season over assault allegations, reported by Alex Martin, USA Today. For more details, see MSP Reports: Alleged Assaults At Gull Lake Football Camp Captured On Video, reported by Rachel Van Gilder, msn.com.
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August 11, 2026 - Colorado Springs, CO - Corey Hilliard Resigns As USA Swimming CFO Following Arrest On Charges Of Misappropriating Funds, reported by Terin Frodyma, swimswam.com.
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August 7, 2026 - Washington, DC - The Protect College Sports Acts Continues To Move Forward. Some Say it's the only way to save college sports: See College Athletics Faces Crisis Without National Rules In Place, reported by Temple Landry, The Hill. Others have criticism ranging from possible negative impacts on high school recruitment, and there's even a transgender concern. See The Protect College Sports Act Could Undercut Wins for Womens' Sports, by Matt Sharp from the Alliance Defending Freedom, August 6, 2026.
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July 31, 2026 - Puyallup, WA - Sexual Abuse, transgender athletes, and the basic obligations of sexual abuse reporting laws all converged in a high school wrestling match in Puyallup, Washington. At present, school officials are facing charges for violating the State's mandatory reporter law. It appears that they very well may have violated that law, and it appears that they may have mistaken their reporting obligations because the charges stem from a wrestling match held in full view of spectators, officials, and coaches. In short, the school officials thought they were hearing the usual griping about a sports contest, and appear to have either totally missed or totally forgotten that once a sexual abuse allegation is raised, the first obligation is to report, not to do one's own investigation - even in an athletic matter held in full view of the public. See Puyallup school officials charged in response to wrestler’s alleged sex assault, reported by Peter Talbot, Tacoma News Tribune. And if you're wondering how sexual abuse can arise from an athletic contest, well it all stems from an alleged "oil check" wrestling move committed by the transgender woman against her biological female opponent. See Puyallup girl says she was sexually assaulted by trans wrestler during match, reported by Shea Johnson and Isabella Lund, Tacoma News Tribune, February 13, 2026.
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July 30, 2026 - New NCAA rules has a strange impact on female high school athletes. See The NCAA's 5-for-5 rule is costing some athletes their scholarship offers. Here's why. Reported by Alyce Brown, USA Today High School Sports.
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July 29, 2026 - New York, NY - Click here to see the New York Post Columnist's Sportsmanship Stand. Yes, please, shame adults for getting into fights at youth sports games, reported by Kirsten Fleming, New York Post.
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July 28, 2026 - Runners get faster and faster with each generation. It's no shock that you can see this progress at the youth levels - or maybe it is. Wired Magazine seems shocked that this generations youth athletes are faster than previous generations. See Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’, reported by Brendan Koerner, Wired Magazine. Click here for the article republished in DNYUZ.com.
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July 27, 2026 - WA - Washington Ballot Initiative To Bar Transgender Youth and High School Athletes and required Genetic Testing Leads What Appears To Be A Coming Wave of Similar Initiatives. See How Washington state’s sports ballot measure will impact all girls, reported by Brooke Migdon, 19thnews.org.
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July 22, 2026 - East Hanover, NJ - Watch the moment NJ youth softball coaches fight in handshake line as one gets charged with assault, reported by Jake Nisse, New York Post, July 27, 2026.
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July 19, 2026 - Laurel, MS - Despicable Brawl Breaks Out At 15U World Series Softball Game, reported by Andrew Holleran, The Spun (reprinted on msn.com).
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July 19, 2026 - Dublin, CA - Private volleyball coach arrested outside Pleasanton school on suspicion of child porn, reported by Jeremy Walsh, DanvilleSanRamon.com; and see East Bay Youth Coach Arrested on Suspicion of Possessing Child Porn, reported by Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle (July 20, 2026).
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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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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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