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| Volume 2, Edition 56 - May 2012 |
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| Volume 2, Edition 52-55 - April 2012 |
Midway through the 2011-12 college basketball season only a half dozen men’s and women’s historically black college teams have an overall winning record. As of Tuesday (1/31/2012), out of the 46 teams that make up the SWAC and MEAC Division 1 men’s and women’s squads, just six — that’s right — six are in the black when it comes to wins and losses. Read more....
The nation’s top-ranked recruiting class has lived up to billing... ~click here
Pay Your Way Through School
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| Volume 2, Edition 51 - March 31, 2012 |
SPECIAL STORY: Life with my iPad BEST APRIL FOOL's SPORTS PRANKS ~click here 2012 MLB Spring Training: Ranking the 10 Coolest Stadiums Title IX: 37 words that changed everything for women in sports. ~click hereYoung athletes face higher injury risk by specializing in one sport: ~click here
An Idea of Agents and College Athletes co-existing ~click here to read |
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| Volume 2, Edition 49, 50 - March 18 & 25, 2012 |
It's that
time again... if you are up for a
fun, trash talking bracket run, here
it is...
Give it a shot and let's jump onboard the bus to the road to the Final Four in Nawlins!
Here is my
2012 Men's NCAA
Bracket care of ESPN...
-Why Team Sports Are Important for Youth? care of @NFHSCoachEd ~click here -Why Team Sports Are Important for Youth? care of @NFHSCoachEd ~click here |
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| Volume 2, Edition 48 - March 11, 2012 |
COMMENTARY: Life with my iPad
CHALLENGE
Genya Harley's Financial Tip (3/11/12)
Dealing with Difficult People by Da-Nay Macklin BS,
CCLC |
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| Volume 2, Edition 47 - March 4, 2012 |
SPECIAL REPORT:
Dealing with unruly fans...
Wonderlic Test HBCU Basketball... A Decade of Disappointment 2012 Illinois Girls3A / 4A State Finals recap... CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Young 63, Edwardsville 51 CLASS 4A STATE THIRD PLACE FINALS: Bartlett 61, Loyola 59 OT CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Montini 56, Vernon Hills 38 CLASS 3A STATE THIRD PLACE FINALS: Springfield 54, Hillcrest 70 Genya Harley's Financial Tip (030412) |
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| Volume 2, Edition 46 - February 26, 2012 |
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| Volume 2, Edition 45 - February 19, 2012 |
Bo Jackson is
offering new
7-on-7 instructional football program.
Click here
for more. 2012 McDonald's All-American Players announced... |
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| Volume 2, Edition 44 - February 12, 2012 |
 Superbowl
XLVI recap...
Pictures from our Superbowl
experience
~click here
to review
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| Volume 2, Edition 43 - February 5, 2012 |
Signing Day Request ~click here
2012 NATIONAL
SIGNING DAY
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| Volume 2, Edition 40 - January 29, 2012 |
Commentary:
BCS Payout
2012 NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
 SPECIAL: Social Media and
Sports... http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1321024 BALANCE: http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1321029
Financial Tip (01/29/11) |
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| Volume 2, Edition 39 - January 22, 2012 |
COMMENTARY:
The Entitled Athlete
2012 McDonald's All-American nominees
Amateur Athletes and
insurance...
Read more
Financial Tip (01/22/11) |
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| Volume 2, Edition 38 - January 16, 2012 |
COMMENTARY:
Dealing with unruly Fans
TAKE OUR OFFICIALS QUIZ!!! ~click
here
17th "City-Suburban Showdown"
Read more
Financial Tip (01/08/11) |
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| Volume 2, Edition 37 - January 8, 2012 |
COMMENTARY: New Year New Rules
Jumpstart your Finances
COMMENTARY: A Simple BCS Solution
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| Volume 1, Edition 36 - December 18, 2011 |
COMMENTARY: A Simple BCS SolutionUnderstanding
the Guarantee Game and $$$
College
Football job openings... which is the
best/worst?
~click here
Parenting Athletes in the
21st Century ~click
here
Financial Tip (12/18/11) |
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| Volume 1, Edition 35 - December 11, 2011 |
2011 College NCAA
Awards - Amateur Sports style!
Protect yourself this season...
The nation’s top-ranked recruiting class
has lived up to billing...
~click
here
The 2011-12 GEICO ESPNHS
Basketball Showcase will feature 16 televised
games plus a Skills Competition which will
include a Slam Dunk and 3-point shooting contest
on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. ~click
here
Financial Tip (12/11/11) |
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| Volume 1, Edition 34 - December 4, 2011 |
COMMENTARY: Coaches should NOT vote!
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| Volume 1, Edition 33 - November 27, 2011 |
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| Volume 1, Edition 32 - November 20, 2011 |
COMMENTARY:
100 Twitter Accounts EVERY Sports Fan Should Follow!
Collegiate Hall of Fame announced |
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| Volume 1, Edition 31 - November 13, 2011 |
COMMENTARY: Mistakes Parent's Make With
Facebook!
North Carolina and Michigan State took to the
USS Carl Vinson's court, and can't wait to play
on it Friday.
click here for more
Must Watch Men's Basketball Games...
~click
here!
What is the Point of Youth Sports? « Youth
Basketball Coaching Association...
click here for more
Financial Tip (11/13/11) |
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| Volume 1, Edition 31 - November 6, 2011 |
SPECIAL: People you should know...
Pay your way through school! |
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| Volume 1, Edition 30 - October 30, 2011 |
COMMENTARY: Unemployed vs Unemployable
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| Volume 1, Edition 29 - October 23, 2011 |
COMMENTARY: School Pride... do you have it? REMEMBERING STEVE JOBS In a word... INNOVATOR!!!For move visit Apple.com/stevejobs/ Notable reactions to Steve Jobs' Passing ~click here
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| Volume 1, Edition 27 - October 16, 2011 |
COMMENTARY:
School Pride... do you have it?
Philly's unlikely CHAMPION -
ALL BLACK POLO TEAM!
Financial Tip of the
Week |
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| Volume 1, Edition 26 - October 9, 2011 |
COMMENTARY: Ten Things Common Youth Sports
Misconceptions
Trips to BCS bowl games can cost some schools
big money: Going in the red has become more
common for unive...
click here for more...
Conference realignment is NOT healthy said NCAA
President...
click here to read more...
Did U know that profitable BCS bowls get public
aid? For more,
click here.
SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: These College Football
Programs Make The Most Money
Youth league institutes TD limit... |
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| Volume 1, Edition 25 - September 25, 2011 |
COMMENTARY: NOT AT THIS LEVEL More money for colleges, same amount for athletes. Zero. The money in college continuing to go up. Click here for more... College football’s top 10 stadiums: A fan’s list ~click here Best U.S. colleges ranked... ~click here Check out our WEEK 5 of Illinois high school football kick-off coverage by click here! Youth Sports Don't Meet Kids' Needs For Physical Exercise, Study Finds... Read moreIt's time for our annual high school football poll... This year has some surprises including a team that is fighting hard to prove they belong. Check out our football poll by clicking here! FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK |
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| Volume 1, Edition 24 - September 18, 2011 |
COMMENTARY:
WHEN PARENTS GO TOO FAR...
1. Story number one
2. Story number two
NCAA news...
Report: Top-tier college athletes worth 6
figures. The average fair market value of
top-tier college football and ...
http://t.co/1XGkpqb
Study shows the average college athlete is worth
far more than just a scholarship:
http://t.co/fynK1OR
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| Volume 1, Edition 23 - September 11, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY:
Amateur Sports remembers 9/11 -SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO 9/11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L47dauCh4Uw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x00jP8fW84&feature=related -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK |
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| Volume 1, Edition 22 - September 4, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: Does the NCAA need a Bill of
Rights?
-MUST WATCH COLLEGE GAMES.... ~click here -Did you know that the bowl schedule is already set? Now, not all of the teams have been inked in but your final position in your respected conferences are... click here for more -Check this out.... SOUTH PARK'S TAKE ON NCAA -Youth Sports Don't Meet Kids' Needs For Physical Exercise, Study Finds... Read more -Televising high school football games appears to be the driving force behind the rise of gambling on high school... click here -Unreal high school football stadium... click here -NFHS: Concussion in Sport-What You Need to Know FREE online at www.nfhslearn.com |
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| Volume 1, Edition 21 - August 21, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: Are You Ready for some Football? -Check out our high school kick-off coverage by clicking here. -Snoop Dogg officially launches his football league in Chicago? -Unreal Football stadium -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK |
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| Volume 1, Edition 20 - August 14, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: New Concussion Guidelines -Are you one of the 200,000+ people who has taken the NFHS's free online concussion course? If not, visit http://fb.me/110bIU9d6 -IHSA Comprehensive drug-testing program -Most popular grade in college is.... -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK |
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| Volume 1, Edition 19 - August 7, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: Use of steroids in high school
sports -Snoop Dogg expanding his football league to Chicago -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK -Tech Corner (update) QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "Have you ever noticed that Rolls Royce and Bentley don't have commercials. REASON: They know the value of their product & that brings customers to them. LESSON: When you know your value, you don't have to beg people to be your friend or mate, to spend time with you or to love you. Be confident in who GOD made you to be. Everybody can't afford luxury or handle it!" |
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| Volume 1, Edition 18 - July 31, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: Dealing with injuries -Illinois Governor signed legislation on student-athletes and concussions -MCL injuries: A guide for athletes... -Sports injuries and rehab: MCL sprains... -Preventive injuries in football -Who's legally liable for injuries in amateur sports games? -Fluid Guidelines for young athletes -Cancel / modify practice because of the heat -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK |
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| Volume 1, Edition 17 - July 24, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: Generosity still exist in sports -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK -Tech Corner (update) |
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| Volume 1, Edition 16 - July 17, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: Highest Paid Athletes in the World -Training for the Chicago Marathon -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK -Even more Golf courses you must play in Chicago |
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| Volume 1, Edition 15 - July 10, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: SPORTS GENES... Who has what? Who
doesn't? Definitely a good read.... -NFL Lockout vs NBA Lockout -2011 TOP scholarships for Black students (updated) -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Sacramento King's player DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) tweeted, "Is walmart hiring?" |
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| Volume 1, Edition 14 - July 3, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: How to find a football camp
(updated) -2011 STAY-cations (updated) -2011 TOP scholarships for Black students -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK |
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| Volume 1, Edition 13 - June 26, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: How to find a football camp -2011 TOP scholarships for Black students -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK |
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| Volume 1, Edition 12 - June 19, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY:
What does a Father mean to you? -2011 STAY-cations -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK -Even more Golf courses you must play in Chicago |
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| Volume 1, Edition 11 - June 12, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY:
Traits of a Champion -2011 Year-End Awards -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK -Golf courses you must play in Chicago |
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| Volume 1, Edition 10 - June 5, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY:
Life After Sports -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK -Golf courses you must play in Chicago -GRADUATION GIFT IDEAS.... |
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| Volume 1, Edition 9 - May 29, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: Mis-educated Athlete -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK -18 Tough Golf Holes in the Chicagoland area -Students you should know.... |
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| Volume 1, Edition 8 - May 22, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: Not Black Enough (revised with READER COMMENTS ADDED) read more -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK -10 Facebook setting you should set RIGHT NOW!
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| Volume 1, Edition 7 - May 15, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY:
Not Black Enough -FINANCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK -Social Networking Parent's Guide! -SCHOLARSHIP: Short and Tweet Deals |
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| Volume 1, Edition 6 - May 8, 2011 |
-SPECIAL:
Mother's in Sports -SPECIAL: Mother's Day Shout out campaign! -AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE -Social Networking Parent's Guide |
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| Volume 1, Edition 5 - April 24, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: Social Networking 101 -Social Networking Sites & College Admissions -A Recruiter's New Friend -Amateur Sports Portal is open for business -Mother's Day Shout Out campaign -Athlete of the Week: Dimitrius Hardwick of Thornton high school. He led the Southland all-stars to victory in the McLegends game. Read more about Mr. Hardwick. |
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| Volume 1, Edition 4 - April 24, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY:
Season Opener... -NEW Little League Logo -2011 Bat Rule -National Federation of State High School Association makes special offer! -What to expect when you go to college |
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| Volume 1, Edition 3 - April 17, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY: Should
College Athletes Be Paid? -Annual Mock Draft -FREE Courses coming soon to NFHS -Comparing Financial Aid Offers -McLegends Recap: GIRLS BOYS Charles Barkley on one-and-done... "it's ruining the NBA. The draft is designed for bad teams to get better, not to draft someone who's going to be better in five years. It ruins the integrity of the game" |
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| Volume 1, Edition 2 - April 10, 2011 |
-COMMENTARY:
Final Four Proved One Thing BCS is crap! -Two locals make BIG decision... -National Federation of State High School Association makes a special offer... -Paying Tuition & Other Cost! -Philly Phenom has Lebron tendencies! |
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| Volume 1, Edition 1 - April 3, 2011 |
-Welcome to our Digital Newsletter
-Introducing Da-Nay Macklin's Coaches Corner -2011 McDonald's All-American Game -Who ruled the Illinois High School courts? GIRLS BOYS 2A BOYS 3A/4A -FINANCIAL AID Means Deadlines... -ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - Ariel Massengale PICTURES OF THE WEEK
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Black History Month Special Check out the special athletes were have saluted this year for Black History Month. Click here for more! |
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Girls
Basketball Tips off The bouncing ball can be heard again in high schools gymnasiums throughout the area with hopes of going downstate. For some, the season got off to a quick start... for others, first game jitters prevailed... For more from Week 1 of Girls basketball, click here. |
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Want to become a referee? Click here for details... |
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Morgan Tuck commits... Bolingbrooks 6-foot-2 junior made an oral commitment to a national powerhouse... Tuck is currently ranked number 12 in the 2012 class by ESPN HoopGurlz. To find out where she's going, click here. |
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2010 Basketball Signees It's that time of the year - National Basketball Signing day... Surprisingly enough, many players elected to stay close to the Chicagoland area. To read who went where, click here. |
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Will-Cook
Cheer Association Try-outs You want to be an All-star? Will-Cook Cheer Association (WCCA) is hosting try-outs Friday, November 19, 2010. For more information, click here. |
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Illinois State Volleyball results Illinois Girls High School Volleyball finals were held this passed weekend... what a fantastic sporting event... For the results, click here. |
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IHSA rules another player ineligible After a couple of weeks of legal debate, the IHSA original ruling was upheld against the eligibility of East St. Louis football players. For more, click here. |
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Amazing Trick Play in football Not sure how to describe this play but once you see it... I almost guarantee you are going to say WOW!!! Click here to review. |
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2010 Will-Cook-Kankakee SUPERBOWL Recap What a wonderful weekend for football... after weeks and weeks of competition, 8 teams battled hard for their respective championships. For the our recap, click here. |
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2010 Will-Cook Cheer Association
competition WCCA held their annual year-end competition October 30 at Rich Central High School. In case you missed it and/or if you would like to see the results, click here. |
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McDonald's game heading to United Center The annual basketball games are returning back to Chicago to showcase the best of the best. For more information, click here. |
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Illinois State football games
streamed.... For the first time, IHSA will be streaming the state final football games live... For details click here. |
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Will-Cook-Kankakee Championship Football What a Championship weekend.... Congrats to all of the teams. For the game summary, click here. |
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IHSA State PairingsIHSA announced all of the state-wide playoffs pairings... WHEW!!! It's official, it's playoff time!!! Click here to review! |
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Week 9 in High School Sports As we get to the final weekend of high school football, many teams have already punched their playoff ticket... but their are a few that must win this weekend. For this weeks' game summary, click here. |
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Will-Cook PLAYOFF RECAP... What else can I say but what a weekend! For the game summary, click here. |
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - WEEK 7This is the week of positioning.... many team are trying to position themselves in the best possible spot for the playoffs including several conference rivalries. Plus, IHSA had to adjust a new state record. For more click here. |
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Rich South high schools' annual basketball event has agreed with local corporate powerhouse, McDonald's, for sponsorship. For more about this story, click here. NOTE: Story provided by SouthtownStar. |
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Week 6 is putting four undefeated teams on the same field this weekend: Chicago takes on South Holland (Widgets), and Country Club Hills takes on Markham (PeeWee), and someone will receive their first lose: Who was it? |
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Week 5 had just about everything, as many teams celebrated homecoming and their 8 graders. In addition to these notes, there were ten teams coming into Sunday that are UNDEFEATED and when all of the smoke cleared, there were eight as South Holland (PeeWee) and Markham (Varsity) received their first defeats of the season. |
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Concussion in Sports
With the football season under way, the National Federation of State High School Associations is urging coaches, parents, players and officials to complete the "Concussion In Sports - What You Need to Know" online course offered FREE of charge by NFHS available at this site. For more click here. |
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During week 4 of the 2010 season, Will-Cook had to compete with the NFL for the first time, but many stands were still packed. Plus, Mother Nature provided the entire league with fantastic weather. |
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Week 3 - sets the tone for the seasonAs the NFL kicks off its 2010 season, high school and youth football is already in Week 3. And this weeks games could be seen as make or break for a number of teams. For more, click here. |
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Week 2 of high school Football... Week 2, in high school football, got started Thursday with Mother Nature playing a huge roll in one contest and then cooling things off quite a bit on Friday night. For more, click here. |
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High School Football kick-off... Everyone was in first place on Friday afternoon... most of the games are in the books... so who's still in first... For more click here. |
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CONGRATULATIONS Ms. Massengale!Local All-American 5'6" point guard, Ariel Massengale, has made it official and submitted a verbal commitment to Tennessee. She is recognized as a top point guard prospect in the 2011 class who is rated the No. 6 overall in the ESPN HoopGurlz Hot 100. Click here for more. |
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South Holland Jets played host to the Dolton Bears in what's being called a pre-season tradition in the south suburbs of Chicago. Click here for more. |
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Chicago Luv-a-Bulls auditions Luvabulls to host auditions on August 15. The selected team of 25 dancers will perform at all Chicago Bulls home games next season as well as numerous special events and charity fundraisers throughout the year. For more, click here. |
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WELL, IT's JULY AND I'm TALKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS.... YUP!!! When you think about Christmas what comes to mind? Probably something along the lines of cold weather, elaborately decorated trees, piles of gifts and endless amounts of wrapping paper, watching It's A Wonderful Life on Xmas Eve, and one of the best meals you'll have all year... But, I'm referring to the NBA!!! For more, click here. |
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The NFL will hang a poster in all 32
team locker rooms urging players to report concussions or symptoms,
warning that repeated concussions "can change your life and your
family's life forever". |
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The SportsMoney 50-50 ranks the world's most valuable teams and athletes. The Los Angeles Lakers won the National Basketball Association title again in June, but the real winner was Philip Anschutz, who owns one-fourth of the team. For more, click here. |
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Legal Battle for EASports
Athletes want compensation, EA and the
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It's just about that time... time for
football at every level. Many teams are offering conditions and
camps, and IHSA just provided the schedules. To review the
upcoming season schedule,
visit
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