http://www.mail.com/subjects/13926-high-school-sports.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/13926-high-school-sports.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084764-top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins-signs-with-kansas.html HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas. Then the Huntington Prep star signed his letter-of-intent and officially became a Jayhawk. No big speech. No bands, live TV coverage or props. Just the way Wiggins wanted it. And just... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:26:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084764-top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins-signs-with-kansas.html 2013-05-14T21:26:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2081930-kiffin-usc-strive-drama-free-2013-season.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lane Kiffin has an idea. He's not serious about it. Not really. There is, however, just a hint in his voice that suggests he's not totally joking, either. "I did think the other day what it would be like to be a high school head coach or to be at a small school," Kiffin said. "I thought about it the other day. The first time. I wonder i... Mon, 13 May 2013 16:16:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2081930-kiffin-usc-strive-drama-free-2013-season.html 2013-05-13T16:16:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html HOUSTON (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games. But the ruling might not have settled the issue of whether the banners are protected free speech, according to an attorney for the cheerleaders' school district. State District Judge Steven Thomas de... Thu, 09 May 2013 02:45:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html 2013-05-09T02:45:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063990-family-utah-soccer-referee-who-died-holds-vigil.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The oldest daughter of the Utah soccer referee who died Saturday a week after a teenage player punched him in the head hopes to forgive the young man who did it — but not yet. "I will, but not today; it's too soon," said Johana Portillo, 26, speaking Sunday night at a vigil to honor her father, Ricardo Portillo. "He was a father, he ... Mon, 06 May 2013 08:14:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063990-family-utah-soccer-referee-who-died-holds-vigil.html 2013-05-06T08:14:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064752-police-us-soccer-referee-punched-player-dies.html MURRAY, Utah (AP) — Ricardo Portillo's daughters had begged him to stop refereeing in a soccer league because of the growing risk of violence from angry players. Now they're faced with planning his funeral after he succumbed to injuries late Saturday that had put him in a coma for a week since a 17-year-old goalie punched him in the head. Authorities say ... Sun, 05 May 2013 22:32:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064752-police-us-soccer-referee-punched-player-dies.html 2013-05-05T22:32:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063940-police-utah-soccer-referee-punched-player-dies.html MURRAY, Utah (AP) — A Utah soccer referee who slipped into a coma after being punched by a teenage player during a game a week ago died Saturday night, police said. Ricardo Portillo, 46, of Salt Lake City passed away at the hospital, where he was being treated following an assault, Unified police spokesman Justin Hoyal said. Police have accused a 17-year-... Sun, 05 May 2013 06:28:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063940-police-utah-soccer-referee-punched-player-dies.html 2013-05-05T06:28:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2052826-grand-jury-work-ohio-rape-investigation.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury prepared to start examining evidence and hearing from witnesses in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players after an alcohol-fueled party last summer. The 14-person panel which by law meets secretly is investigating whether other laws were broken in connection with the August attack in Ste... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:37:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2052826-grand-jury-work-ohio-rape-investigation.html 2013-04-30T06:37:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038474-judge-considers-motions-afghan-killings-case.html JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. soldier accused of murdering 16 Afghan villagers during a pre-dawn rampage last year appeared in a military courtroom Tuesday for a hearing that focused largely on what might happen if he's convicted, including which family members and friends could speak on his behalf. Prosecutors and defense attorneys argu... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:38:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038474-judge-considers-motions-afghan-killings-case.html 2013-04-24T00:38:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034098-bombing-suspects-question-who-led-whom.html BOSTON (AP) — Tamerlan Tsarnaev ranted at a neighbor about Islam and the United States. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, relished debating people on religion, "then crushing their beliefs with facts." The older brother sought individual glory in the boxing ring, while the younger excelled as part of a team. Tamerlan "swaggered" through the family home like ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 01:34:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034098-bombing-suspects-question-who-led-whom.html 2013-04-21T01:34:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2026198-lawyer-girl-family-wanted-ohio-rape-case-pursued.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The lawyer for a 16-year-old girl raped by two Ohio high school football players is disputing a prosecutor's account that the girl's father initially wanted the investigation into the case dropped. The prosecutor said Wednesday that she stands by her earlier statement. The lawyer, Bob Fitzsimmons, said the girl and her family were on... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:39:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2026198-lawyer-girl-family-wanted-ohio-rape-case-pursued.html 2013-04-17T20:39:03Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024088-super-voice-gone-pat-summerall-dead-82.html DALLAS (AP) — The voice of football. The NFL's narrator for generations. A master of restraint. Pat Summerall soothed American television audiences over four decades — his deep, resonant voice and simple, understated style served as the perfect complement to the boisterous enthusiasm of John Madden, his partner in a celebrated pairing that lasted half of ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:31:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024088-super-voice-gone-pat-summerall-dead-82.html 2013-04-17T07:31:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2016016-lawyer-girl-details-online-sex-assault.html SARATOGA, Calif. (AP) — Fifteen-year-old Audrie Pott passed out drunk at a friend's house, woke up and concluded she had been sexually abused. In the days that followed, she was shocked to see an explicit photo of herself circulating among her classmates along with emails and text messages about the episode. And she was horrified to discover that her atta... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:18:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2016016-lawyer-girl-details-online-sex-assault.html 2013-04-13T05:18:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009290-indiana-star-oladipo-leaving-nba.html BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana junior Victor Oladipo is heading to the NBA. Cody Zeller could be next. Oladipo made his announcement official Tuesday at a news conference inside Assembly Hall. He is the Hoosiers' first underclassmen to leave school early since Eric Gordon and D.J. White departed after the 2007-08 season. Zeller's announcement is expecte... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:55:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009290-indiana-star-oladipo-leaving-nba.html 2013-04-09T21:55:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2006704-oregon-police-to-probe-alaska-coach-hit-player.html JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A police department in Oregon will investigate whether an Alaska assistant high school football coach assaulted a player on a school-sponsored team trip to a summer camp last year. Police in Juneau announced Monday they are turning the investigation over to the Gold Beach, Ore., Police Department to determine if a Thunder Mountain Hi... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:56:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2006704-oregon-police-to-probe-alaska-coach-hit-player.html 2013-04-09T00:56:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2001000-investigators-miss-suspect-used-detectives-gun.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The police detective killed while interrogating a murder suspect at department headquarters in Mississippi's capital city was shot four times before the suspect shot himself in the head, authorities said Friday Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart told The Associated Press that Jackson Police Detective Eric Smith was shot twic... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:02:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2001000-investigators-miss-suspect-used-detectives-gun.html 2013-04-06T00:02:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1989802-louisvilles-ware-breaks-leg-game-surgery.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A gruesome injury that left Louisville guard Kevin Ware with a broken leg plunged Lucas Oil Stadium into horrified silence, with coach Rick Pitino wiping away tears and shocked teammates openly weeping during Sunday's Midwest Regional final. Ware's right leg bent in such an awkward and frightening angle that CBS stopped showing replays... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:40:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1989802-louisvilles-ware-breaks-leg-game-surgery.html 2013-04-01T03:40:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988382-ucla-hires-steve-alford-basketball-coach.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Alford was hired as UCLA basketball coach on Saturday, spurning New Mexico days after he agreed to a new 10-year deal with the Lobos for a chance to run what he called "the premier basketball program in the country." The Bruins are bringing in someone who shares the same Indiana roots as John Wooden, who led UCLA to a record 10 na... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:03:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988382-ucla-hires-steve-alford-basketball-coach.html 2013-03-30T20:03:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1982870-baldwin-2500-to-ri-high-school-chess-team.html CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin has donated $2,500 to help the chess team at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island defray the cost of traveling to a national tournament next month. The city of Central Falls has made national news because of financial problems, and the news coverage previously caught Baldwin's attention. Baldwin also cont... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:14:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1982870-baldwin-2500-to-ri-high-school-chess-team.html 2013-03-27T19:14:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1968050-profiles-7-nev-army-depot-explosion-victims.html A mortar shell explosion Monday at an Army depot in Hawthorne, Nev., killed seven Marines and injured eight other servicemen. Here are profiles of the victims: AARON RIPPERDA, 26 Ripperda was a football player while he attended high school in Highland, Ill., near St. Louis. He was respectful and hardworking, according to Highland High School Assistant Pri... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:13:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1968050-profiles-7-nev-army-depot-explosion-victims.html 2013-03-21T02:13:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968538-conn-football-players-accused-sexual-assault.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two Connecticut high school football players have been charged in sexual assault cases that, like a recent high-profile Ohio rape case, have led to online taunts directed at an accuser. The two 18-year-old Torrington High School players, Edgar Gonzalez and Joan Toribio, were charged with felony second-degree sexual assault and other... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:48:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968538-conn-football-players-accused-sexual-assault.html 2013-03-21T00:48:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1964082-ohio-ag-threats-rape-victim.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A girl who was raped by two high school football players is being victimized by threats against her on Twitter, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Tuesday as he demanded an end to such postings. Two girls, 15 and 16, were accused of posting the tweets Sunday following the conviction and sentencing of two boys for raping the 16-ye... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:55:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1964082-ohio-ag-threats-rape-victim.html 2013-03-19T21:55:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1961834-ohio-ag-target-football-coach-host-party.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The head football coach at Steubenville High School and the owners of a house where an infamous 12-minute video was filmed could be investigated as Ohio prosecutors look into how adults responded to allegations of rape last year. One day after a judge convicted two high school football players of raping the 16-year-old girl in August... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:18:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1961834-ohio-ag-target-football-coach-host-party.html 2013-03-19T01:18:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1962900-docs-trained-eye-concussions.html NEW YORK (AP) — When athletes are suspected of having a concussion, they should be taken out of action immediately, new guidelines from a major medical group say. The American Academy of Neurology said athletes shouldn't resume playing until they've been fully evaluated and cleared by a doctor or other professional with concussion expertise. The recommend... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:34:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1962900-docs-trained-eye-concussions.html 2013-03-18T20:34:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1960494-2-ohio-football-players-convicted-raping-girl.html STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Two members of Steubenville's celebrated high school football team were found guilty Sunday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl, and Ohio's attorney general warned the case isn't over, saying he is investigating whether coaches, parents and other students broke the law, too. Trent Mays, 17, and Ma'Lik Richmond, 16, were sentence... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:52:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1960494-2-ohio-football-players-convicted-raping-girl.html 2013-03-17T20:52:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1959076-ohio-school-rape-trial-closing-verdict-sunday.html STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The accuser in the rape trial of two Ohio high school football players testified Saturday as the trial neared an end that she recalled drinking at a party last summer but could not remember what had happened when she awoke the next day naked in a strange house. Testimony in the four-day nonjury trial against Trent Mays and Ma'lik... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:28:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1959076-ohio-school-rape-trial-closing-verdict-sunday.html 2013-03-17T02:28:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1956582-syracuse-georgetown-set-1-big-east-clash.html NEW YORK (AP) — Syracuse and Georgetown, one more heavyweight clash in Madison Square Garden. Two original Big East titans toe-to-toe on the New York stage. Jim Boeheim. John Thompson. OK, so it's John Thompson III now. Still a juicy matchup. One ... last ... time. And that's not all. How's this for a second act in the Friday night semifinals? Notre Dame ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:55:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1956582-syracuse-georgetown-set-1-big-east-clash.html 2013-03-15T07:55:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1956132-louisville-beats-villanova-to-reach-big-east-semis.html NEW YORK (AP) — Russ Smith figured the best way he could honor Jack Curran on Thursday night was by leading Louisville to a win. Smith scored 28 points in a bittersweet homecoming, carrying the fourth-ranked Cardinals into the Big East tournament semifinals with a 74-55 victory over Villanova only hours after the death of his esteemed high school coach. ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:42:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1956132-louisville-beats-villanova-to-reach-big-east-semis.html 2013-03-15T04:42:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1955112-high-school-coaching-great-jack-curran-dies-82.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Curran spent more than a half century compiling records in high school basketball and baseball that might never be toppled. The 82-year-old coaching great from Archbishop Molloy High School died Thursday, the school said. He had been weakened by lung and kidney problems, undergoing dialysis three days a week the past few years. Still,... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:41:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1955112-high-school-coaching-great-jack-curran-dies-82.html 2013-03-15T03:41:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1953862-ohio-girls-text-players-took-advantage.html STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Text messages introduced Thursday in the rape trial of two high school football players provided differing accounts of what happened between them and a 16-year-old girl: One from a defendant described mutual sex, while another from the girl said she remembered leaving a party with the players but nothing after that. The flurry of... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:50:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1953862-ohio-girls-text-players-took-advantage.html 2013-03-15T02:50:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1950626-prosecutor-ohio-school-rape-victim-consent.html STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A "substantially impaired" 16-year-old girl was unable to consent to sex and suffered humiliation and degradation when she was raped by two high school football players after an alcohol-fueled party, a prosecutor said Wednesday at the start of a trial that's drawn international attention to a small, football-loving city in eastern Ohio. ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:25:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1950626-prosecutor-ohio-school-rape-victim-consent.html 2013-03-14T02:25:06Z