http://www.mail.com/subjects/14102-youth-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/14102-youth-sports.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2067874-refs-death-consequence-lack-sportsmanship.html The football teams were still on the field, exchanging the traditional postgame handshakes, when Pete McCabe walked by. The veteran referee heard another official call his name and turned, only to be smashed in the face with a helmet by one of the players. Almost every bone in McCabe's face was broken, his skull fractured in several places and his nose no... Tue, 07 May 2013 07:41:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2067874-refs-death-consequence-lack-sportsmanship.html 2013-05-07T07:41:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060416-utah-soccer-league-hiring-security-hit.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah soccer league that saw one of its referees punched by a teen player and sent into a coma plans to play on — but with security present at games and without the player's team, its president said Friday. Mario Vasquez, president of La Liga Continental de Futbol, said he'll hire off-duty police officers to watch over games, whic... Fri, 03 May 2013 23:07:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060416-utah-soccer-league-hiring-security-hit.html 2013-05-03T23:07:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2059940-utah-soccer-referee-coma-players-punch.html MURRAY, Utah (AP) — A longtime Utah soccer referee is in a coma after being punched by a teenage player unhappy with one of his calls during a weekend game, and his family says they're hoping for the man's miraculous recovery and want justice for him. Ricardo Portillo, 46, has swelling in his brain and his recovery is uncertain as he remains in critical c... Fri, 03 May 2013 02:24:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2059940-utah-soccer-referee-coma-players-punch.html 2013-05-03T02:24:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2054304-utah-referee-critically-hurt-soccer-game-punch.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A referee for a recreational soccer league was in critical condition in a Salt Lake City hospital after being punched in the face by a teenage player who didn't like a call the man made in a weekend game. The 17-year-old was booked into a juvenile detention center on suspicion of aggravated assault, said Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoy... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:51:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2054304-utah-referee-critically-hurt-soccer-game-punch.html 2013-04-30T22:51:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2053264-collins-support-coming-incredible.html Jason Collins said he has gotten "incredible" support since coming out as the first openly gay player in one of the four major U.S. pro sports leagues, and hopes he may have made the path easier for others to follow. Collins sat down for an interview that was aired by ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, one day after the veteran NBA center revealed h... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:52:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2053264-collins-support-coming-incredible.html 2013-04-30T12:52:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1989660-2-nevada-youth-coaches-charged-post-game-fight.html RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two Nevada youth football coaches are facing criminal charges in connection with a bloody fist fight in front of dozens of players and parents after a game in northeastern Nevada. The coaches are accused of "chest-bumping," punching and yelling obscenities at each other during the Oct. 16 midfield fight in the casino town of West Wendove... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:27:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1989660-2-nevada-youth-coaches-charged-post-game-fight.html 2013-03-31T19:27:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1917770-hockey-coach-15-days-jail-tripping.html RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) — A Vancouver pee-wee hockey coach has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for tripping a player during a postgame handshake. Martin Tremblay swept out the leg of an opposing player while the teams were going through the typical hockey ritual of lining up to shake hands after the game. Two players, a 10-year-old and a 13-year... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:51:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1917770-hockey-coach-15-days-jail-tripping.html 2013-02-27T00:51:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1909898-pa-girl-defends-catholic-football-league-play.html DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia doesn't need another public relations headache after years of priest-abuse and school-closure headlines, but it's got one in the form of a pony-tailed 11-year-old athlete. Sixth-grader Caroline Pla is fighting the archdiocese for the right to keep playing church-sponsored youth football. The... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:28:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1909898-pa-girl-defends-catholic-football-league-play.html 2013-02-23T07:28:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1852456-ncaa-hopes-sports-science-center-helps-with-safety.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA says it is committed to ensuring the safety of all college athletes and plans to open a national sports science institute to make playing sports safer. The comments came in a statement emailed to The Associated Press on Monday night, the day after President Barack Obama acknowledged that if he had a son, he would have to think... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1852456-ncaa-hopes-sports-science-center-helps-with-safety.html 2013-01-29T00:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1766068-transgender-college-hoops-player-head-high.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The women's basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court debut. In the days leading up to the game, people had plenty to say about 6-foot-6-inch, 220-pound Gabrielle Ludwig, who joined the Lady Saints as a mid-season walk-on and became, acc... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1766068-transgender-college-hoops-player-head-high.html 2012-12-14T07:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1742312-3-youths-to-charged-fatal-soccer-attack.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Richard Nieuwenhuizen was doing what he loved: watching his son play soccer and volunteering as a linesman. On Monday, the 41-year-old father's passion for the sport cost him his life. Prosecutors announced Tuesday they are charging three players, two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old, in the attack on Nieuwenhuizen after a yout... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1742312-3-youths-to-charged-fatal-soccer-attack.html 2012-12-04T15:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1733460-ap-source-wright-mets-strike-138m-8-year-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — The face of the New York Mets plans to stick around for quite a while. All-Star third baseman David Wright and the Mets agreed Friday to a $138 million, eight-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The deal, the richest in franchise history, replaces Wright's $16 million salary for next season and... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1733460-ap-source-wright-mets-strike-138m-8-year-deal.html 2012-11-30T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1718650-to-parents-youth-sports-athletic-arms-race.html Shawn Worthy admits he's a competitive guy — and a competitive parent, sometimes. Yet even he was floored when a couple of moms he met at a pro junior golf tournament told him that their teen daughters would be entered in 30 such events this past summer. "Why are these young ladies out on the golf course playing competitively four or five days a week?" Wo... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1718650-to-parents-youth-sports-athletic-arms-race.html 2012-11-22T15:03:00Z