Youth sports

Youth sports

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  Ref's death a consequence of lack of sportsmanship

  The football teams were still on the field, exchanging the traditional postgame handshakes, when Pete McCabe walked by. The veteran referee heard ... 

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  Utah soccer league hiring security after ref hit

  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 ... 

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  Utah soccer referee in coma from player's punch

  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 ... 

• Utah referee critically hurt by soccer game punch

  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 ... 

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  Collins: Support after coming out 'incredible'

  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 ... 

• 2 Nevada youth coaches charged in post-game fight

  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 ... 

• Hockey coach gets 15 days in jail for tripping

  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 ... 

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  Pa. girl defends her Catholic football league play

  The Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia doesn't need another public relations headache after years of priest-abuse and school-closure headlines, but ... 

• NCAA hopes sports science center helps with safety

  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 ... 

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  Transgender college hoops player keeps head high

  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 ... 

• 3 youths to be charged after fatal soccer attack

  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 ... 

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  AP source: Wright, Mets strike $138M, 8-year deal

  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 ...