Announcer misidentified as using racist slur during Oklahoma high school basketball game sues Gannett, The Oklahoman
Sapulpa is suing Gannett, The Oklahoman, USA Today, CBS Sports Inc., and others.
High School News
Famed sportswriter Dave Kindred spoke to “60 Minutes” on his coverage of high school girls’ basketball: “This team did save me.”
"This team did save me. This team-- became a community. It became my friends. My life had turned dark. You know, they were light. And I knew that that light was always gonna be there, you know, two or three times a week."
Oklahoma announcer/streaming platform owner Matt Rowan blames his blood sugar levels for his decision to drop a racial slur
"I do not believe that I would have made such horrible statements absent my sugar spiking."
Oklahoma high school announcer casually drops racial slur towards players kneeling during national anthem
The announcer in question was a high school football coach in 2020.
Journalist Rhiannon Potkey’s “Goods4Greatness” breaks down access barriers by getting donated sports equipment to those who need it
Potkey's "Goods4Greatness" non-profit gets sports equipment to kids who need it, whether through donated equipment or financial donations to purchase new equipment.
Staff revolt brewing at the Toledo Blade after decision to end Ohio State and Michigan beat coverage
Randy Moss going after a high school player on ‘C’Mon Man!’ is a bad look
Plus, if anything, it wasn't even the kid's fault.
Kenny Albert will call a New Jersey high school football game on Thursday night
Kenny Albert is doing something special for a New Jersey high school this week.
NBC and ESPN both honored Newtown High School for winning a state championship seven years after the Sandy Hook shooting
The Newtown Nighthawks got some national attention from both NBC and ESPN.
A movie based on Bill Plaschke’s “Paradise Found,” on the Paradise HS football team after the 2018 Camp Fire, is in the works
After the Nov. 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and destroyed much of Paradise, CA, the Paradise High Bobcats came back this year. Now a film is in the works on their story.
ESPN gives Rob Mendez, HS coach born without arms or legs, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, features him on mag cover
"Are you kidding me? Jimmy V was an inspiration to me. I know every word of his ESPYS speech. And now I'm going to receive this award in his honor. I can't even put into words how that warms my heart."
Christian Laettner stars in Olympic Channel’s newest “The Z Team” installment, trying to turn around a Charlotte HS team in a week
Former Duke star Laettner is featured in an Olympic Channel show about trying to turn bad teams around in a week.
A fake football recruit successfully catfished their way to a 3-star ranking
Once upon a time Blake Carringer was a three-star offensive lineman recruit from Tennessee with offers from some...
