The National Labor Relations Board said some varsity athletes can be considered employees of their universities and can unionize under the National Labor Relations Act in a memorandum released Wednesday afternoon by the General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. The assertion updated the board’s guidelines on the statutory rights of athletes, as written in a 2017...
Read MoreFall sports are well advanced for high school teams. This means playoff footage is getting crisp for the Lawrence County teams. It’s clear that the Mohawk High women’s cross country team are a favorite to defend their WPIAL Class A championship. “Things are going really well. I tend to say that this team, right...
Read MoreHistory links BOULDER — Three Colorado Buffaloes named CU Athlete of the Week, presented by Arrow, as male golfer Justin biwervolleyball Lea Clayton and football midfielder Shanade Hopcroft won the award. Biwer led the Buffs as sixth place at UNM Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque, NM, Friday and Saturday. He finished with a score of...
Read MoreCHAMPION. Veronica Ompod stands in the middle after winning four gold medals at the 2021 World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Halmstad, Sweden. Ompod is one of the academics of the Leyte Sports Academy, run by the provincial government. (Photo courtesy of the Powerlifting Association of the Philippines) CITY OF TACLOBAN – Two Leyte Sports...
Read MoreThe two were asked to come up to bolster the defense, and neither of the seniors flinched. The Cardinals seniors were eager to do what was best for the team, and they wanted to rise to the challenge. “Those two were a good combination for us,” said Cardinals head coach Chris Stein. “They both...
Read MorePhoto credit: MisFit Athletics (instagram.com/misfitathletics) After competing in three individual CrossFit Games, Tennil Beuerlein and Mekenzie Riley both announced their retirement to start a family, Beuerlein after the 2018 Games and Riley after the 2019 season. Since then, both women have had babies – Beuerlein is currently pregnant with her second – and have...
Read MoreThe Idaho Statesman Athlete of the Week competition is sponsored by Edmark Toyota. Michael lycklama [email protected] Dominant Friday night performances, new peak times and turmoil on the volleyball court highlight Treasure Valley’s top list last week. Help us choose the best of the best in the final week of the Idaho Statesman Athletes Contest,...
Read MoreThe fact that only one athlete was able to participate in the Paralympic Games is not only a sad thing, but it is also a failure for the system and for the country. There are many athletes who really went to great lengths to participate in the prestigious sporting event but were unable to...
Read MoreGUILDERLAND – The Guilderland School District has joined schools in Albany, Bethlehem and Niskayuna in demanding that athletes in high-risk sports be vaccinated against the coronavirus to compete. Football, volleyball and cheering athletes are due to receive their first doses of vaccination in Guilderland by Friday. However, unlike Albany and Bethelehem, Guilderland does not...
Read MoreBATON ROUGE – On Saturday afternoon, volunteers from across Baton Rouge gathered to paint a special project. Together, they created a mural in tribute to the people and first responders who were killed or injured in the September 11 attacks. The mural is now on display for all to see at Fire Station 11...
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