High school basketball
FILE - Former Southern Mississippi star and Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie smiles during halftime of a college football game between Louisiana Tech and Southern Mississippi on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, in Hattiesburg, Miss. Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died, her management company and USA Track and Field said Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Bowie was 32. She was found Tuesday in her Florida home. No cause of death was given. (Susan Broadbridge/Hattiesburg American via AP, File)
US sprinter, Olympic medalist Tori Bowie dies at 32

By Pat Graham May. 03, 2023 09:58 AM EDT

Muskegon Orchard View's Barnes wins AP D2 Player of the Year

By Scott Decamp Apr. 28, 2021 08:25 AM EDT
MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — Life has not been easy for Ke’Ontae Barnes, but the 18-year-old senior at Muskegon Orchard View has learned some virtues along such as...

COVID-19 vaccine available at WVa basketball tournaments

Apr. 25, 2021 03:07 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Fans attending the West Virginia girls and boys state basketball tournaments will have the chance to get their COVID-19 vaccines. ...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Apr. 20, 2021 09:29 AM EDT
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ April 20 The Intelligencer on profound changes...

Furst beats out Kaufman-Renn for Mr. Basketball Award

Apr. 16, 2021 02:54 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian star Caleb Furst excelled in every category last season. On Friday, he received his...

Podziemski is AP player of year; Bennett top coach

By Mark Stewart Of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel And Peter Jackel Of The Racine Journal Times Mar. 22, 2021 04:39 PM EDT
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandin Podziemski never had an off night. That was the beauty of the season for the St. John’s Northwestern Academies senior. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2021, file photo, Dayton's Mustapha Amzil, right, passes the ball as Saint Louis' Javonte Perkins (3) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in St. Louis. Amzil is among a small group of freshmen seizing an opportunity to play as midyear enrollees after the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to athletes in winter sports like basketball. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Midyear enrollees seize chance to play with free eligibility

By Aaron Beard Feb. 11, 2021 02:41 AM EST

In this photo from video, provided by Idaho Public Television, Idaho Gov. Brad Little speaks about the COVID-19 emergency in Boise, Idaho, on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Gov. Little criticized state lawmakers for jeopardizing efforts to fight the coronavirus and called on residents to contact their senators and representatives. The Republican governor on Friday in an anger-tinged speech on live television says lawmakers are perpetuating false information and trying to score political points rather than help fight the pandemic. (Idaho Public Television via AP)
House approves measure taking aim at limits on crowd sizes

By Keith Ridler Feb. 10, 2021 06:32 PM EST

Virus, compressed season put stress on Michigan referees

Feb. 08, 2021 12:12 PM EST
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — High schools are anticipating a shortage of men and women who blow the whistle as basketball returns to Michigan gyms after a...

Southwest Utah Public Health Department supervisor Robin McMullin fills up syringes with the Moderna vaccine on Jan. 11, 2021, in Panguitch, Utah. The coronavirus pandemic has swept through this part of rural Utah, infecting more than one in every dozen people. (Lexi Peery/KUER, via AP)
COVID-19 losses cut deep in small town; vaccines offer hope

By Lexi Peery Feb. 07, 2021 11:31 AM EST

Republican state Rep. Brent Crane addresses the House State Affairs Committee on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. The committee approved Legislation to prohibit public entities from imposing gathering-size restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)
Idaho lawmakers use measure to target gathering-size limits

By Keith Ridler Feb. 05, 2021 04:51 PM EST

In a photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her virtual State of the State address the state, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 in Lansing, Mich. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)
Michigan debates lifting ban on high school contact sports

By Anna Liz Nichols Jan. 28, 2021 04:34 PM EST

Arizona officials reinstate winter sports at high schools

Jan. 12, 2021 06:25 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona high school sports officials voted Tuesday to allow winter sports, reversing a decision made four days earlier to cancel the season...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Jan. 06, 2021 04:18 PM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Jan. 6 The News & Observer and The...

COVID-19 halts basketball and the voices announcing games

By Bucky Dent Dec. 27, 2020 09:51 AM EST
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — For 41 years, Richard Blakely’s daily routine in the winter has mostly been the same. Get up in the morning, do a...

Family of celebrated coach pays tribute after COVID-19 death

By Patrick Carr Nov. 15, 2020 02:59 PM EST
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — One can’t walk into the Ogden High School gymnasium or walk the nearby hallway without seeing how much of an impact Phil Russell had at the...

Prosecutors: Florida coach lied to get $1M in virus relief

Nov. 13, 2020 05:37 PM EST
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida high school basketball coach fraudulently obtained nearly $1 million in coronavirus relief funds for his consulting...

Illinois Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2020 12:39 AM EST
Here are editorials published in newspapers around Illinois November 1, 2020 The (Champaign) News-Gazette ...

IHSA announces high school basketball will start next month

Oct. 28, 2020 09:26 PM EDT
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Despite the Illinois Department of Public Health’s decision to rate basketball a high-risk activity, the Illinois High School...

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Aug. 15, 2020 The Big Ten and Pac-12 became the first Power 5 conferences — those eligible for the college...