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Coach Sues Over Dismissal for His Remarks About Transgender AthletesSuit was filed this week in a Vermont federal district court by a high school snowboarding coach who was dismissed because of a comment he made regarding a transgender woman on a team that would be competing against his female high school team. The school's notice of termination (Exhibit 8 in Complaint) alleges that the coach used "disparaging names" that created "an objectively offensive environment and constituted harassment based on gender identity...." In the Complaint (full text) in Bloch v. Bouchey, (DD VT, filed 7/17/2023), the coach however alleged in part:3....

WARNING: Details in this story may be triggering for survivors of sexual abuse. Discretion is advised. FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Middle Tennessee soccer coach accused of recording himself raping children entered the United States illegally, police confirmed Wednesday. Camilo Hurtado Campos was taken into custody days ago for allegedly drugging and raping young boys. FOX 17 News has now learned Campos is an illegal immigrant. Police are calling the case one of the most "shocking" and "egregious" they've seen. Investigators have identified three of the 10 victims. Five more they didn't know about have also come forward. Sen. Marsha...

Northwestern has fired coach Pat Fitzgerald amid allegations of widespread hazing within the football program, university president Michael Schill announced Monday. "The head coach is ultimately responsible for the culture of his team," Schill wrote in an open letter to the school community. "The hazing we investigated was widespread and clearly not a secret within the program, providing Coach Fitzgerald with the opportunity to learn what was happening. Either way, the culture in Northwestern Football, while incredible in some ways, was broken in others." Defensive coordinator David Braun is expected to be named the Wildcats' acting coach, sources told ESPN.

Videos of the rapes of 10 unconscious boys were found on the cellphone of a Tennessee soccer coach after he left it behind at a restaurant, police said Sunday. Camilo Hurtado Campos, 56, was booked on allegations of child rape and sexual exploitation of a minor, the Franklin Police Department said in a statement. He continued to be held Sunday on $525,000 bond, Police Lt. Charles Warner said. It's not clear whether Campos has legal counsel, and the local public defender didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Police described Campos as a popular soccer coach and a 20-year...

Dallas Stars Head Coach Peter DeBoer, whose team is currently competing in the NHL playoffs, reacted to the shooting at a Dallas area mall that left at least eight people dead over the weekend, saying, “Somebody has to have some answers for it.” “I don’t pretend to know the answer on how to fix it, but it’s too great a country [with] too many intelligent people not to do something about it,” DeBoer said in a pregame press conference on Sunday.

A Pennsylvania javelin coach was charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy she coached and told authorities she was romantically involved with, according to prosecutors.

DALLAS -- San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich's pregame media availability Sunday opened with the NBA's all-time wins leader declining to discuss whether he would consider retirement this offseason and ended with an unprompted, passionate speech lobbying for gun control legislation in America and criticizing "cowardly legislators who are selfish." Popovich, 74, has expressed strong opinions on gun control and other political issues frequently in recent years. He made a point to bring up the subject as his media session before the Dallas Mavericks game seemed to be wrapping up, asking whether anyone in the room was carrying a firearm....

MOORE, Okla. (KOKH) — A cheerleading coach in Oklahoma has been arrested and she lost her job. She's accused of having a sexual relationship with a former student for five years. According to an affidavit, the alleged victim is in a rehab program in California, and he sent a detailed letter to Moore Public Schools, south of Oklahoma City. He said the sexual relationship started when he was a 16-year-old sophomore in 2017, and ended last October 2022. The coach, Jennifer Hawkins, reportedly explained the relationship began while the victim was living with her and her family for a few...

A California district superintendent recently announced that a high school football team was no longer allowed to display the Thin Blue Line at its games, but that didn’t stop Saugus High School players. When most of the team ran onto the field Friday night, the tradition of the Thin Blue Line Flag was absent. Two players then came onto the field carrying an American flag and a Thin Blue Line flag, even after Superintendent Mike Kuhlman announced they weren’t allowed to show the flag supporting law enforcement .. Kuhlman announced the decision to ban the team from displaying the flag...

At issue was Kennedy’s kneeling and praying in public view after each game.

High school football coach Joseph Kennedy.by Jim Clayborn | RNNA former public high school football coach in Washington state who famously lost his job for leading prayers on the field after games will be reinstated by the spring of next year, court documents show.A joint stipulation filed in Washington state district court on Tuesday by attorneys representing Joseph Kennedy and lawyers for Bremerton School District stated that "Kennedy is to be reinstated to his previous position as assistant coach of the Bremerton High School football team on or before March 15, 2023."Kennedy's attorney, Jeremy Dys, confirmed to ABC News that...

A youth football coach was shot and killed Tuesday night in front of his team in Cincinnati. Jermaine Knox, 37, died in front of the team outside the College Hill Recreation Facility, where they practice and play their games, according to local Fox affiliate WXIX. Another man was also shot after he and Knox were standing in the street following practice when a third man came up to them and starting shooting, according to police. The other man was shot in the leg and is expected to recover.

A recent Associated Press story praised NBA coach Doc Rivers for using training camps and practices to indoctrinate players in left-wing social justice theory and to push his support for handpicked liberal Democrat politicians. In its Oct. 3 article, the AP happily notes that “Doc Rivers is at ease using his platform as an NBA coach” to push his hard-left views on players at work and to use his coaching time to attack Donald Trump and his voters.

The UT Chattanooga football program has fired assistant coach Chris Malone for his social media activity. On Tuesday, Malone issued a since-deleted tweet in which he referred to Stacey Abrams as "Fat Albert" and told her to "enjoy the buffet." Mocs head coach Rusty Wright called Malone's conduct "unacceptable and not any part of ... what Chattanooga Football stands for." Malone also made claims questioning the legitimacy of this week's US Senate elections in Georgia, none of which are substantiated. "Congratulations to the state GA and Fat Albert staceyabrams because you have truly shown America the true works of cheating...

he Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a Washington school district violated the First Amendment rights of a high school football coach when he lost his job for praying on the field after games.

Texas A&M assistant women's basketball coach Sydney Carter, 31, has defended her choice to wear pink leather pants to a game after she received backlash 'I'm unapologetically myself every day', she said The furor began when Carter shared a photo of herself at the February 6 game against the Kentucky Wildcats She was wearing the tight pink leather pants paired with a white turtleneck, clear heels and a pink breast cancer awareness pin at her chest. 'Is this outfit appropriate as a basketball coach? one fan demanded to know Rather than the concerns about professionalism or practicality voiced by scores...

Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has been fired for cause after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine and being noncompliant with both state and university policies, the university announced Monday evening. Rolovich sought, and appears to have been denied, a religious exemption from those mandates, which required employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18 if they wished to continue working. Four Washington State assistant coaches have also been terminated: Ricky Logo (defensive tackles), John Richardson (assistant head coach, cornerbacks), Craig Stutzmann (co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks) and Mark Weber (offensive line). Defensive coordinator Jake Dickert will serve as the team's...

Legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden dies at 91 The Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer August 8, 2021, 6:04 AM • 2 min read Bobby Bowden, the folksy Hall of Fame coach who won more than 350 games and built Florida State into one of college football’s great dynasties with two national championships has died. He was 91. Bobby's son, Terry, confirmed to The Associated Press that his father died at home surrounded by his family early Sunday morning. Florida State also announced...

Those “vaccines” the NFL (and pretty much everyone else) is pushing so hard took another hit as another coach has been sidelined with a positive Covid-19 test. Earlier this week, we reported on Indianapolis Colts’ head coach Frank Reich getting the bad news. Now, Los Angeles Rams offensive line coach Kevin Carberry has tested positive. Here’s the report from NBC News. Notice their very first sentence is their obligatory “nothing to see here, the vaccines totally work, y’all” lead-in: Plenty of vaccinated players and staff will still test positive for COVID in 2021, even if vaccinated. In L.A., Rams offensive...

Legendary Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski will retire following the upcoming 2021-22 college basketball season, according to Stadium's Jeff Goodman. Krzyzewski, who turned 74 in February and is famously known as "Coach K," has led the Duke to five NCAA Tournament victories, 12 Final Four appearances and 27 combined ACC titles in tournament and regular-season competition since taking over the program ahead of the 1980-81 season.