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An Oklahoma man was awarded $25 million in damages after a jury concluded that the state’s largest newspaper intentionally harmed him when it wrongfully identified him as the high school sports announcer who hurled racist remarks at players. Scott Sapulpa was one of two announcers commentating on a March 2021 girls’ playoff game between Midwest City High School and Norman High School that made national headlines when the Norman team took a knee and the other commentator, Matt Rowan, went on a racist tirade against the girls.

Student organizers at 50 different high schools across the country are banding together to launch the “Green New Deal for Schools Campaign.” The hope of the campaign is to get district-wide climate policies enacted, with the ultimate goal of obtaining federal legislation to change schools across the country. The campaign has been set up by the Sunrise Movement, a youth climate justice organization that says this initiative is “in response to attacks from the Right on the American education system.” “The Green New Deal for Schools will transform public schools in America to face the climate crisis and ensure all...

Sugar Land star averaged 337.1 yards, 32.9 points senior season FREDERICKSBURG, Texas - Every football season, Ken Hall expects a call telling him that someone has broken his high school rushing records. More than 50 years later, he’s still waiting. “I am surprised,” said Hall, now silver haired and 70. “We didn’t need to know at the time we were setting records. It was just a bunch of kids out there having fun.” A lot of it. From 1950 to ’53, Hall rushed for 11,232 yards for Sugar Land High School. His senior season was downright ridiculous — he averaged...

De La Salle High School football team looses for the 1st time since 1991!