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US COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS
PROHIBITION ON SPORTS GAMBLING
IN NEW JERSEY
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals on August 9, 2016 upheld the
prohibition of sports gambling in New Jersey. The full court of 12
members heard the appeal brought by the State of New Jersey, which
was asking the judges to uphold the state's 2014 Professional and
Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) to legalize sports gambling.
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHALLENGES ACADEMIC FRAUD FINDINGS
The University of North Carolina (UNC) has disputed the National
Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) jurisdiction to investigate
and impose penalties for violations resulting from the University's
long-running academic fraud scandal.
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A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE
Zachary Dorley was an incoming ninth grader who was severely
injured in a football drill when he was matched against Steven
McElhinny, a rising senior, in a blocking drill. According to court
testimony, Dorley was small in stature and was matched against a much
older and larger player.
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WHEN BATS FLY
On May 31, 2011, the Honors Physical Education class at Glenbrook
North High School was playing a game called Mushball. The game is
like baseball except the ball gets progressively mushier and squishier
and takes a greater effort to hit it further with an aluminum bat.
During the game in question, Niko Kollias lost control of his
aluminum bat as it slipped out of his hands and struck and injured Blair
Shwachman, another player.
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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
Eric Romig was the softball coach at Pennridge High School in
Perkasie, PA when he developed a sexual relationship with a student.
It was through a series of text messages that the coach was able to
begin the relationship with E.N. between her sophomore and junior
years at Pennridge High School. Upon discovery of the relationship,
Eric Romig pled guilty to six criminal charges from his inappropriate
conduct with E.N. and is currently in jail.
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND RENAMES
BYRD STADIUM TO MARYLAND STADIUM
The University of Maryland Board of Regents has voted to change the
name of the Harry C. "Curley" Byrd Stadium to Maryland Stadium.