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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday, vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college.

Kentucky governor halts bill that would ban transgender students from women's sports

4:46pm April 08, 2022

by Ayana Archie

For Kentucky students wanting to participate in sports, their sex would be determined by the sex printed on their birth certificate and an affidavit from a doctor ascertaining that information.

Ohio State University football helmet before the BIG Ten Football Championship Game against the Wisconsin Badgers on Dec. 07, 2019.

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Ohio State Football Players Suspended, Charged With Rape and Kidnapping

6:02pm February 12, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

An affidavit says Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint allegedly raped a woman. The affidavit says Riep began filming her, pressing her to say the encounter was consensual.

A growing number of pediatric sports medicine groups warn that when a child focuses on a single sport before age 15 or 16, they increase their risk of injury and burnout — and don't boost their overall success in that sport.

Student Athletes Who Specialize Early Are Injured More Often, Study Finds

6:38pm July 25, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

High school athletes who tended to focus on one sport were 50 percent more likely to get hurt than those who hadn't specialized. Injuries included ankle sprains, knee tendonitis, and stress fractures.

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Academic Foul: Some Colleges Accused Of Helping Athletes Cheat

6:21pm June 13, 2015

by NPR Staff

In the wake of cheating scandals at Syracuse University and the University of North Carolina, new allegations have emerged of academic misconduct by basketball players at the University of Texas.

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