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By Katherine Dunn | March 19, 2009
Yellow probably won't be a very popular color in girls lacrosse this season. In an attempt to rein in what some believe has become overly aggressive play and preserve the integrity of the women's game, officials will be calling it more tightly. That has already resulted in more yellow cards in college games and high school scrimmages - and now they bring stiffer penalties. Each yellow card takes the offending player off the field for three minutes with no substitution. Last season, teams substituted for the offending player through the first three yellow cards, then lost one for each yellow thereafter.
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By Mike Preston | February 21, 2009
One day soon, the Division I lacrosse powers might be recruiting middle school players. It sounds impossible, but unless the NCAA does something soon, that's where lacrosse is headed. Loyola High coach Jack Crawford and Boys' Latin coach Bobby Shriver say recruiting is one of the sport's biggest problems. "It's gotten out of hand," Shriver said. In some respects, lacrosse recruiting is worse than big-time college football and basketball because the sport is played in the spring. At least football and basketball players get to play through their senior seasons in high school.
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By Katherine Dunn | November 13, 2008
At one point during summer 2007, the volume of mail arriving at Bailey Webster's Towson home so overwhelmed the postal carrier that she knocked on the door asking to meet the person getting so much mail. When the door opened, she met the No. 1 volleyball prospect in the nation, a 6-foot-3 powerhouse of a hitter for St. Paul's. More than 200 coaches initially recruited her, inundating her with letters and media guides. "At one point, we were getting 25 to 30 pieces of mail just for her a day, and that doesn't include e-mail," said her mother, Cedrina Webster.
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By Childs Walker | May 9, 2008
Allen Iverson had a profoundly successful two years at Georgetown. He went from all-rookie to All-American to first pick in the NBA draft. But his success was hardly considered a given when John Thompson offered the guard a scholarship in April 1994. A year earlier, Iverson had been convicted on three felony counts in connection with a bowling alley brawl in his hometown of Hampton, Va. He had spent four months in prison before being granted clemency by Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. Iverson's mother reached out to Thompson, figuring the coach could lend a strong hand in guiding her son. He in turn saw a young man who deserved a chance.
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By STEFEN LOVELACE | May 2, 2008
Last week I got an offer from Georgia. It's the second Southeastern Conference offer I've received so far, with the other one coming from South Carolina. Right now, all the schools are kind of the same to me since I haven't gotten the chance to really visit any of them yet. What makes the Bulldogs' offer a little different is that they're recruiting me as a slot receiver. Most of the other schools that have recruited me want me to play running back, but I wouldn't mind playing receiver.
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April 16, 2008
School. Track. Junior Days. Spring games. SATs. Official visits. Summer workouts. The start of the 2008 football season. Narrowing the list of colleges to five. Going for another state football championship. Making a college choice. Over the next 10 months, that's my schedule. Go to school and track practice five days a week. I've been visiting some schools for their Junior Days - which is when colleges invite some of the top junior football players in the country. I try to ask them as many questions about their school as possible.
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By DAVID STEELE | April 3, 2008
My cheap sports watch loses a minute here and there over the course of a few weeks, so yesterday I double-checked to make sure I had the right time. I did. It was, in fact, the year 2008. It wasn't that obvious. After all, among the hot topics this week are: The DH rule. Hair length. And basketball players going pro early. Apparently, the first two will never be resolved. As another baseball season opens, purists are well into their fourth decade of griping about the desecration of the game brought on by pitchers not batting.
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By CAL RIPKEN JR. | February 10, 2008
DEAR CAL -- We're starting to fill out college baseball recruiting questionnaires for our son, who's a great contact hit- ter who rarely strikes out. However, last year he went through a streak during which he was hitting the ball, but right at the other team. It really affected his batting average. On the questionnaires, there's no place to indicate how few times he struck out. Do you think I should contact the coaches to explain that? It doesn't seem that the average tells the whole story.
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By Patrick Gutierrez | November 30, 2007
Guests need to watch their step when entering the bedroom of Hereford running back Lonnie Liggins. The Bulls' leading rusher wouldn't want anyone tripping over his shoes. With a sneaker collection that includes Air Jordans, Air Force Ones and practically every other "Air," the soft-spoken senior with a knack for making big plays could give Foot Locker a run for its money should he decide to open up shop. Not that he'd want to get rid of any of his prized possessions. "Shoes are kind of my thing," Liggins said of his collection, which formed a multicolored perimeter around his bedroom floor, making for easy access to them.
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By HEATHER A. DINICH | April 20, 2007
Cliff Tucker had just left Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams' office and was ready to start a tour of Comcast Center when his cell phone buzzed, indicating a text message had just arrived. We're still interested. Tucker, a highly touted recruit from El Paso, Texas, ignored the message from an assistant coach at Connecticut. Unbeknownst to Maryland assistant coach Keith Booth, who was leading the 6-foot-5 swingman down the hall to show off the weight room, Tucker's phone buzzed with a second message.