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Coaches who think it's OK to ride the refs, fans who feel it's cool to yell at officials all the time and the confusion of professional sports with youth sports lead to a breakdown in respect for authority.

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) has announced its recipients in each sport for its Coach of the Year awards. Each coach will be recognized at the third annual MIAA Coach of the Year/Student--Athlete of the Month banquet...

In her new column for espnW.com, Val Ackerman will talk with prominent male executives to get their ideas about where women's sports are headed.

From becoming a personal participant to finding a new rooting interest, our writers weigh in on their sports goals for the coming year.

The troubled Western Athletic Conference is adding Grand Canyon University to replace the University of Denver, which is bolting for the Summit League after just one year in the WAC.

Blackstone Valley Tech senior shortstop Bella Picard sure has accomplished a lot in her three-year softball career. The former soccer standout was forced to trade the pitch in for the diamond going into high school due to injury problems. But Picard,...

BOYS' SOCCER DIVISION 1 NORTH Billerica 2, Malden 1 Chelmsford 2. Cambridge 1 Madison Park 1, Lexington 0 DIVISION 1 SOUTH Barnstable 1, Natick 0 Braintree 2, Silver Lake 1 (PK) Brockton 3, Quincy 0 Franklin 2, Catholic Memorial 0 Greate...

Recurring questions regarding women's sports are where do we go from here and what it will take to get there? Satisfying everyone involved will take time and a good game plan.

National Pro Fastpitch's season ended as an ugly, soggy shambles, fingers raised not skyward to celebrate a championship but instead pointed accusingly in every direction.

Former Cal star Valerie Arioto has found her rhythm with Team USA this summer. The power hitter has keyed the U.S. lineup with an .800 average at the world championship.

We have honorees listed for the five CIF divisions plus one for each year in school. Since the overall athlete of the year is a freshman, a senior of the year also has been named. An honor roll including many other multi-sport standouts has been adde...

Six outstanding girls are finalists for the 10th annual Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year Award. The winner will be announced on Tuesday in Los Angeles (ESPN3, 9:40 p.m. EDT) and will be recognized at the ESPYS the following evening. ...

A dozen exceptional student-athletes -- already honored as National Player of the Year in their respective sports -- are contenders for the 10th annual Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year Award. On Tuesday in Los Angeles, one boy and one girl wi...

Casey Stangel is a senior-to-be pitcher at Lake City High School (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) who also plays for the SoCal Explosion. She was named the Gatorade State Player of the Year in Idaho in 2012 and has committed to play college softball at the Uni...

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Stanford has extended its unprecedented run of overall athletic dominance.