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Who should be held most accountable for the safety of student-athletes?
On Thursday, Pleasure Ridge Park (Kentucky) High School's head football coach David Stinson was indicted on one count of reckless homicide in the death of a 15-year-old player who collapsed from heat stroke at practice. Max Gilpin, a sophomore lineman, collapsed August 20 and died three days later. It was reported Gilpin's body temperature reached 107 degrees at the hospital.

Todd Thompson, a lawyer for Gilpin's parents, spoke to the Courier-Journal in Louisville about how long running drills were conducted and how quickly emergency services were called after Gilpin collapsed.

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Michael Jordan's son earns scholarship

Illinois guard Jeff Jordan, son of basketball legend Michael Jordan, was awarded a scholarship for the spring semester. "He's proven to us that he belongs," Illinois coach Bruce Weber told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "He's done a nice job of having a niche, a role. He's a pest on defense. He pushes the ball on the break as well as anyone -- better than Chester (Frazier) and Demetri (McCamey). He's just a quality kid and a good team member."

Owls coach gets tossed after

It was a rough first half for Florida Atlantic Head Coach Mike Jarvis. FAU was leading Louisiana-Monroe 31-30 near the end of the first half when Javis argued an out-of-bounds call with an official. When the argument was over, FAU had been tagged with four technical fouls, and Jarvis had been ejected and escorted off the court by police.

School apologizes after 100-0 win

A Texas high school girls basketball team who won 100-0 is trying to apologize for the margin of victory and forfeit the game. Last week Covenant, a private Christian school in Dallas, defeated Dallas Academy 100-0. Covenant was up 59-0 at halftime.

Five congressmen vote no to honor Florida

Is it surprising that a resolution in Congress to honor Florida for winning the national championship didn't pass unanimously? Five members of Congress - Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania, Joe Barton of Texas, Jeff Flake of Arizona, Marion Berry of Arkansas and Jack Kingston of Georgia - voted no on the resolution "Commending the University of Florida Gators for winning the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game."

Vanderbilt among best places to work

Vanderbilt has been named one of the top 100 best places to work in the United States in FORTUNE magazine's annual survey, and it is the first university to ever be named to the list. Vanderbilt is ranked No. 98. More than 21,000 employees work at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.