A play about playing football comes to Baltimore
The play <em>X's and O's (A Football Love Story)</em> is running at Center Stage in Baltimore through Dec. 20. It will educate you about football concussions.
Football
Longest rushing touchdown in a title game
Results from the state championships in football from Illinois—and a spectacular rush for a touchdown, the longest in IHSA title game history.
Select pics: 96-yard rush for touchdown
We got a few pictures of the longest rushing play ever at an IHSA title game resulting in a touchdown. Ivory Kelly-Martin of Nazareth Academy.
IL football state championship predictions, 5A–8A
We can't predict a winner in Class 7A, but here are our mathematics-based predictions for the state final games in Illinois, Classes 5A, 6A, & 8A.
IL football state championship predictions, 1A–4A
We have a few predictions for the IL high school state title football games, starting with 1A–4A. Based on select team statistics.
E. St. Louis SD 189 teachers still on strike
A teachers' strike lingers in southern IL, with no appearance of stopping. Football ends, teachers go without pay, kids go to community centers.
La Jolla family sues over football concussions
A lawsuit filed in Calif. alleges a football coach should have allowed a player who suffered a concussion to sit out for the rest of the game.
IL H.S. football rushing record set in Rockford
James Robinson of Lutheran H.S. in Rockford, Ill., broke the state's all-time rushing record Friday in a 56-19 win over Byron.
Brain trauma widespread in high school football
Football is a dangerous sport. Maybe, though, it's even more dangerous than we thought, due to hits that don't result in concussions.
Teachers go on strike in E. St. Louis SD 189
A teachers' strike started Thursday in East St Louis, IL, and people should get ready for a long, drawn-out fight over teacher salary.