The Players’ Perspective

18 year old 800m World Champion Castor Semenya’s Gender is in Question

This is the voice of controversial runner Caster Semenya who is at the center of a sex change storm which has rocked the athletics world. The 18-year-old stormed to victory in the World Athletics 800m Championships in Berlin with a world record time of one minute and 55.45 seconds - a massive 2.45 seconds ahead of silver medallist and defending champion Janeth Jepkosgei. But Caster’s impressive time and muscular physique has sparked speculation over whether she was really female and has led to the world athletics body, the IAAF, asking South Africa to test the star’s gender. Caster was banned from speaking to ...

Football: Katy #1 in AP State Rankings

The defending Class 5A Division II champion Katy Tigers are your preseason Class 5A No. 1 team, according to the Associated Press preseason state rankings, which debuted Thursday. The Tigers got the top spot by one point — Allen, the defending Class 5A Division I champion — is No. 2. Katy garnered 230 points from the 25-person panel, Allen had 229. North Shore checks in at No. 4 in the state in Class 5A. Hightower, the defending Class 5A Division I Region III champion, which fell to Allen in the title game, is No. 9. No area team cracked the Class 4A top ...

Rice vs Texas: Reliant Stadium 2010

The last time the Rice Owls stepped foot in Reliant Stadium, it was one of the most memorable moments in the school's football history. The Owls defeated Western Michigan 38-14 before a crowd of 58,880 on Dec. 30, 2008, to win the Texas Bowl, marking the team's first bowl victory since 1954. Rice hopes its next trip is just as memorable. Lone Star Sports and Entertainment and SMG-Reliant Park announced Thursday that the Owls will host Texas at Reliant Stadium on Sept. 4, 2010, in the teams' season opener. Tickets will go on sale Dec. 18. Sam Khan Jr. The Houston Chronicle “After our bowl ...

Memphis Tigers’ Men’s Basketball Team Loses 38 Win Season

Memphis must vacate its NCAA-record 2007-08 season and serve three years' probation because of NCAA rules violations, the NCAA committee on infractions announced Thursday. Under former coach John Calipari, Memphis won a record 38 games that season and reached the NCAA championship game. Memphis president Shirley Raines said shortly after the NCAA's announcement that the school is appealing what she called an unfair penalty. "We know the rules," Raines said. "We did our due diligence. We did everything we could to determine the student-athlete was eligible and that the rules were being followed." In May, the NCAA accused Memphis of several major infractions under ...

Boost Mobile Elite 24

Can the 2009 edition of the Elite 24 top the 2008 game that featured John Wall, Lance Stephenson and Kenny Boynton? See for yourself on Aug. 21 at Harlem's famous Rucker Park. Not in New York? Watch the game Aug. 22 on ESPNU at 7 p.m. EST ESPN RISE will hold the fourth annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 event, the nation's premier elite high school boys basketball event for underclassmen, Friday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m. ET at New York City's Rucker Park. Featuring 24 of the top high school basketball players from across the nation, Boost Mobile Elite 24 players are ...