A bill that would have made California the first state in the country to ban tackle football for young children was abruptly derailed last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he would veto the ...

It’s just after dawn on a Saturday. From a couch in San Diego, my 13-year-old Facetimes with his best friend in Bend, Oregon. My 9-year-old video chats with a buddy in Santa Cruz; that kid shares his ...

When Matt Crocker landed in America, as U.S. Soccer’s second-ever sporting director, he plunged into a few urgent tasks. In 2023, he had a men’s national team coach to hire and, soon, a USWNT coach to ...

ZUNI, NM — This month, 170 young athletes will take the field as the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project launches its annual Soccer and Flag Football Leagues. Beginning Monday, Sept. 8 and continuing ...

Each fall, kids of all ages join league or school teams to play flag or tackle football. Whichever type of football a child plays, parents may worry about safety on the field. Given concerns about ...

As sign-ups for youth football get underway this spring, a new study reveals that Americans may love their football, but half now believe that kids should not play the tackle version of the game. The ...

Several young football players died while playing the sport so far this year, raising the perpetual question of whether football is safe for kids. Seven middle and high school students died in August ...

The panicked voices crackled through Zoom well past 10 p.m. on the night the girls soccer pipeline crumbled. They’d been primed by swirling questions about the future of the Development Academy, a ...

Think about those words and what they mean to you. They probably tell you how much the American version of the sport captivates the country every weekend of the fall. But consider the source of these ...

My family watches football all weekend long. We love everything about the sport, but my husband is concerned about injuries. Our younger kids play flag football, and we allowed our oldest to be the ...

The proposed law is striking in its brevity. Sure, the single sentence is a bit rambling, but California Assembly Bill 734 leaves no doubt about its directive: “On and after January 1, 2026, a youth ...

Coaches and parents berate the refs and yell at their kids and each other. Physical assaults have broken out. Adults' sideline behavior at youth sports events has gotten so bad, there's a national ...