CPSC Changes Its Mind on Unblockable Pool Drains

Sep 28, 2011

Reversing a decision made nearly 18 months ago, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday voted, 3-2, to change its guidelines regarding how aquatic facility operators comply with the reducing swim lessons and increasing unemployment. The commission's decision to include another level of entrapment protection may increase drowning risk as pools close and fewer children learn to swim."

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Security Guard Fired for Dragging 15-Year-Old Girl Down Bleachers at Basketball Game

PNC Arena Renovation Plans Change Over Construction Cost Sticker Shock

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Facility Friday: University of Houston Football Operations Center, Alienware Longhorn Esports Arena, Rockford University Baseball and Softball Fields

N.Y. Islanders to Open Two-Rink Pond-Hockey 'Park' Outside UBS Arena

Safety & Security

Security Guard Fired for Dragging 15-Year-Old Girl Down Bleachers at Basketball Game

Video emerged over the weekend of a security guard at a Chicago area high school basketball game dragging a 15-year-old girl down a set of bleachers.

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Stadium & Arena

PNC Arena Renovation Plans Change Over Construction Cost Sticker Shock

The $300 million reimagining of PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C., has already been altered by escalating construction costs — the relocation of offices for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Facility Friday: University of Houston Football Operations Center, Alienware Longhorn Esports Arena, Rockford University Baseball and Softball Fields

The University of Houston, now a member of the Big 12 Conference, broke ground on the new $130 million Football Operations Center in mid-November...

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Stadium & Arena

N.Y. Islanders to Open Two-Rink Pond-Hockey 'Park' Outside UBS Arena

The New York Islanders have announced the upcoming opening of The Park at UBS Arena, a 155,800-square-foot season-long, outdoor experience that will introduce the first two public pond hockey rinks to the community.

Seven Attorneys General Sue NCAA Over Existing Transfer Rules

Ohio attorney general Dave Yost announced Thursday that he, along with representatives from six other states, have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA that aims to challenges current transfer eligibility rules.

Governing Bodies

Mother Alleges Daughter Kicked Off Cheer Team Over Hair Style

A cheer team in Maryland is seeing backlash after the mother of one of the team members says her daughter was kicked off a private cheer team because of her hair.

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New Fitness Gym Offers Electro-Muscle Stimulation for Faster Workouts

A new fitness center in Decatur, Ga., boasts a unique combination of technology and fitness to help members get in a full-body workout.

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Virginia YMCA Hit With $20M Lawsuit Over 5-Year-Old's Drowning

The mother of a 5-year-old who drowned at a Virginia YMCA is now suing the facility for the boy's death.

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Former Jaguars Employee Accused of Stealing $22M From Team

A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee is accused of stealing more than $22 million from the franchise from 2019 to 2023 by exploiting the organization’s virtual credit card program.

Gym & Fieldhouse

Things to Consider When Adding Air Conditioning to a Gymnasium

When a pump in Bullard (Calif.) High School’s North Gym air conditioning unit failed this past August, it wasn’t a matter of just sweating through the scheduled girls’ volleyball game...

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Stadium & Arena

High School Hosts Girls' Wrestling Dual at Football Stadium

The last time Sunnyside High School in Tuscon and Liberty High School from Peoria faced each other in girls' wrestling, it was at last year's Arizona state championships, but the two teams met again Wednesday — on a football field.

Penn State Files Lawsuit Over New Multimedia Rights Contract

As Penn State seeks to sign its multimedia rights over to a new carrier, the school now finds itself locked in a legal battle with its current carrier, Learfield Communications.

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