All posts tagged "Highschoolsports"

NEW YORK — The wife and daughter of former mobster John Gotti Jr. are accused of pummeling a woman and tearing off her wig at a Long Island high school basketball game on Thursday. Kimberly Gotti, 55, and her 23-year-old daughter, Gianna Gotti, were attending an evening matchup between the Oyster Bay and Locust Valley high school boys’ basketball teams, which was being hosted by the latter in Lattingtown, according to NBC News. Gotti Jr.’s son Joseph reportedly plays for Oyster Bay. A heated in exchange in the stands that occurred shortly after 8 p.m. allegedly prompted a 47-year-old woman to ......

PHILADELPHIA — A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other teens wounded in a shooting after a football scrimmage outside Roxborough High School late Tuesday afternoon, police said, marking the 23rd shooting death of a child this year as Philadelphia continues to face a surge in gun violence. Just after 4:40 p.m., Roxborough High junior varsity football players had left the field and were headed to their locker room when four shooters who had been waiting in a car parked outside the field jumped out and shot a volley of bullets toward the group of boys, police said. A 14-year-old was shot in t......

ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate approved legislation Thursday to require students to participate in high school sports according to the sex that appears on their birth certificate. The Senate backed the measure on a party-line vote of 32-22, with Republicans voting in favor of the bill. Similar bills have been proposed in previous years, but this is the first time such a measure has had a vote by a full chamber. State Sen. Marty Harbin, a Republican, said the bill will create fairness for girls who play sports in Georgia schools. “It is our responsibility as legislators and as adults with common ......

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects in a shooting that occurred during a high school football game in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday night. According to the Mobile Police Department, the gunfire broke out just before 10 p.m. at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. “Multiple injuries have been reported, and those victims have been transported to the hospital,” MPS said in a statement. At least one victim is suffering from a “life-threatening injury.” Local television station WALA-TV reported that the shooting led to a chaotic scene, with spectators running for the exits and players being ......