Jarell Davenport is a three-sport athlete at Tech High School. So, he's skeptical about a new Indianapolis Public Schools proposal that could cut sports teams. "It's not fair to anybody," said Jarell, 17, who plays football, wrestles and runs track. His doubt is echoed by many IPS student-athletes. Some believe the new program could turn students away from the state's largest school district.

Have you ever seen parents beating each other with clubs, chains and brass knuckles at a youth sporting event? According to three Lawrence Township students, such actions aren't far from the truth. After all, a Massachusetts man was just convicted of beating to death another man after a youth hockey practice. Payton DeLong, 15; Nicole Sharp, 13; and Lauren Hobert, 12, all participate in athletics.

"Girls can do anything boys can do." Visit any playground in the United States, and you are almost guaranteed to hear this phrase being shouted by a handful of girls. Times have changed from when the only sport girls could participate in was croquet. Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972 requires girls and boys to have equal opportunities to participate in sports. But while the play

"Cyberathlete Amateur League." An online training camp for athletes? A new fantasy football league? How about a massive cyber-network of video-game players, meeting online to play games such as Halo, Doom or Counter-Strike competitively? To most people, being an athlete involves things such as kicking a soccer ball into a net, turning a somersault or scoring touchdowns. But at the Cyberathlete Ama

Spencer Fields once kicked a star tennis player off the North Central High School team, even though the coach realized then that it meant the school would likely lose a state tennis title. Why? Because the kid was poisoning the mood of the team by putting too much pressure on everyone.

Tasha Borta and Katelynn Todd think it's only fair that they be allowed on the North Montgomery High School wrestling team -- even though their teammates and a lot of their competitors are male.