LITTLE ROCK — The state Alcohol Beverage Control Board has approved a rule change that will allow state racetracks to serve free alcohol in their gambling areas.Rule Change Allows State Tracks To Serve Free Alcohol (The Morning News)

Nevada boxing regulators fined Bernard Hopkins $200,000 yesterday for instigating a weigh-in brawl before his July fight with Winky Wright. ‘In Nevada, no melees, no free-for-alls, no fighting should be taking place at a weigh-in,’ State Athletic.Sports in Brief | Nev. fines Hopkins $200,000 for brawl

The Supreme Court rejected the claim by a high school football powerhouse in Tennessee that its coachs recruiting violations were a form of free speech.[TS] Court Rules Coach’s Violations Are Not a Form of Free Speech