Data is being collected by the Minnesota Department of Health for the first time in an effort to better examine how concussions affect high school athletes, WCCO reports. Officials are keeping tabs on 42 schools, where in the first seven weeks of the fall sports season, 373 student athletes have been diagnosed with a concussion.

The 250-pound man is also banned from high school sporting events in Washington, Oregon, Montana and North Dakota after jumping on the backs of athletes. The executive director of the Minnesota State High School League told the Star Tribune that Sherwin Shayegan was seen in St. Cloud and Minneapolis this week.

Todd County authorities have charged two student athletes following claims of sexual assault by their fellow teammates at Browerville High School. Court documents said a number of victims claimed they were assaulted by Seth Kellen and Connor Burns, both 18, as well as an unnamed juvenile teammate, in an alleged incident at Horseshoe Lake last August.

Banned in five states including Minnesota, Sherwin Shayegan has gained infamy for hoisting his 240-pound body onto the backs of unsuspecting athletes in attempts to get "piggyback rides" at high school sporting events. Police say he may have moved back to western Washington, where he has 16 criminal convictions.

The Twins won a $200,000 grant from Pepsi to build the state-of-the-art field that will feature specialized turf. It will be the state's first accessible softball field for competitive wheelchair play once its completed next summer.

Under investigation by the school district, Edina High School athletic director and assistant principal John Soma resigned Monday. He said it was for personal reasons. The district put him on administrative leave in August and officials were looking into allegations "that had nothing to do with his employment at Edina Public Schools," a spokeswoman said.

Attorney General Lori Swanson accuses two for-profit colleges of improperly paying recruiters to lad new students. Law prohibits paying commission or any other incentives for people involved in recruiting. Swansonacuses Argosy and Art Institutes International of illegal use of taxpayer funds.

A former Browerville high school athlete accused with two others of sexually assaulting fellow teammates pleaded guilty in Todd County District Court Friday. In the plea -- which allows Connor S. Burns, 18, of Clarissa, to maintain his innocence -- Burns also acknowledges there is enough evidence to convict him.