Alabama Town Says Girls' Basketball Team Being Denied Trophy Was a 'Misunderstanding'

Over the weekend, the internet became enraged over the outcome of a recreational youth basketball tournament in Alabama after a girls’ team was forced to play against a boys’ team and ended up wi nning the entire league—only for the boys to still be given the trophy . On Monday, the city of Hoover, Alabama, attempted to correct the record, explaining that the girls’ team was actually in a separate, “elite” league, and that the whole thing was a “ misunderstanding.” The uproar began after one of the girls’ parents...