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February 10, 2010

Trial Date Set For Accused Murderer of Coach Ed Thomas

The man accused of murdering successful high school football coach Ed Thomas of Aplington-Parkersburg High in Iowa, has a trial date set. Mark Becker, 24, will face the courts Feb. 8, 2010.http://www.radioiowa.com/2009/12/28/trial-date-set-for-man-ac...


February 10, 2010

The Latest Revelations In The Tennessee Recruiting Story

The recruiting story at the University of Tennessee is gaining steam after a weekend in which the alleged Volunteer hostesses are seen in pictures with St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fla.) recruits after a game. The pictures first appeared on SI.com...


February 10, 2010

Text Messages Place Baseball Coach On Leave

Here is another cautionary tale for coaches out there - don’t send inappropriate text messages to students. This time, it’s West Hartford High (Conn.) baseball coach Sean McCann who is under investigation. He allegedly sent inappropriate ...


February 10, 2010

Texas Tech Suspends Leach

Texas Tech University has suspended head football coach Mike Leach for allegations that he improperly treated a player. Leach is accused of putting Adam James in a confined, closed-off space for three hours after he suffered a concussion. Leach&rsquo...


February 10, 2010

Team Sets Texas Hoops Scoring Record By Netting 170 Points

Yates High (Texas) scored 170 points in a boys basketball game last night in a 170-35 victory over Lee High. Yates, which led 100-12, continued to press into the second half, causing the Lee coach Jacques Armant to say he felt "disrespected" and that...


February 10, 2010

TCU’s Patterson Is AP Football Coach Of The Year

TCU’s Gary Patterson has been named College Football Coach of the Year by the Associated Press. Patterson is the first AP Coach of the Year from outside the "BCS" conferences. TCU plays Boise State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.http://www.ncaafoo...


February 10, 2010

Swim Coach, Artist Gives Back To Community

Walt Bartman is the head swimming coach at Landon High School (Md.) and he’s also a talented artist. He puts his art skills to good use by selling his paintings, then donating part of the proceeds to worth causes. A few years ago, he donated $2...


February 10, 2010

Successful S.C. Softball Coach Dies

Camillo Trapuzzano, who led the Thomas Heyward Academy (S.C.) to five straight state softball titles in the 1990s, died after suffering a heart attack last week. He was 74.http://www.islandpacket.com/sports/local/story/1080320.html...


February 10, 2010

State Of Michigan Not Interested In National Championships

Michigan High School Athletics Association executive director Jack Roberts has said his athletes will not participate in any of the IMG and National Association of High School Coaches national championships. Roberts cited logistics, scheduling and ch...


February 10, 2010

Stanford’s Radcliffe Wins NSCAA Coach Of The Year

Paul Radcliffe, Stanford women’s volleyball coach, has been named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division I women’s National Coach of the Year. Stanford went 25-1 and played in its first NCAA College Cup in 2009.http:/...