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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...
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...
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...
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...
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:/...
St. Thomas Baseball Coach Denning Retires
Coming off a Division III national championship, St. Thomas (Minn.) baseball coach Dennis Denning has decided to retire. The 65-year-old coached the last 15 years at St. Thomas and compiled a 522-157 record with two national titles. Previously, he co...
Sport Court Launches New Floor Surface
Sport Court is pleased to announce the launch of its newest modular sports surface—Response HG™ with SportGuard™ advanced surface technology.SportGuard is a protective urethane coating that combines the durability and beauty o...
South Florida Football Fires Leavitt
The University of South Florida has fired head football coach Jim Leavitt, according to multiple reports. The firing comes on the heels of the allegations that he struck a player during halftime of a game this past season.http://www.seattlepi.com/sco...
Softball Coach Fighting Breast Cancer, Acts As Role Model
Christi Pavlovics, head softball coach at Deckerville High School (Mich.) was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in October. Now, as she fights the disease, she is helping bring about awareness to her community and to her team. To show their s...
Soccer Coach Goes To Haiti, Finds Family
After not hearing from his family after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Guy Valcourt, a soccer coach in Alpharetta, Ga., returned to the country. After a five-and-a-half-hour cab ride from the Dominican Republic, he found his family together in ...