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Battle Ensuing Over Filming Adam Sandler Movie On H.S. Football Field
SalemNews.com, Alan Burkehttp://www.salemnews.com/local/x1720499696/Crowd-raises-objections-to-filming-on-fieldMARBLEHEAD — The plan to film Adam Sandler’s "Grown Ups 2" on the high school’s Piper Field got some bad reviews at a mee...
USC Receives $8 Million Gift For New Aquatics Center
USCTrojans.comhttp://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-wpolo/spec-rel/050112aaa.htmlThe University of Southern California Athletic Department has announced an $8 million gift from alumnus Wilfred "Fred" Uytengsu ’83.The gift - the largest ever made t...
University of Memphis Names San Jose State’s Bowen As A.D.
Memphis Business Journal, Michael Sheffieldhttp://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2012/04/16/tom-bowen-announced-as-new-athletic.htmlThe University of Memphis has officially named Tom Bowen as athletic director. Bowen will replace curr...
U Of Maryland’s Women’s Water Polo Team Hopes To Raise $1M By June 30 For Survival
The Diamondback, Rebecca Luryehttp://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/water-polo-team-given-more-time-to-fundraise-1.2844156#.T4caWY7d43QThe women’s water polo team became the fourth athletic team at risk of elimination to receive an extension in...
Mass. May End Fall Girls Swim For Gender Equality
The Boston Globe, Emily Sweeneyhttp://bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/02/29/miaa-subcommittee-proposes-phasing-out-girls-fall-swim-season/Lpv2bY1fj4ed6DlbM7YK2J/story.htmlAn MIAA subcommittee has proposed phasing out the girls’ fall swim season by ...
Swim Coach Resigns After Trying To Pull Athlete Out Of Pool By Her Hair
Sporting News
http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2011-05-10/coach-resigns-after-trying-to-pull-swimmer-out-of-pool-by-her-hairAn assistant high school swimming coach in Sacramento has resigned from his position after trying to pull a swimm...
Coach Who Falsified Swimmers’ Times Now Accused Of Theft Of Pool Fees
FOX 59 (Ind.)Fishers, Ind. —Ken Stopkotte, who resigned as head coach of Fishers High School after falsifying swimmers times this summer is now accused of stealing nearly $17,000 from the local YMCA.Police in Tennessee have arrested Stopkotte o...
New Jersey Institute Of Technology To Keep Men’s Swimming
The New Jersey Institute of Technology, which had suspended the men’s swimming program in May due to budget concerns, has reinstated the sport. The women’s program, however, remains suspended.http://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2010/jul/2...
Cahill Named National Swim Coach Of The Year
Tim Cahill, who had been nominated for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s National Coach of the Year in swimming three previous times (2005, 2006 and 2007) but, finally, in 2010, he has won the award. Cahill has coached for...
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...
