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Calipari Reveals ‘Tweak’ That Sparked Kentucky
The infamous "tweak" that John Calipari credited for Kentucky's stunning postseason reversal of fortune not surprisingly turned out to be a pretty simple coaching adjustment. Calipari revealed this week that he merely simplified the game for point gu...
Pacific A.D. Says NCAA Must Share Revenue
From the Wall Street JournalPacific athletic director Ted Leland, a former Stanford athletic director and longtime NCAA committee member, said Wednesday that the NCAA needs to find a way to share revenue with student-athletes before the governing bod...
UW-Milwaukee Banned From Postseason Play for 2014-15
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been informed by the NCAA's Committee on Academic Performance that it was denied the final appeal of a postseason ban of its men's basketball team for 2014-15 because of past cumulative Academic Performance R...
Alabama Athletic Revenues Greater Than any NHL Team
From CBSSports.comThe movement at Northwestern to unionize college athletes has (no surprise) sparked fierce debate -- particularly in the big-money fields of college football and men’s basketball -- over what those athletes deserve, and don&rs...
UMass’ Gordon Comes out as First Openly Gay Player in D-I Men’s Basketball
Derrick Gordon, a sophomore starter for the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team, stepped forward Wednesday as the first openly gay player in Division I men's college basketball, sharing his story with ESPN and Outsports.The 22-year-old ...
Kellen Winslow Sr. Named A.D. at Florida A&M
From FoxSports.comPro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. has been named the athletic director at Florida A&M, the school announced this week.Winslow, an All-Pro tight end for the San Diego Chargers, joins Florida A&M aft...
Florida Atlantic Names Michael Curry its Head Men’s Coach
Florida Atlantic University has named Michael Curry as its head men's basketball coach. Curry, who played for seven NBA teams during an 11-year career and also previously served as head coach of the Detroit Pistons, was introduced this week as the ei...
Illinois Legislation Could Lead to Takeover of State Athletic Association
From TheSouthern.comIllinois broadcasters and the state’s newspaper publishers are backing a legislative inquiry into the organization that governs high school sports.In a statement issued Wednesday, the Illinois Broadcasters Association and th...