News

January 8, 2013

Japanese H.S. Player Commits Suicide After Coach Abuse

The New Age Onlinehttp://www.thenewage.co.za/77325-1020-53-Japanese_teen_commits_suicide_after_coach_abuse A Japanese high school student killed himself after suffering repeated abuse by his basketball coach, officials said on Tuesday. The 17-year-ol...

January 7, 2013

Oregon A.D. Mullens Thrilled To Have Chip Kelly Back With Ducks

Daily Emerald, Matt Walkshttp://dailyemerald.com/2013/01/07/athletic-director-rob-mullens-ecstatic-to-have-chip-kelly-back-as-head-coach/University of Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens held a press conference at the Casanova Center Monday to addre...

January 7, 2013

UAH Gets 100 Percent Participation From Athletes/Coaches In True Blue Campaign

AL.comhttp://www.al.com/uah/index.ssf/2013/01/uahs_true_blue_campaign_reache.htmlHUNTSVILLE, Ala. – At the beginning of the 2012 Fall semester, the University of Alabama in Huntsville Department of Athletics introduced a new program called &ldq...

January 7, 2013

El Paso Coach Nearing 900 Wins

KFOXTV.com (Texas), Jesse Martinezhttp://www.kfoxtv.com/news/news/local-basketball-coach-nears-900th-win/nTpmX/ EL PASO, Texas —A local high school basketball coach labeled as the winningest active coach in Texas and fourth in the nation is app...

January 2, 2013

Pesticide Use At Schools Causing Concern

The Portland Press Herald, North Cairnhttp://www.pressherald.com/news/concern-over-pesticide-use-at-schools-rises_2013-01-02.htmlUntil she read a newspaper article about pesticide use on school grounds, Marla Zando of Scarborough was unaware that che...

January 2, 2013

Vanderbilt A.D. Says Bowl Games Aren’t Money-Makers

Nashville Business Journal, Jamie McGeehttp://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2013/01/02/bowl-games-are-no-money-makers.htmlVanderbilt University, the victor of the 2012 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, was the hometown team, but still ...

January 2, 2013

Coaches Abandoning Old School Motivational Tactics

NJ.comhttp://www.nj.com/rutgersbasketball/index.ssf/2013/01/in_wake_of_mike_rices_suspensi.html This past Saturday afternoon, most of the head coaches at the other 346 Division 1 basketball programs across the country went to work like they do every ...

January 2, 2013

UMass Coach Thriving With 3-Guard Lineups

MassLive.comhttp://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/index.ssf/2012/12/umass_basketball_coach_derek_k_6.html The University of Massachusetts has prided itself on length and up-tempo, fast-break basketball, but with the Minutemen not yet hitting their ...