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August 9, 2012

Izzo Visits Lions Training Camp

SB Nationhttp://www.prideofdetroit.com/2012/8/8/3228874/tom-izzo-detroit-lions-michigan-state-basketball Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo visited Detroit Lions training camp on Wednesday. Izzo usually stops by training camp at least once...

August 9, 2012

NCAA Reprimands Cincinnati Basketball Coach

Sporting Newshttp://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-08-08/cincinnati-bearcats-mick-cronin-reprimand-ncaa-ohio-state-east-region Cincinnati men's basketball coach Mick Cronin has been publicly reprimanded for misconduct during the 2012...

August 8, 2012

Michigan State & Tuskegee Hoops To Play In Celebration Of 50th Anniversary Of ’Game Of Change’

Detroit Free Press, George Sipplehttp://www.freep.com/article/20120808/SPORTS07/308080124/Michigan-State-Tuskegee-game-at-Jenison-Field-House-to-observe-50th-anniversary-of-interracial-contestBasketball is back at historic Jenison Field House -- at l...

August 8, 2012

U Of Oregon Launches First Digital Media Hub In College Athletics

KATU.com (Portland, Ore.)http://www.katu.com/sports/UO-unveils-social-media-QuackCave-165482426.htmlEUGENE, Ore. – The University of Oregon Athletic Department launched what it says is the first digital media hub in college athletics.A seldom-u...

August 8, 2012

Calhoun Back Home Following Surgery

ESPNhttp://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8244162/connecticut-huskies-coach-jim-calhoun-released-hospital Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun was released from the hospital Tuesday, three days after undergoing surgery for a left hip fractu...

August 8, 2012

Stotts Hired As New Portland Coach

Boston.comhttp://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/2012/08/07/trail-blazers-hire-terry-stotts-head-coach/qGTBUf0t0fopLx9te08jPK/story.html The Portland Trail Blazers hired Terry Stotts as head coach on Tuesday, filling the NBA's last coaching vacancy....

August 7, 2012

Hoops Title Helps Kentucky’s Royalties Rise 40%

Businessweek.com, Eben Novy-Williamshttp://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-06/kentucky-college-basketball-title-brings-40-percent-rise-in-royaltiesUniversity of Kentucky royalties from licensed merchandise sales rose 40 percent in the past year, he...

August 7, 2012

$60M, 18,000-Seat High School Stadium Set To Open In Texas

Time.com, Samantha Grossmanhttp://newsfeed.time.com/2012/08/07/everythings-bigger-in-texas-especially-this-60-million-high-school-football-stadium/?hpt=hp_t3Anyone who’s seen Friday Night Lights knows high school football in Texas is no joke. I...