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September 27, 2011

A-10 Hoops Tourney Moving To Brooklyn

The Atlantic 10 is moving its men's basketball tournament to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., beginning in 2013, according to multiple media outlets.The league has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday in the Barclays Center with A-10 commi...

September 27, 2011

31-Year-Old Former Coach Loses Battle With Cancer

Former Wauwatosa West boys basketball coach Mike Landisch lost his year and a half year battle with cancer Sunday night.Landisch, 31, is survived by his wife, Colleen, daughter, Makenna, and son, Caden, who was born in August. He was placed in hospic...

September 26, 2011

New Mexico Fires Football Coach Mike Locksley After Series Of Missteps

KOB.com, Shawn Griswoldhttp://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2300177.shtml?cat=500The University of New Mexico announced it fired head football coach Mike Locksley on Sunday.As sources speculated about Locksley’s dismissal all day, it b...

September 26, 2011

Minnesota’s Jerry Kill Readmits Himself For More Seizure Testing

NBCSports.com, John Taylorhttp://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/25/jerry-kill-to-readmit-himself-for-further-medical-testing/Exactly a week after suffering a seizure late in a loss to New Mexico State, and two days after being released fro...

September 26, 2011

Toledo A.D. Wants Football Loss to Syracuse Overturned

Toledo Blade, Zach Silkahttp://www.toledoblade.com/UT/2011/09/26/UT-asks-for-loss-to-be-overturned-2.htmlA day after the Big East acknowledged its officials erred during the fourth quarter of the University of Toledo’s 33-30 overtime loss at Sy...

September 26, 2011

Lavin To Seek Treatment For Prostate Cancer

St. John's basketball coach Steve Lavin has decided it is time to seek treatment for the prostate cancer he was diagnosed with last fall.After a year of assessment and consulting an assortment of doctors about possible treatment options, he is expect...

September 23, 2011

Freshman Football Coach Fired For Striking Player

Orlando Sentinel, Buddy Collingshttp://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-09-22/sports/os-hs-hagerty-football-coach-fired-20110922_1_hagerty-football-coach-postgame-incidentDan Widrich, a first-year freshman football coach for Hagerty, was arrested an...

September 23, 2011

N.J. Football Playoff System Continues To Be Debated

NorthJersey.com, Gregory Schuttahttp://www.northjersey.com/sports/Analysis_Football_playoff_proposals_alive_kicking.htmlThanksgiving Day games may come at a price for some teams as a proposal to play down to public state group champions in football a...