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September 12, 2011

N.C. State’s Mark Gottfried To Jump Out Of Plane To Promote Military, Wolfpack Hoops

Getting attention isn't always easy for a basketball program playing in the shadow of North Carolina and Duke. But new NC State coach Mark Gottfried has figured out at least one unusual way to get noticed.On Saturday, Gottfried plans to jump out of ...

September 12, 2011

‘Gary Williams’ Court Not A Done Deal

Plans to name the court at Maryland's Comcast Center after former men's basketball coach Gary Williams have hit a snag, The Baltimore Sun reports.Williams retired in May after 22 seasons as the winningest men's basketball coach in the school's histo...

September 12, 2011

Basketball Coach Takes To ESPN To Tell Team About Prostate Cancer

When Concordia University Chicago head men's basketball coach Tyler Jones learned he had prostate cancer, he kept it a secret, telling only family and close friends. But with the start of the school year at the River Forest school, he had another fam...

September 9, 2011

High School Opens $19 Million Stadium, Finally Has Home Football Games

The Press-Enterprise, Erin Waldnerhttp://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_ecomplex09.4159083.htmlThe first football game to be played at the new Banning High School stadium took place Thursday afternoon.Unfortunately, the junior varsity s...

September 9, 2011

UCLA Complains About Pac-12 Promo Video

L.A. Times, Chris Foster and Gary Kleinhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-0909-ucla-usc-rivalry-20110909,0,3882711.storyIt turns out that the Pacific 12 Conference’s taste in video selections was a little too pointed for UCLA&rsquo...

September 9, 2011

Strike By Association Of Catholic Teachers Causes Football Team To Cancel Game

DelcoTimes.com, Terry Tooheyhttp://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2011/09/08/sports/high_school/doc4e697da1dfe64223990924.txtThe strike by the Association of Catholic Teachers has claimed one athletic victim.Officials at Cardinal O’Hara High Schoo...

September 9, 2011

Chicago H.S. Hires Controversial Coach With Troubled Past

Chris Head, the high school basketball coach known for winning as much as for his troubled past, is returning to the court.Head signed on over the summer with Raby in Chicago, principal Jim Schwartz confirmed Thursday. He is not employed full time, h...

September 9, 2011

Columnist Looks Back At How Muffet McGraw Was Scheduled To Be On One Of Downed 9/11 Planes

September 2001, and the national champion women's basketball coach at Notre Dame is planning a recruiting trip. She needs to get from one coast to the other, and her travel agent finds a nonstop, Boston to Los Angeles.United Flight 175. Tuesday morni...