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August 3, 2011

Kent State Sets New School Record In Athletic Fundraising

RecordPub.comhttp://www.recordpub.com/news/sports_article/5076263?page=0No year has been like 2010-11 was for the Kent State Golden Flashes in regard to athletic fundraising.The department set a new university high in the category, recording $4.7 mil...

August 3, 2011

Northwestern Gives A.D. Phillips A 10-Year Contract

ESPNChicago.com, Scott Powershttp://espn.go.com/chicago/ncf/story/_/id/6829778/northwestern-ad-jim-phillips-gets-new-10-year-deal?campaign=rss&source=ESPNUHeadlinesNorthwestern athletic director Jim Phillips has agreed to a new 10-year contract t...

August 2, 2011

Longhorn Network Will Not Show High School Games This Year

Columbia Tribune (Mo.), Dave Matterhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2011/aug/02/controversy-tabled/Meeting yesterday in Dallas to settle the Big 12’s latest squabbles, the league’s athletic directors agreed unanimously on a minimum one...

August 2, 2011

Florida Atlantic U Cashing In On Women’s World Cup

South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Ted Huttonhttp://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-08-01/sports/fau-cashing-in-magicjack-080111_1_magicjack-becky-sauerbrunn-christie-ramponeFAU is literally cashing in on the interest in women’s soccer in the United St...

August 2, 2011

Brockton (Mass.) Borrowing $1.2 Million To Rehab Field, Track

The Enterprise (Mass.), Erik Potterhttp://www.enterprisenews.com/answerbook/brockton/x1510863812/Brockton-High-s-Marciano-Stadium-field-rehab-could-start-MondayBROCKTON —The field is ripped and uneven. Some parts are in tatters. You can lift en...

August 2, 2011

D-League Team Courting Bruce Pearl

The Texas Legends are making a hard push to hire former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl to replace Nancy Lieberman as coach of the D-League franchise, according to NBA coaching sources.Pearl told ESPN.com's Andy Katz that he will interview with the team ...

August 1, 2011

Tampa Bay’s Raheem Morris Adjusting To New NFL Practice Rules On Using Pads

St. Petersburg Times, Joe Smith and Stephen F. Holderhttp://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/new-rules-limit-tampa-bay-buccaneers-coach-raheem-morris-use-of-pads-in/1183542TAMPA — Bucs coach Raheem Morris has prided himself on having a "vi...

August 1, 2011

Football Practices Begin – How To Deal With The Heat

Indianapolis Star, Kyl Neddenriephttp://www.indystar.com/article/20110801/SPORTS02/108010321/Beating-heat-takes-higher-priority-football-practice-begins?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Fever|pTwenty-four football players have died due to heat-related injur...