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July 18, 2011

Brian Shaw Blasts Lakers About Hiring Process

Brian Shaw finally opened up about not getting the Lakers head coaching job on Saturday when he appeared on ESPN Radio in Los Angeles. Not surprisingly, Shaw was not happy when the Lakers hired Mike Brown. Shaw told 710 ESPN that the Lakers never c...

July 18, 2011

LSU Approves Lucrative Contract For Nikki Caldwell

BATON ROUGE — LSU athletic department officials scoffed at early media reports of new women's basketball coach Nikki Caldwell's $900, 000 salary back in April when she was hired. They said her salary would be closer to $700, 0, and she could on...

July 15, 2011

Tressel’s Compliance Problems Not Limited To The Last Year

Columbus Dispatch, Encarnacion Pyle and Randy Ludlowhttp://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2011/07/15/tressel-ohio-state-records.htmlYears before the lapses that led to his resignation, former Ohio State University head football coach Ji...

July 15, 2011

Boise State Close To Breaking Football Season-Ticket Record

Idaho Statesman, Chadd Cripehttp://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/07/15/1727156/broncos-nearing-season-ticket.htmlThe Boise State football program likely will break the school record for season-ticket sales during its first season in the Mountain West.B...

July 15, 2011

Tennessee’s Dooley Wants Change To Summer Coaching Rules

Derek Dooley already has made his desire for a larger coaching staff known publicly.The Tennessee coach also wouldn't mind giving the ones he already has something to do in the summer.The Vols are plenty busy during the offseason with conditioning, w...

July 15, 2011

San Jose State Locks Up Nessman Through 2013-14

San Jose State basketball coach George Nessman has signed a new contract that runs through the 2013-14 season. Terms were not disclosed.Nessman had one year remaining on his old deal. A school spokesman said the agreement announced Thursday was not a...

July 14, 2011

Major Players Join National Collegiate Hockey Conference

Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Roman Augustovizhttp://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/125504478.htmlThe much-discussed "super conference" has a name now: the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. And even with only six teams -- currently -- the confer...

July 14, 2011

Georgia Tech Fined $100K, Stripped Of 2009 ACC Football Title

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Doug Robersonhttp://blogs.ajc.com/georgia-tech-sports/2011/07/14/tech-fined-100000-forced-to-vacate-2009-acc-title-by-ncaa/?cxntlid=brkng_nws_bnrGeorgia Tech was fined $100,000 by the NCAA, stripped of its 2009 ACC cham...