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June 29, 2011

Former Iowa Coach Todd Lickliter Hired As Assistant At Miami (Ohio)

Former Butler and Iowa coach Todd Lickliter has been hired as an assistant coach at Miami (Ohio) University, the school announced Tuesday.Lickliter joins head coach Charlie Coles with the RedHawks, who have made just two NCAA tournament appearances s...

June 29, 2011

U.S. Marine Corps Chooses Rod Williams To Coach Wheelchair Squad

On his laptop screen, Rod Williams traces a fingertip over a sea of faces. Softly, he recites the grim inventory of their injuries."Double amputee. Post-traumatic stress syndrome. Shattered legs and arm. Brain injury. Quadriplegic. Blind."But look: A...

June 28, 2011

Coach And Athletic Director Announces Staff Appointments

Coach and Athletic Director Announces Staff Appointments(BROOKFIELD, Wis.) – Lessiter Publications, Inc., Brookfield, Wis., announces two staff appointments within its Sports Division.Michael Austin has been promoted to Editor-in-Chief of Coach...

June 28, 2011

Legendary TCNJ Wrestling Coach Icenhower Retiring After 35 Years

TCNJathletics.comhttp://www.tcnjathletics.com/news/2011/6/27/WREST_0627112343.aspx?path=wresAfter 35 seasons of guiding one of the most successful wrestling programs in the history of the sport, The College of New Jersey’s David “Ice&rdqu...

June 28, 2011

Not Everyone In Detroit Happy With Court Being Named After Dick Vitale

Detroit News, Eric Lacyhttp://www.detnews.com/article/20110628/SPORTS0203/106280321/UDM-s-decision-to-name-court-after-Dick-Vitale-irks-late-Calihan-s-daughtersThe daughters of a Detroit Mercy athletic icon don’t think anything is "super sensat...

June 28, 2011

Rutgers Athletics Spends Most To Stay Afloat

USA Today, Steve Berkowitz & Jodi Uptonhttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2011-06-28-rutgers-athletic-department-subsidies_n.htmLast year, Rutgers used nearly $27 million in university and student-fee money to balance its athletics budget. It...

June 28, 2011

Not Everyone In Detroit Happy With Court Being Named After Dick Vitale

The daughters of a Detroit Mercy athletic icon don't think anything is "super sensational" or "awesome" about the recent naming of the school's basketball court after colorful ESPN personality and former Titans coach Dick Vitale."You don't name a cou...