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June 23, 2011

Former Controversial Binghamton Coach Broadus Joins Georgetown Staff

Former Binghamton University men's basketball coach Kevin Broadus is returning to Georgetown.Broadus, who resigned from BU in October after receiving a $1.2 million settlement, is rejoining John Thompson III's staff as a special assistant. He served ...

June 22, 2011

Virginia H.S. Field Hockey Team To Be Featured On MTV’s “Made”

Daily Press (Va.)http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-06-21/news/dp-nws-phoebus-team-mtv-20110621_1_field-hockey-team-mtv-show-fledgling-girlsHAMPTON — Phoebus High School’s fledgling girls’ field hockey team was whipped into shape l...

June 22, 2011

Fresno State Takes Out $600K Loan To Finish Turf Install

The Fresno Bee, Bryant-Jon Anteolahttp://www.fresnobee.com/2011/06/21/2436469/fresno-state-takes-loan-to-finish.htmlThe Fresno State athletic department will take out a loan to cover the final $600,000 of its $1.2 million project to install artificia...

June 22, 2011

Oklahoma State Football To Become Final Big 12 Program With Indoor Facility

Tulsa World, Bill Haistenhttp://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OSU/article.aspx?subjectid=93&articleid=20110622_93_B3_CUTLIN960732OSU announced on Tuesday that groundbreaking on the Sherman E. Smith Training Center will occur in early August. The...

June 22, 2011

Coach Who Hit Student-Player Gets Charges Dropped

The assault charges against Greeley West High School basketball coach Bill Whitehead have been dismissed with an agreement that he stay out of trouble for the next year and take a class on classroom management.In May, Whitehead was issued a summons f...

June 21, 2011

Smartphone App Helps Coaches Evaluate Concussions

Charlotte News Observer, Tim Stevenshttp://louisianastate.scout.com/2/1079086.htmlHigh school coaches in North Carolina are supposed to remove players from practice or games if they are suspected of having had a concussion. The players are not to ret...

June 21, 2011

New Technology Embedded In Chinstrap Signals Possibility Of Head Injury

OMAHA, Neb., June 21, 2011 – Last season, Detroit Lions football player, Ndamukong Suh, registered 10 sacks, the most by any NFL Defensive Tackle, 66 tackles, 1 interception and 1 forced fumble – all miraculously without head injuries. This upcom...

June 21, 2011

Eastern Michigan Struggling With Budget Shortfalls

AnnArbor.com, Pete Bigelowhttp://www.annarbor.com/sports/budget-shortfalls-put-more-pressure-on-eastern-michigan-athletic-department/On the day that Eastern Michigan University fired its basketball coach earlier this year, one of the school’s r...