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June 20, 2011

Nevada Football’s Chris Ault Forfeits Increase In Salary

ESPN.comhttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6679143&campaign=rss&source=ESPNUHeadlinesRENO, Nev. -- Nevada football coach Chris Ault has received a two-year contract extension after guiding the Wolf Pack to a 13-1 record and the No. 1...

June 20, 2011

Are Helmets Needed In Women’s Lacrosse?

Your News Now, CentralNY.ynn.com, Erin Clarkehttp://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/547443/helmets-needed-in-womens-lacrosse-/NEW YORK -- When boys lacrosse players suit up for a game, they’re pretty well protected."Your shoulder pads cov...

June 20, 2011

Obama Takes On Role Of Assistant Coach

President Barack Obama, in a message just ahead of Father's Day, revealed that he recently got a second job, being an assistant basketball coach on his young daughter's basketball team."So recently, I took on a second job: assistant coach for Sasha's...

June 20, 2011

Summitt Inducted Into Tennessee Hall Of Fame

Bill Haslam stood in the back of a small banquet room at the Nashville Airport Marriott on Friday morning. The governor would typically be the center of attention of a meet and greet like this.Instead, the focus was on the front of the room, where mo...

June 17, 2011

Schutt Acquires Adams USA Football Helmet And Faceguard Product Lines

Schutt Sports, a leading domestic manufacturer of protective sports equipment and aftermarket reconditioning services, announced today that it acquired certain football helmet and faceguard assets from Adams USA.  Financial terms of the transact...

June 17, 2011

H.S. Football Coaches Make Up 1 Team On ’Expedition Impossible’ Show

The Orange County Register, Peter Larsenhttp://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/says-304832-biamila-gbaja.htmlAkbar Gbaja-Biamila had a dream, and it involved Oprah Winfrey, not some cranky camel out in the godforsaken sands of the Sahara Desert. Yet...

June 17, 2011

80-Yard Football Field In Bronx Renovated…Now Is Still 80 Yards

NY Times, Jorge Castillohttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/sports/in-the-bronx-a-high-schools-field-of-dreams-still-comes-up-short.htmlFor decades it has been an inconvenience bordering on embarrassment. Herbert H. Lehman High School, with an enrollme...

June 17, 2011

Southeast Missouri State A.D. Shafer Retires

MissouriNet.com, Bill Pollockhttp://www.missourinet.com/2011/06/17/semos-a-d-shafer-to-retire/Southeast Missouri State athletic director John Shafer announced his retirement at the end of this month. Shafer replaced Don Kaverman in 2008 after a serie...