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June 6, 2011

Scott Bostwick, 49, Head Football Coach At NW Missouri State, Suffers Fatal Heart Attack

Maryville Daily Forum (Mo.), Joey Falkoffhttp://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/sports/x907626114/Northwest-officials-mourn-Bostwicks-lossMaryville, Mo. — With heavy hearts and a look of dispair on each of their faces, a downtrodden ...

June 6, 2011

Big Ten Football Title Game To Be Played Indoors

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jeff Potrykushttp://www.jsonline.com/sports/123201913.htmlMadison - Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, previously selected to host the first Big Ten Conference football title game in 2011, will be the home of the event thr...

June 6, 2011

Parent Who Punched Coach 5 Years Ago Wants Ban Lifted

ARLEE — An Arlee parent banned from attending school events since punching a basketball coach five years ago now says that he deserves a chance to rejoin the school community.In 2007, the Arlee Board of Education barred Francis Pierre from step...

June 6, 2011

Chris Graves Named Head Coach At Birmingham-Southern

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Birmingham-Southern College looked just down the bench to replace Mitch Cole as head men's basketball coach.Chris Graves was announced as the new coach on Friday by Athletics Director Joe Dean Jr. Graves worked as an assistant ...

June 6, 2011

Lenny Wilkens Named NBA’s Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

NEW YORK -- Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens is the recipient of the Association's "Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award" for 2011, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced Sunday.One of only three Hall of Famers enshrined as both player and...

June 2, 2011

Team USA Basketball: Loss To Greece Still Haunts Jerry Colangelo As 2012 Olympics Loom

LONDON—For USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo, the revamping of America's performance and reputation on the Olympic basketball scene has been remarkable, with the U.S. having won the gold medal in then 2008 Beijing Olympics and following t...

June 2, 2011

Jay Triano Not Retained By Toronto Raptors

You can question if he got as many wins as one could out of the talent given him (which wasn't much). You can't question that the Raptors have been an abject disaster defensively for two years running.That has led to Toronto not picking up the option...

June 2, 2011

Black Women Coaching Hires Increase; Men Decrease

One of the quieter battles currently taking place with college institutions is the hiring process -- not just the hiring -- of black coaches. It's not nearly as much of an issue as it was 20 years ago, but as a whole, everyone's still battling for a ...