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May 20, 2011

Gary Williams Addresses Graduating Maryland Seniors

With a final fist pump and cry of "Beat Duke!" retired Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams said goodbye to graduating seniors Thursday, just before their degrees were conferred at commencement.A tearful Williams said his players had told him this...

May 20, 2011

Brad Greenberg Steps Down As Radford Men’s Coach

RADFORD – Brad Greenberg ended speculation on how his term as Radford University basketball coach would end when he quit late Thursday afternoon.The university was terse in its announcement of the resignation. Greenberg had been under fire sinc...

May 18, 2011

Scholarship Offered To Female Baseball Pitcher Draws Some Criticism

Tyler Norris Goode, Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-TimesMontreat (N.C.) baseball coach Michael Bender expected some publicity when he offered a small athletic scholarship to a female pitcher.He didn’t anticipate a frenzy.Even though right-hander Mart...

May 18, 2011

Baseball Coach’s Alma Mater Stands In Way Of State Record

Las Vegas Sun, Ray Brewerhttp://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/may/18/coachs-alma-mater-stands-between-bishop-gorman-sta/Bishop Gorman High baseball coach Nick Day doesn’t need to be briefed on the record his team is trying to equal in this week...

May 18, 2011

K-State Phasing Out Athletic Funding

Kansas City Star, Kellis Robinetthttp://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/17/2883252/k-state-alters-budget.htmlMANHATTAN, Kan. | Kansas State announced Tuesday that its athletic department will phase out university funding over three years.This year, the un...

May 18, 2011

Former BC, Ohio St. Coach Jim O’Brien Now At D-III Emerson

BOSTON — Former Boston College and Ohio State coach Jim O'Brien has been named Emerson College's men's basketball coach.O'Brien, who played at Boston College and also coached at St. Bonaventure, was chosen Tuesday to take over the Division III...

May 17, 2011

Galuppo Named Publisher of Lessiter Publications Sports Division

BROOKFIELD, WIS. (May 16, 2011) – Lessiter Publications, Inc., Brookfield, Wis., is pleased to announce that Dave Galuppo has joined the firm as Publisher of its Sports Division, responsible for the print, e-media and custom-publishing pro...

May 13, 2011

Field Hockey Players Now Required To Wear Protective Eyewear

The Virginian-Pilot, Lee Tolliverhttp://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/new-rule-will-require-eye-wear-field-hockey-0Public-school field hockey players across the state will sport a new look this fall.And it has nothing to do with a fashion statement.The Na...