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April 25, 2011

U Of New Orleans Receives NCAA Approval To Move To D-II

The Times-Picayune, Nakia Hoganhttp://www.nola.com/uno/index.ssf/2011/04/ncaa_approves_unos_move_to_div_1.htmlOne day after city officials sent a letter to the UNO provost pleading for the school’s administration to reconsider its decision to m...

April 25, 2011

Larry Brown Wants To Remain Active In Basketball

Larry Brown is 70 years old and was fired from his last two coaching jobs—the Charlotte Bobcats showed him the door after a 9-19 start this season—but that doesn't mean he isn't still interested in continuing his career."Since they fired ...

April 25, 2011

UCLA Names Cori Close Head Coach

Cori Close is so happy to be back at UCLA that her introduction Thursday as the Bruins' new women's basketball coach brought tears to her eyes.Close, a UCLA assistant in the mid-1990s, was finishing her opening remarks when she looked out at the audi...

April 25, 2011

Larranaga Leaves George Mason For Miami

Anybody who wondered whether 61-year-old Jim Larranaga has enough energy left in his tank to tackle the University of Miami basketball job got their answer Friday night, when the former George Mason coach was formally introduced as the new Hurricanes...

April 21, 2011

UMass Makes Move To FBS Football, To Play In MAC

The Berkshire Eagle, Howard Hermanhttp://www.berkshireeagle.com/sports/ci_17896070FOXBOROUGH -- University of Massachusetts-Amherst chancellor Robert C. Holub summed up the school’s decision to move up to the top rung of Division I football wit...

April 21, 2011

Baylor Nationally Recognized For Recycling Efforts At Football Games

The Baylor Lariat, Leigh Ann Henryhttp://baylorlariat.com/2011/04/21/6410/The Baylor sustainability department received a national award on April 15 for recycling efforts implemented at home football games.The National Wildlife Federation’s Chi...

April 21, 2011

George Washington Names Patrick Nero As A.D.

The Washington Post, Kathy Ortonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/new-gw-ad-patrick-nero-brings-all-the-right-skills-and-experience/2011/04/20/AFY0YIEE_story.htmlWhen George Washington went looking for an athletic director, university officials fo...

April 21, 2011

Kennesaw State Names Lewis Preston Head Coach

Kennesaw State has hired Lewis Preston as its men's basketball coach.Preston has been an assistant at Penn State since 2008. While there, he helped Jeff Brooks develop into an All-Big Ten Conference player. Preston is described as a "very positive gu...