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April 14, 2011

Big 12, Fox Sports Reach 13-Year TV Deal For Football

Austin American-Statesman (Texas), John Maherhttp://www.statesman.com/sports/longhorns/big-12-fox-reach-13-year-tv-deal-1398278.htmlThe Big 12 Conference, on the verge of disintegration less than a year ago, announced on Wednesday a 13-year deal with...

April 14, 2011

Purdue Drops New Mascot Over Outcry

Indianapolis Starhttp://www.indystar.com/article/20110414/SPORTS0602/104140429/New-Purdue-Pete-has-brief-tenure?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|SPORTSWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The new Purdue Pete, introduced Saturday, has been retired. Faced with mounting...

April 14, 2011

Washington State Pushes New Branding Of Athletics

CougCenter.comhttp://www.cougcenter.com/2011/4/13/2109744/washington-state-new-uniforms-website-bill-moos-brandingThis week, we’ve seen the superficial elements of a conscious effort to overhaul the athletic department at Washington State Unive...

April 14, 2011

AAU Coach Denied Appeal To Coach This Weekend

A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge on Wednesday declined to grant a preliminary injunction permitting a Portland-area basketball coach with a felony drug conviction to work the sideline of an Arizona tournament this weekend. Michael Abraham of Te...

April 13, 2011

Vin Baker Back In Basketball … Coaching 9th Graders

Yahoo!Sports (Eric Freeman)http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Video-Vin-Baker-coaches-ninth-graders?urn=nba-343198Upon retirement, many NBA players stick around the game of basketball, whether as coaches, executives, announcers, or b...

April 13, 2011

Parent Of Camper Suing Virginia Tech’s Seth Greenberg For $2.5 Million

News Leader (Staunton, Va.)http://www.newsleader.com/article/20110413/SPORTS/104130321/1002/Rape-reported-Staunton/Hokies-coach-sued-over-Wilson-Memorial-camper-s-injury?odyssey=nav|headCHRISTIANSBURG — The father of a Wilson Memorial High Scho...

April 13, 2011

Did Coach Lose Job To Race Or Running Up The Score?

ANDERSON, Ind. — , School board members vowed to look into the firing of a middle school basketball coach after parents lobbied for his reinstatement Tuesday and one parent said the matter has become a race issue. During the monthly meeting of ...

April 13, 2011

Vin Baker Back In Basketball … Coaching 9th Graders

Upon retirement, many NBA players stick around the game of basketball, whether as coaches, executives, announcers, or businessmen with an interest in the sport. Vin Baker, however, didn't have an opportunity to stick around the highest levels of t...