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Southern University A.D. Fired After Final Four Arrest
Associated Presshttp://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/fbc/7511255.htmlBATON ROUGE, La. — Southern University has dismissed Athletic Director Greg LaFleur, who was arrested last weekend in Houston for allegedly soliciting prostituti...
NJCAA Board Of Directors Yield Significant Rule Changes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After significant discussion and debate at the Wyndham Tampa Westshore in Tampa, Fla., March 26-29, the 54 members of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Board of Directors voted and passed several...
Mississippi State Receives $12 Million Gift For Football Operations Facility
The Clarion-Ledger, Brandon Marcellohttp://www.clarionledger.com/article/20110407/SPORTS030102/104070350/MSU-gets-athletic-boost?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|HomeSTARKVILLE — Mississippi State University announced the largest single donation in its...
Steve Lavin Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
St. John's men's basketball coach Steve Lavin has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, the school announced Friday.Lavin actually received the diagnosis last fall, but will proceed with treatment in the coming weeks."My family feels fortu...
Fresno State Names Rodney Terry As Head Coach
FRESNO, Calif., April 8 (UPI) -- Rodney Terry, a longtime assistant coach at Texas, has been hired as the men's basketball coach at Fresno State.Terry, 43, replaces Steve Cleveland, who was reassigned with the Bulldogs' athletic department after six ...
Kent State Moves Assistant Senderoff Into Head Position
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Rob Senderoff, 37, was officially named Kent State's next head basketball coach on Wednesday, with a formal press conference set for 3:30 p.m. Thursday.This ends a 10-day search by Kent athletic director Joel Nielsen to find a repl...
VanDerveer Wins Naismith Coach Of The Year
Stanford women's basketball coach Tara VanDerveer earned her third national coach of the year honor Wednesday, as the Atlanta Tip-Off Club named her the 2011 Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year.It is the second time that VanDerveer has earned ...
Could Budget Cuts Cost U Of Nevada D-I Status?
Reno Gazette-Journal, Chris Murrayhttp://www.rgj.com/article/20110406/SPORTS06/104060410/-1/SECTION/Nevada-athletics-Proposed-budget-cuts-could-jeopardize-Wolf-Pack-s-Div-status?odyssey=nav|headThe Nevada athletic department is bracing for a $1.5 mil...