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April 12, 2011

2 Free Tickets To Players’ Mother Might Have Led To Tennessee Staff’s Demise

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Tennessee director of basketball operations Ken Johnson provided two free tickets to the mother of an athlete in March, a secondary violation that ultimately played a role in his firing and the firing of coach Bru...

April 12, 2011

Ex-Coach Part Of Indictment For Fixing Games

(Reuters) - Ten people, including a former assistant coach and two former basketball players at the University of San Diego, have been indicted in connection with a scheme to fix games, federal prosecutors said on Monday.The defendants were charged i...

April 8, 2011

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...

April 8, 2011

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...

April 8, 2011

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...

April 8, 2011

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...

April 8, 2011

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 ...

April 7, 2011

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...