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March 18, 2011

Fresno State Lets Cleveland Go

Fresno State ended a week of mostly silence about the future of men's basketball coach Steve Cleveland, saying at a Thursday evening news conference that he's being reassigned.Cleveland, 59, led the Bulldogs to a 92-98 record in six seasons, the last...

March 18, 2011

Hampton Coach Excited To Face Team He Grew Up Following

Guys like Ed "Buck" Joyner, Hampton's second-year basketball coach, salt and pepper the tedious day before at an NCAA tournament site. We, the tedium-afflicted, are thankful for our Joyners.Play begins today, so Thursday was a typical antiseptic yaka...

March 18, 2011

Texas Tech About To Hire Gillispie?

Billy Clyde Gillispie is on the verge of returning to the coaching ranks.After two years of trying to repair his image and his life, Gillispie -- according to multiple sources -- is close to being been hired by Texas Tech to replace Pat Knight.Barrin...

March 17, 2011

Legendary U Of Minnesota Football Coach Warmath Dies At 98

TwinCities.com (Minn.), Marcus R. FullerThe more than 150 former players who showed up for Murray Warmath’s 95th birthday party at Interlachen Country Club in Edina three years ago didn’t expect him to say much.But even in his frail state...

March 17, 2011

Softball Team That Won State 5 Years Ago Cancels This Season Due To Lack Of Interest

SouthLincolnCountyNews.com (Ore.), Jake SchubertWaldport had just five players and seniors ready to play when Waldport High School Athletic Director Ron Russell called the other athletic directors of the PacWest Conference Monday to cancel the season...

March 17, 2011

Colgate Fires Men’s Coach Davis

HAMILTON —Emmett Davis was upbeat and looking to the future after being let go as Colgate University's men's basketball coach Wednesday.He is proud of what he's done and he hopes to coach again."I had a great 13 years at Colgate, said Davis, th...

March 17, 2011

Van Chancellor Not Returning To LSU

The Sports Mole has learned that LSU women's basketball coach Van Chancellor will not return for the 2011-2012 season. The Lady Tigers (18-13, 9-8 SEC) did not advance the NCAA tournament for the first time in a dozen years.Chancellor came to LSU h...

March 16, 2011

Football Coach Who Led Team To State Title Game Resigns, Alleges Bribery

The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pa.), Libby A. Nelson and Joby FawcettRiverside head football coach Harry Armstrong, who led the Vikings to the state championship game in the 2010 season, resigned Tuesday night, alleging he had been asked to trade suppo...