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January 21, 2011

Wrestling Coach Buzz-Cuts Players, Gets Fired

NBC Washington.comBrandon Shapiro was a state champion wrestler for Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Md., in 2002 and 2003. This was his first year as head coach of the team,  but he was fired after giving two of his wrestlers buzz cuts...

January 21, 2011

IHSAA’s 300-Mile Travel Limit Keeps Hoops Teams Close To Home

With the proliferation of high school basketball games on television -- ESPN will show more than 20 this season -- the opportunity occasionally comes for teams from Indiana.But Indiana High School Athletic Association bylaws don't allow schools to co...

January 21, 2011

Kentucky H.S. Game Goes 6 OTs

A mid-January boys' basketball game between Estill County and Bourbon County, neither of which has a winning record, wouldn't figure to have much appeal. But that's the charm of high school hoops: you never know when something weird, wild or wonde...

January 20, 2011

U Of Delaware Cuts Long-Time Cross-Country Program

Si.com (Jeff Pearlman)The University of Delaware’s football team recently wrapped up its season with 103 players on its roster. That includes four quarterbacks, 10 running backs, 14 wide receivers, 16 defensive backs and four kickers. As a prou...

January 20, 2011

TCU’s Success Starts Hurting Team’s Schedule

Fort Worth Star-TelegramTexas Tech has bailed on TCU again.The Red Raiders will not be meeting the Horned Frogs on Sept. 10 at Amon G. Carter Stadium after Tech officials told TCU they needed to drop the nonconference game to make room for a ninth Bi...

January 20, 2011

Bowling Green Fan Donates $10M To Men’s Hoops Program

13ABC.com (Toledo, Ohio)BOWLING GREEN, OH -- It’s the single largest gift in Bowling Green State University and MAC basketball history.For 60 years, Findlay native Bill Frack has followed BG’s men’s basketball team. And he wants...

January 20, 2011

Bowling Green Fan Donates $10M To Men’s Hoops Program

BOWLING GREEN, OH -- It's the single largest gift in Bowling Green State University and MAC basketball history.For 60 years, Findlay native Bill Frack has followed BG's men's basketball team. And he wants to strengthen the program's future with a se...

January 20, 2011

Bulgarian Coach Conducts Post-Game Interview In Mime

Levski Sofia's Konstantin ‘Titi' Papazov, was fined £1, 200 by the Bulgarian basketball federation for bringing the game into disrepute after remarks he made following Levski's victory over Rilski Sportist.So, after his side's 96-87 win o...