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December 22, 2010

Vermont HS Football Coach Embezzles Sweatshirt Money

NECN.comBENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont high school football coach who pleaded guilty to embezzling money he collected for players’ sweat shirts says he expects to be exonerated eventually.Forty-eight-year-old Steve LaLonde of Bennington...

December 22, 2010

Basketball Names Comment On UConn’s Streak

Comments on the Connecticut women's basketball team's record winning streak. The top-ranked Huskies beat No. 22 Florida State 93-62 on Tuesday night for their 89th consecutive victory, surpassing the 88-game run by John Wooden's UCLA men's team from ...

December 22, 2010

Kent State’s Bob Lindsay Wins 400th Game

Talk about a memorable milestone. The Kent State women's basketball team gave coach Bob Lindsay his 400th career victory Tuesday afternoon.That mark is impressive enough, but here's how the Golden Flashes finished off their foe: They held Florida Atl...

December 21, 2010

Oregon’s Kelly Wins Walter Camp Award

The Eugene Register Guard (Ore.)Oregon’s Chip Kelly was named national coach of the year Monday by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.The honor was no less than the third of the sort for Kelly, also named coach of the year by the Football Writ...

December 21, 2010

Boston College Extends Football Coach Spaziani

Boston.comWhile the coaching turnstile is spinning in the Atlantic Coast Conference, with both Miami and Maryland making changes, Boston College yesterday made certain there would be no revolving door at the Yawkey Athletic Center.BC athletic directo...

December 21, 2010

Lawsuit Dismissed By Family Of Player With Braids

oanow.comBlaise Taylor’s family dropped a racial discrimination lawsuit over the teen’s hairstyle late Monday after reaching an agreement with Auburn City Schools to standardize its grooming policy for athletes.“We feel very good ...

December 21, 2010

Izzo Ready To ‘Move On’ After 1-Game Suspension

EAST LANSING -- Tom Izzo didn't want to talk about it, but he couldn't stop himself. The Michigan State basketball coach just served a one-game suspension for a secondary NCAA violation, and he is clearly uncomfortable with the effect this might have...

December 21, 2010

Krzyzewski Ties Dean Smith With 879 Wins

DURHAM -- They shared pretty much the same stretch of U.S 15-501, recruited some of the same players and took turns winning national championships during one memorable stretch.On Monday night, Mike Krzyzewski and Dean Smith shared a number -- 879 -- ...