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December 13, 2010

Kansas Grad Buys Naismith Papers For $4.3 Million

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCUR) - Looks like the University of Kansas may become home to the original typewritten rules of basketball. The game was invented by James Naismith in Massachusetts in 1892, six years before he became a KU professor and basketball c...

December 10, 2010

Jets’ Coach Ryan Learned Burying-Ball Trick From Dad

ESPN.comFLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Contrary to popular belief, New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan didn’t lift his ball-burying trick from Patriots coach Bill Belichick. He stole it from his dad, Buddy.Buddy Ryan, then a 25-year-old head coach at Gain...

December 10, 2010

Golf Coach Claims Demotion Was Due To Sexual Orientation

Chicago Breaking SportsMINNEAPOLIS -- A former state high school golf champion who thought she would coach the University of Minnesota women’s golf team is claiming that she was demoted to a desk job because she is lesbian.But an attorney for t...

December 10, 2010

Illinois-Oakland Men’s Game Uses Women’s Ball For 6 Minutes

Less than two minutes into No. 16 Illinois' 74-63 win over Oakland at the Assembly Hall on Wednesday, Demetri McCamey could tell that something was wrong.And it wasn't just because the senior point guard missed his first shot of the game. McCamey sai...

December 10, 2010

Naismith’s Rules For Basketball To Be Auctioned

NEW YORK | The staff of world-famous Sotheby's is preparing for today's auction, and, as is the custom here on the Upper East Side, the sell is on.Three items will be up for grabs. The expectation is that millions of dollars will change hands. With s...

December 9, 2010

AFCA Announces 2010 Regional Coach Of The Year Winners

First-time winner Gene Chizik of Auburn and four-time winner Mike Van Diest of Carroll (Mont.) College highlight today’s announcement of the American Football Coaches Association’s 2010 Regional Coach of the Year winners.The AFCA re...

December 9, 2010

Indiana Introduces New Football Coach

Indianapolis StarBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Moments after the news conference introducing Indiana football coach Kevin Wilson had ended, Fred Glass talked about the importance of commitment.Indiana made that commitment to coach Tom Crean in 2008 with a 10-...

December 9, 2010

Pinder Becomes Florida’s Winningest Basketball Coach

FORT LAUDERDALE – Marcia Pinder didn't know what all the fuss was about. When the Dillard girls basketball coach was called over to half court after the game the only thing she felt was confusion. Her team had just completed a 42-33 victory ove...