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September 29, 2010

Team On 38-Year Road Trip Due To 80-Yard Field

When Lehman High (N.Y.) was built in 1972, the Board of Education gave it an 80-yard football field. The field never has been expanded to due space constraints, so the team has played every game on the road. Now, despite a $2.8 million earmark for im...

September 29, 2010

Michigan State’s Dantonio To Coach From Press Box

After suffering a "mild" heart attack on Sept. 19, Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio will be back coaching the Spartans this weekend against Wisconsin. Dantonio says he will coach the team from the press box.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/ne...

September 29, 2010

Oregon Extends Football Coach Chip Kelly

Oregon football coach Chip Kelly to a six-year, $20.5 million contract extension Monday. Kelly has coached the Ducks for one-plus season and has a record of 14-3 with a Rose Bowl loss.http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/09/oregon_coach_ch...

September 29, 2010

Duquesne Coach Breaks Toe At Huggins’ Roast

Duquesne head men's coach Ron Everhart, who was poking fun of West Virginia coach Bob Huggins at the Bob Huggins' Roast earlier this month, came away from the event with a broken toe. Ironically, Everhart was doing a bit about all of Huggins' injurie...

September 29, 2010

Eastern Michigan Men’s Team Donates Money To Fight Breast Cancer

Eastern Michigan's head men's basketball coach Charles E. Ramsey lost his mother-in-law to breast cancer this year. His team recently donated $2, 500 to the school's volleyball team's effort to fight breast cancer. Over the past three years, the East...

September 28, 2010

Ohio Player Hurdles Another For TD, Flagged For Penalty (With Video)

East Liverpool High (Ohio) quarterback Marky Thompkins, hurdled over a potential defender on his way into the end zone Friday. It is, however, illegal to hurdle a defender who has one or two feet on the ground, so the touchdown was disallowed and Tho...

September 28, 2010

Coach Allows Homeless Player To Live With Him, Facing Consequences

Saint Cloud High (Fla.) football coach Bill Buldini allowed a homeless player to live with him, which, now has spurred an investigation by the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). Coaches are not  allowed to promise or offer free or...

September 28, 2010

Hip Pads, Mouth Guard To Cost Coach A 1-Game Suspension

Gainesville (Ga.) High Bruce Miller is going to be suspended for this week’s football game after one of his players forgot to wear hip pads and another a mouth guard in last week’s contest. Both mishaps resulted in unsportsmanlike penalit...