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Eastern Washington Reaping Rewards Of Red Field
Eastern Washington University’s $975,000 investment in a new, artificial football field installed by Sprinturf, Inc., has already paid huge divdends. The school is saving $12,000 in field maintenance and 300,000 gallons of water annually. Plus,...
Bruce Pearl Protected By Contract
Andy Katz of ESPN.com is reporting that Tennessee men's basketball coach, Bruce Pearl, cannot be fired until there is an NCAA "finding" and, even at that point, Pearl must have knowingly engaged in conduct that was a "significant" NCAA violation, acc...
H.S. Coaches Fined For Incident With Marching Band
The head Philadelphia High School (Miss.) football coach and his assistants have been fined and reprimanded by the school board in response to an incident when the team did not wait for the opposing team’s band to finish its halftime performanc...
23-Year-Old Football Coach Ends School’s 31-Game Losing Streak
First-year (and reportedly the youngest) varsity football coach in New Jersey, Mike Adams, helped Parsippany win its first football game since 2006 Saturday with a 13-8 victory over Marist. The link below is an interesting profile on the young coach,...
Lavin To Hire Keady As Consultant At St. John’s
Head men's St. John's basketball coach, Steve Lavin, has said he's set to hire former Purude men's coach, Gene Keady, as a senior advisor to the program. Keady currently is on a cruise to Ireland and England. The announcement will be made upon his re...
Selvig Wins 700th Game At Montana
Robin Selvig won his 700th game at the University of Montana this week when his women's team defeated Illinois, 59-57, on the opening day of the Caribbean Challenge in Cancun, Mexico. He is 700-199 in 31 seasons at Montana, which is his alma mater.ht...
Russell Athletic Returns To Sponsor NAIA Football Championship
Russell Athletic and the host committee for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football national championship announced the extension of an agreement that grants Russell Athletic "title sponsorship" rights for the 2010 NAIA ...
Coach Drives Car With Player On Roof, Gets Fired
Richard Oertner, a high school basketball coach in Northern Lehigh (Pa.), was issued a citation in July for driving his car with one of his players on the roof. Monday, the school board voted 6-3 to fire him.http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100...