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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...
Long Beach Signs Monson To Extension
Long Beach State signed head men's coach Dan Monson to an extension keeping him with the school through the 2015-16 season. He has 208 victories in 12 seasons as a Division I coach, including the last three seasons with Long Beach.http://www.gazettes...
Michigan A.D. Aces Hole, Nets Money For Charity
University of Michigan athletic director, Dave Brandon, aced the 177-yard 11th hole at Tam O’Shanter Country Club yesterday during a charity golf tournament. The hole-in-one was worth $10,000, of which $5,000 went to the Gleaners Food Bank of S...
Hazing Act Leaves Player Beaten, Unconscious In Garbage Can
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Darrion Denson, a 15-year-old at Dr. Phillips High (Fla.), who was beaten and left in a garbage can as part of the team’s hazing process. Denson was choked unconscious and beaten, which resulted in him bein...
Traumatic Brain Injuries Rise Dramatically Among Youth Hoops Players
According to a study published today in the journal Pediatrics, more children and teenagers are suffering brain injuries while playing basketball.http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/13/study-number-of-traumatic-brain-injuries-jump-among-young-...
School Losing Money By Playing At Home Stadium
Columbia High School (Tenn.), which plays its home football games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, is losing close to $1,500 in gate proceeds due to a having to pay the Maury County parks and recreation department stadium fees. The school wants the fees wa...
Football Player’s Heart Stops, Nurse Comes Out Of Stands To Save Him
Hayward Demison of Central Catholic High (Ore.) had just scampered 45 yards for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter Friday night...but then he suffered a heart attack. Quick-thinking nurse, Lisa Lyver, came out of the stands, applied 60 or s...





