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VCU Extends Shaka Smart
Shaka Smart, who led Virginia Commonwealth University to a 27-9 record last season including the title in the College Basketball Invitational tournament, has received a contract extension keeping him at VCU until after the 2015-16 season.http://www2....
AAU, Lessiter Publications Meet
Todd Rank, the publisher of Winning Hoops, Coach & Athletic Director and The Real AAU Basketball magazine, had a great meeting with the Amateur Athletic Union’s management team today at AAU headquarters in Orlando, Fla. Rank was joined by M...
BYU Staying Mum On Football Status
As word starting spreading yesterday that the BYU football program was working toward its independence from all conference affiliation, there is nothing official coming from the BYU athletic department.http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogs/byusports/501...
Boathouse Sports Diving Into Rugby Market
Boathouse Sports, the Philadelphia-based manufacturer of leading-edge custom team athletic apparel, today announced that it is diving head first into the world of high school, college and club rugby apparel. Boathouse’s first-ever rugby u...
Nationally Ranked Iowa State Volleyball To Play Home Games At High School
The nationally ranked Iowa State volleyball team is being forced to move its 2010 home matches to Ames High School due to the flooding in Ames, which damaged Hilton Coliseum last week.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/volleyball/2010-08-17-iowa-...
Mississippi’s Kennedy Settles Defamation Lawsuit
One day after jury selection was to begin in the defamation lawsuit brought by Ole Miss men's coach Andy Kennedy against a cab driver and valet, the suit has been settled. No details were provided but an agreement has been reached.http://www.google.c...
Brain Trauma/Concussions Can Mimic A.L.S.
Doctors at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Bedford, Mass., and the Boston University School of Medicine, who were the primary researchers of brain damage among deceased National Football League players, are publishing a peer-reviewed paper clai...
H.S. Football Team Practices Starting At 11 p.m. During Ramadan
The football team at Fordson High (Mich.) has started its football practices but, instead of early-morning two-a-days, the team is going with middle-of-the-night practices in respect for the Muslim players during Ramadan. This allows players to rehyd...