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August 17, 2010

Racial Divide Between 1st & 3rd Base Coaches In MLB

According to a study by The New York Times, 67 percent of first-base coaches in Major League Baseball are minority-group members while only 23 percent of third-base coaches are minorities. Third-base coaches generally make more money and that positio...

August 17, 2010

Ex-Athletes Donate More After Conference Title

According to research from Jonathan Meer of Stanford and Harvey S. Rosen of Princeton University, male ex-athletes increase their donations to their alma mater by seven percent after their former team wins a conference championship. There is no such ...

August 17, 2010

Case Settled Between Seton Hall & Gonzalez

Seton Hall University has settled a wrongful-termination lawsuit with former men's basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez. Terms were not disclosed.http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2010/08/court_dismisses_case_between_e.html Case Settled Between Seton ...

August 17, 2010

Jury Selection Begins In Andy Kennedy’s Defamation Lawsuit

University of Mississippi men's coach Andy Kennedy's defamation lawsuit trial begins today with jury selection. Kennedy filed the suit in Cincinnati against a cab driver and valet after being arrested after an altercation with the cab driver.http://w...

August 16, 2010

Houston Area Football Coach Shot During Carjacking

Lionel Crawford, the football coach at Aldine High (Texas) was shot in the stomach during an attempted carjacking Friday night. Crawford, 40, has been moved out of the ICU and into a private room, where he continues to improve.http://www.chron.com/di...

August 16, 2010

Father & Daughter To Be Inducted Into School’s Hall Of Fame

Former head coach Frank Wilson and his daughter, Jennifer, who is a former player and coach, will be inducted into the Trevecca High (Tenn.) Athletic Hall of Fame on Nov. 6 Frank Wilson is the winningest coach in school histroy (285-174) .http://www...

August 16, 2010

Spoonhour Receives Lung Transplant

Charlie Spoonhour, former head men's coach at Missouri State and St. Louis University, underwent a lung transplant Saturday night. He currently is recovering in the intensive care unit at the Duke Medical Center and will remain there for the next wee...

August 13, 2010

Iowa State Still Assessing Damage To Athletic Directors

Iowa State athletic officials still are assessing the damage to athletic facilities this week after the flooding in Ames, Iowa. The Hilton Coliseum has been flooded and the wood floor floated nine feet above the ground as water was being pumped from ...