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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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...