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August 25, 2010

Bobby Bowden Says Florida State Pushed Him Out

Bobby Bowden said he did not want to retire as Florida State’s coach after last season, ending his career after 44 seasons as a head coach.“Fired might be a little too strong,” he said. “Pushed out ain’t bad. I was pushe...

August 25, 2010

Terry Gurnett, Winningest Division III Soccer Coach To Step Down from University of Rochester

Terry Gurnett, the winningest coach in Division III women’s soccer, is stepping down from his University of Rochester post after the upcoming fall season (his 34th year in charge as coach).Gurnett’s teams have racked up 410 victories, a D...

August 23, 2010

First Female A.D. of Houston ISD

Marmion Dambrino was named the first female athletic director in the history of the Houston Independent School District Friday. .http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/hso/7161868.html...

August 23, 2010

Now 19 McMinnville (Ore.) Football Players Treated For Muscle Injury

A bizarre story in Oregon became more bizarre after a total of 19 football players have been treated for an uncommon muscle injury...or possibly for something worse. A preseason conditioning camp conducted in high heat led to the rash of hospitalized...

August 23, 2010

Community League Coach Allegedly Beats Player

Derek Barnette, a community league basketball coach in Kentucky, allegedly beat up one of his players during a recent road trip, according to the player's mother. The player claims that the team was roughhousing and things got out of hand.http://www....

August 23, 2010

UIC Hires Wisconsin Assistant Moore As Head Coach

The University of Illinois-Chicago has hired Jimmy Collins as its new head men's basketball coach. Collins had been an assistant at the University of Wisconsin for the last five seasons and is a Chicago native.http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=402...

August 20, 2010

Yankees Strength Coach Wins Life Fitness Nolan Ryan Award

Add another award to the list for the 2009 World Series Champions. Dana Cavalea, New York Yankees strength and conditioning coordinator, will receive the Life Fitness Nolan Ryan Award, named after the Hall of Fame pitcher, on Aug. 17 at Yankee Stadiu...

August 20, 2010

Family Says Football Coach Intentionally Struck Player’s Head

Family members of a 15-year-old football player on the Morrison High (Ill.) squad say an assistant coach struck the player in the head with his knee at the end of practice Monday. The player was transported to the hospital and spent two days recoveri...