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August 18, 2010

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-...

August 18, 2010

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...

August 17, 2010

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...

August 17, 2010

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...

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...