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Coaching Diversity Slowly Rising At FBS Schools
Joker Phillips thought his longtime friend Charlie Strong would get the opportunity to be a head coach years ago.Both Phillips and Strong are among a dozen black head coaches at FBS schools, triple the number of black head coaches two years ago. It&r...
Nebraska Volleyball Coach Would Love New Arena
Nebraska coach John Cook says he believes his popular volleyball program could offer twice as many tickets as it does now and still sell out.Cook said Wednesday if he had his way, the school would build a 7,000- or 8,000-seat arena to replace the 4,0...
Riddell Wins Helmet Patent Infringement Suit Against Schutt
A federal court jury in Madison, Wis., has found that Schutt Sports Inc.’s DNA and ION football helmets infringed the concussion reduction technology features of the Riddell Revolution family of football helmets. The jury awarded Riddell slight...
ACLU Challenges ’Pay-For-Play’ in High School Athletics
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is challenging some California school districts that are charging high school athletes to pay to participate in athletics.http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/schools-under-fire-315-aclu-pay-pay-athletic-fees...
K&K Insurance To Offer Higher Limits For Several Programs
K&K Insurance has announced the availability of higher limits of $3 million, $4 million and $5 million on a single policy for several programs. K&K also offers eight new websites that offer online quoting and binding capabilities for more tha...
Iowa State Coaches Dealing With Flooding
The flooding in Iowa is ravaging the Iowa State campus, including having a direct affect on the athletic program.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2010-08-11-iowa-state-floods-keeler_N.htm...
No More Free Ticket Ride For Retired Coaches, Refs In Okla.
The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has changed its policy that had allowed some retired coaches (those with 20+ years of service) and officials a free pass to all high school games. Now, those coaches and officials will need to be a...
California Institutes New Bat Standards In Baseball
In response to several well-publicized head-injury cases suffered last season by high school baseball players due to balls struck off metal bats, the California Interscholastic Federation has instituted new rules to reduce the potency of bats. The ne...





