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July 26, 2010

NCAA Bans Hiring Search Firms That Finance Prep Teams

The NCAA has prohibited school from hiring coaching search firms that also are associated with college basketball prospects, Yahoo! Sports is reporting. This ban strikes at the heart of ChampSearch, run by Dana and David Pump.http://www.sportingnews....

July 26, 2010

UAH’s Acuff Elected To NABC Board Of Directors

Lennie Acuff, the head men's basketball coach at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Acuff has been the coach at UAH for 13 seasons.http://www.n...

July 23, 2010

GTM Sportswear Announces Sponsorship Of 11 NFL Cheer Teams

GTM Sportswear® has announced it has signed sponsorship agreements with 11 NFL cheer teams for the 2010-11 season, including Arizona, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Indianapolis, Minnesota, New Orleans, San Francisco, Tampa and Tennessee.http://www...

July 23, 2010

5 Assistant Coaches Resign, Allege Racism

Five African-American assistant basketball coaches at Bishop Ford High School (Brooklyn, N.Y.) have resigned after not having the opportunity to interview for the vacant head coach position. The school hired the girls coach, Denis Nolan, as the new b...

July 23, 2010

WBCA Launches New Website

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has launched a new website, wbca.org. Learn more about what the site has to offer at the link below.http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/bb/wc-bb/ln-wc-bb/womens-basketball-coaches-association-la...

July 23, 2010

What’s Wrong With College Basketball?

ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil conducted a fascinating survey of 20 big-time college basketball coaches and got them to discuss some of the hottest topics in the game right now.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=5398415 What'...

July 22, 2010

Father, Daughter Team Up To Coach Soccer At Penn State DuBois

Scott McAninch, of DuBois, will assume his new role as head coach for the women’s soccer team at Penn State DuBois this upcoming season, and his own daughter, Cassandra, will serve as his assistant coach.Previously McAninch coached the DuBois M...

July 22, 2010

Athletic Dept. Deficit Leads To More SDSU Layoffs

The San Diego State athletic department finished with a $1.5 million net deficit for its fiscal year ending June 30 and this week laid off seven employees, including four assistant coaches in men’s and women’s tennis, men’s soccer a...