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July 28, 2010

Syracuse Cheer Coach Agrees Cheer Is Not A Sport

Dena Segbers, the coach of the Syracuse University Spirit Program for eight years, agrees with a federal court’s decision last week not to designate cheerleading as an official team sport at the collegiate level. She say there are technicalitie...

July 28, 2010

Hazing Back In Forefront After Bryant Incident

High school and college coaches of all sports need to be thinking about hazing right now as fall seasons are set to begin practice soon. USA Today takes an in-depth look at the humiliation behind hazing after the incident at Dallas Cowboys training c...

July 28, 2010

Former MLB Pitcher To Coach Girls Varsity Hoops Team

Seth McClung, who pitched for the Tampa Bay Rays, as well as the Milwaukee Brewers, has been hired to take over the girls basketball team at Pinellas Park (Fla). The squad went 0-15 last season.http://hometeam.tampabay.com/blog/2010/jul/27/pinellas-p...

July 28, 2010

Pitino To Testify Wed. Morning

Rick Pitino, the head men's basketball coach at Louisville, is set to take the stand this morning (Wed.) in the extortion trial of Karen Sypher. She is charged with trying to extor cars, money and gift from Pitino, as well as lying to the FBI.http://...

July 27, 2010

1st-Year Brandon Coach Has Two State Titles On Resume

The most celebrated player in Brandon High School history was back home this month for his annual one-day football camp.While there isn’t a Jerious Norwood on this season’s roster, first-year Bulldogs coach Brad Peterson won’t spend...

July 27, 2010

Bayside Coach Hosts Baseball Tournament For Orphans In Ukraine

Bayside native and longtime baseball coach Basil Tarasko has taught America’s game to countless kids throughout the city.But perhaps his proudest accomplishment has been introducing it to an unlikely - and needy - group of children in Ukra...

July 27, 2010

Ex-FGCU AD Carl McAloose New Athletic Director At Cape Coral-Baker

Carl McAloose will be the new athletic director at Cape Coral-Ida Baker when school starts Aug. 16.Actually, the former Florida Gulf Coast University AD, who accepted the position two weeks ago, already has been on the job, meeting some coaches, tour...

July 27, 2010

Winchester Leaving WKU For High School Coaching Job

Former Western Kentucky University basketball player Anthony Winchester’s spent two seasons on staff with the Hilltoppers, ostensibly in the hopes of one day becoming a coach.He’ll get his chance at the high school level.Sources have conf...