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University of Hawaii Passes Controversial Student Athletic Fee
Being in the spring of 2011, all University of Hawaii students will have to pay a $50-per-semester athletic fee. For their $50, students receive free admission to athletic events, transportation to Aloha Stadium and a say in the use of 5 to 8 percent...
University Of Oregon Hires Mullens As New A.D.
Rob Mullens, who had been at the University of Kentucky since 2002 with his most-recent job helping oversee the Wildcats basketball and football programs, has been hired as the new athletic director at the University of Oregon.http://blog.oregonlive....
Coach Wins Wrongful-Termination Lawsuit
Trev Kiser, the former women's basketball coach at Clark College (Wash.) won a wrongful-termination lawsuit for $545, 000 yesterday. Kiser coached Clark from 1997 through March 2002. Kiser claims he was fired for expressing concern about the school's...
Grizzlies Coach Hollins Going To Senegal With Basketball Without Borders
Lionel Hollins, the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, is heading with a group of NBA players and personnel to Senegal next month with the Basketball without Borders program. The NBA group will be working with 60 players under the age of 19 picked ...
Russell Athletic Signs Colt McCoy To Endorsement Deal
Russell Athletic, a Russell Brands, LLC, and 2010 NFL Draft pick, Colt McCoy, have reached a multi-year deal for McCoy to represent Russell Athletic and all its brands, including as Spalding, BIKE and Russell Outdoors, as a spokesperson. “We c...
Vandy Trying To Recover After Johnson’s Abrupt Retirement
In the wake of Bobby Johnson’s retirement yesterday, the Vanderbilt football program is scrambling to recover just seven weeks before the season opener. Johnson retired yesterday citing wanting to spend more time with his wife and traveling. No...
Ex-Coach Gets Probation For Displaying Knife At Practice
Christopher Campbell, a former assistant football coach at Kathleen High School (Fla.), has been sentenced to two years of probation after it was alleged he used a knife as a motivational device with the team. Campbell pled guilty to misdemeanor char...
Slain H.S. Iowa Football Coach Ed Thomas Honored At ESPYs
Ed Thomas, the slain high school football coach of Aplington-Parkersburg High (Iowa), was honored at last night’s ESPY Awards. His son, Aaron, accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award in his father’s honor.http://www.chicagotribune.com/news...





