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July 2, 2010

Ohio Approves Creation Of Wrestling Dual Meet State Tourney

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has approved the creation of a dual meet state tournament for the 2012-13 after receiving overwhelming support for it.http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20100702/HSSPORTS/7020318...

July 2, 2010

Basketball Serving As Grassroots Diplomacy In New England

The New England Colonials Basketball Club has been forging a cultural exchange between New England high school athletes and their international peers since the 1980s. Read about the success of the group and who is involved in this year's exchange.htt...

July 2, 2010

Donyell Marshall Leaves TV For Assistant Job At George Washington

Former NBA forward Donyell Marshall, who had been working as a basketball anayst for Comcast SportsNet, has accepted a position on the George Washington men's basketball staff under coach Karl Hobbs. Hobbs was an assistant at UConn when Marshall play...

July 1, 2010

USC Baseball Coach Ray Tanner Receives Order of Palmetto from Governor Mark Sanford

In a ceremony led by Gov. Mark Sanford and Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, USC Baseball Coach Ray Tanner received the state’s highest honor for a civilian.Sanford presented the Order of the Palmetto to Tanner during a Thursday afternoon ceremony...

July 1, 2010

Seven To Be Inducted Into The UW Athletic Hall Of Fame

The University of Wisconsin athletic department will induct six former student-athletes as well as current Director of Athletics and former Wisconsin football head coach Barry Alvarez into the University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame on Septembe...

July 1, 2010

Byron Scott Agrees to Coach NBA’s Cavaliers, Replacing Brown, AP Reports

Byron Scott, who led the New Jersey Nets to consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals in 2002-03, has agreed to become coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Associated Press reports.The Cavaliers and Scott are finishing details of the contract, Scott...

July 1, 2010

UT-Chattanooga Athletics Avoids Major Cuts Due To Football

In another example of how college football is a major revenue generator for most schools, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is avoiding major budgets this year due to the resurgence of its football team. The football program went 6-5 last se...

July 1, 2010

Rutgers To Sell Naming Rights To Stadium, RAC

Rutgers joins a small list of almost 20 Division I colleges to sell naming rights to their stadiums as the school has inked Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment and IMG College as co-sales agents for the naming rights to Rutgers Stadium and the Rutger...