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June 11, 2010

Dad Pulls Gun On Son’s Youth Baseball Coach

A youth baseball coach in Tennessee had a loaded gun pulled on him by a disgruntled father who wanted his son to get more at-bats. Nicholis Williams, 29, was arrested for brandishing the weapon after a warrant was issued.http://www.commercialappeal.c...

June 11, 2010

New W. Va. A.D. Is Former Quarterback

Oliver Luck, the former University of West Virginia quarterback from the late 1970s and early 1980s, is set to take over as the school’s athletic director. Current athletic director Ed Pastilong is retiring at the end of June.http://www.wvpubca...

June 11, 2010

Kansas A.D. Perkins Retiring In Sept. 2011

Within a day of being cleared of any wrongdoing in a ticket scandal, Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins, 65, will retire from his post effective Sept. 4, 2011. Perkins has been the athletic director at Kansas since 2003.http://www.kansascity.com/20...

June 11, 2010

U Of Houston To Upgrade Facilities For $160 Million

The University of Houston unveiled a plan yesterday to upgrade its football and basketball facilities at a cost of $160 million with $120 million going toward the construction of a football facility to replace Robertson Stadium.http://www.chron.com/d...

June 11, 2010

Michigan State Students Rally To Try To Keep Izzo

A group of Michigan State University students led a rally outside the Breslin Center on the Spartans' campus in an attempt to keep men's basketball coach Tom Izzo from leaving to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers. Izzo has been with the school for close ...

June 11, 2010

U Of Miami Signs Meier To 5-Year Extension

The University of Miami has signed head women's coach Katie Meier to a five-year extension after she led the team to a 22-win season and the WNIT title game. Meier has put together a record of 72-84 in her first five years on the job.http://www.miami...

June 10, 2010

Herman Masin, Former Editor Of Scholastic Coach, Dead At Age 96

Herman Masin, the former editor of Scholastic Coach (now Coach & Athletic Director), has died at the age of 96. Masin was the longest-serving editor of one magazine in American history as he was editor from 1936 until 2008.Masin used his role as ...

June 10, 2010

Idaho Trimming Schedules For Some H.S. Sports

In a unanimous vote, the Idaho High School Activities Association passed a vote Wednesday stipulating that the state’s public schools must reduce the number of events it enters in the 2010-11 school year. The reduction does not affect the tradi...