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5 Calif. H.S. Football Teams Organize Peace March
Wanting to show the community that adolescents can do great things, football players from five Salinas, Calif., high schools organized a peace march Saturday. A rally of about 500 people made a 12-mile trek to show solidarity among the city’s t...
Cavs Fire Mike Brown Before $4.5 Million Is Due
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown was fired Sunday before the deadline of him being owed $4.5 million to coach next season.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5213917 Cavs Fire Mike Brown Before $4.5 Million Is Due Cleveland Cavaliers...
Ohio State Coaches Help Raise $1 Million For Make-A-Wish
Ohio State University coaches, including basketball basketball coach Thad Matta and football coach Jim Tressel, helped raise $1 million Saturday for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central Ohio.http://www.thelantern.com/campus/osu-coaches-alumni-friend...
So. Miss. Player Hurt In Drive-By Shooting
University of Southern Mississippi junior point guard Angelo Johnson was injured in a drive-by shooting in Minneapolis Thursday. Johnson is from Minneapolis and was visiting family. He is recovering and there was no need for surgery. He should need a...
El Paso Coaches Campaigning For Tax Increase To Help Athletics
Some coaches in the El Paso Independent School District are canvassing neighborhoods in an attempt to drum up support for a proposed tax increase. The coaches said they were provided campaign material and lists of registered voters by the athletic di...
’Green Card’ Incident Shows Larger Problem In Lexington
In a city where close to 75 percent of the students are Latino, soccer games in Lexington, Ky., have been marred by racist comments including derogatory remarks dealing with immigration and legal status. This week, as Lincoln East High beat Omaha Sou...
Congress Turns Attention To Concussions
The U.S. Congress hosted a hearing on head injuries to high school athletes yesterday and were told young people who suffer concussions are at a greater risk of long-term physical and mental consequences. The Government Accountability Office issued a...
Laing Kennedy Retiring As Kent State A.D.
After 16 years of transforming the Kent State athletic program, athletic director Laing Kennedy is retiring from his post. Kennedy is well-known for selecting talented coaches for his program and for making Kent State one of the premier programs in t...





