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May 19, 2010

U of Oklahoma Looking Into Phone Calls…Again

The University of Oklahoma has shipped the phone records of assistant coach Oronde Taliaferro to the NCAA. The NCAA is investigatin whether Taliaferro's calls to Merrill Lynch representative in Florida broke any rules. Oklahoma remains under NCAA pro...

May 18, 2010

Future Of Dakota Athletic Conference In Doubt After Schools Leave

The future of the Dakota Athletic Conference is in jeopardy after Minot State (S.D.) moved to Division II, and Black Hills State and the School of Mines have been approved to move to Division II. This means three out of eight members are due to leave...

May 18, 2010

Georgia Teen Dies On Baseball Diamond

Andrew Cohn, 15, died Saturday on the baseball diamond during a recreational league baseball game. Cohn was involved in a collision at first base with another player.http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2010-05-17/story/camden-students-grieve-loss-cl...

May 18, 2010

Football Teams In N.Y. Can Use Pads Earlier

High school football players in New York now will be permitted to practice in above-the-waist pads after two days of practice instead of three. Also, teams will be allowed to use cones, ropes, ladders, soft-hand shields and step-over dummies earlier ...

May 18, 2010

Jerry Sloan Resigns Amid Reports of Clash With Star Player

After repeated clashes with star point guard Deron Williams(notes) and a belief he had become undermined with ownership, Jerry Sloan resigned as the Utah Jazz coach after 23 seasons, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.The increasingly contentious rela...

May 18, 2010

Hickory Boys Basketball Coach Faces Sex Charges

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Police have arrested the boys basketball coach at Hickory High School and accused him of statutory rape and sexual activity with a student.Thirty-eight-year-old Shawnacie Antoine Johnson was arrested Tuesday morning.Johnson...

May 18, 2010

4 Coaches Resign After Players Commit On-Bus Attack

The head boys coach and his three assistants at Carmel High (Ind.) have resigned amid a scandal involving an on-bus attack. Four basketball players attacked three others on the bus - those four players have been charged with various misdemeanor charg...

May 18, 2010

Basketball Coach Joe Piscopo Passes Away At Age 69

A dear friend and member of the Winning Hoops family, Joe Piscopo passed away on September 14, 2010. Piscopo was an influential coach who's belief in sharing his basketball coaching information has helped thousands of coaches worldwide. The Tonawanda...