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May 19, 2010

MIzzou Football Coach Pinkel Is Face Of Motorcycle Safety In State

Seven years ago, Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel, was involved in a motorcycle accident when he went around a curve too fast. He walked away from the accident with no major injuries and, now, he is appearing in a series of ads created by the Miss...

May 19, 2010

SEC Leads Way In Pay For Assistant Football Coaches

As the pay for assistant football coaches at big-time Division I programs continues to rise, the Southeastern Conference is leading the way with its assistants making the most money. At the head of the SEC is Florida, which is set to pay its nine ass...

May 19, 2010

Coach Gave Vodka To Players Before Dance

Jennifer Jackson, 32, was charged Wednesday with delivering alcohol to minors and reckless endangerment, after police say she gave vodka to two members of her Pomeperaug High (Conn.) girls basketball team before a Feb. 6 dance.http://www.ctnow.com/ne...

May 19, 2010

Hodges, 27, Hired By Morehead State University

Tom Hodges, 27, has been hired as head women's coach at Morehead State University. This makes Hodges the youngest head coach in Division I college basketball. He had spent the previous five seasons on the staff at Middle Tennessee State, Tennessee Te...

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 ...