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May 18, 2010

Big Ten Coaches Meet About Expansion

The Big Ten had its annual spring meeting yesterday with football and basketball coaches, as well as athletic directors. Expansion was a hot topic with several coaches commenting on it.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2010-05-17-big-ten-meeting...

May 18, 2010

Galuppo Named Publisher of Lessiter Publications Sports Division

BROOKFIELD, WIS. (May 16, 2011) – Lessiter Publications, Inc., Brookfield, Wis., is pleased to announce that Dave Galuppo has joined the firm as Publisher of its Sports Division, responsible for the print, e-media and custom-publishing properti...

May 18, 2010

Jeff Grayer Leaves Iowa St Basketball To Return Home To Michigan and Family

AMES, Iowa – Jeff Grayer is leaving his job as an administrative assistant to Iowa State basketball coach Fred Hoiberg, saying he wants to return home to Michigan to be closer to his family.Grayer, the Cyclones career scoring leader, was hired ...

May 18, 2010

Jim Boeheim’s 2-3 Zone Defense Credited For Team USA’s Win Over Spain

Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim's famous 2-3 zone is being credited with helping Team USA notch a narrow victory over Spain in an exhibition game on Sunday.In Team USA's playbook, the 2-3 zone is code-named "Orange" in honor of Boehe...

May 18, 2010

NBA Player Speaks Out On League’s Concussion Policy

MILWAUKEE - Three years ago, when he was at UCLA, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute sustained a concussion that kept him off the basketball court for eight days, until he completed a series of neurocognitive tests.That's why the Bucks forward was so surprised...

May 18, 2010

New Men’s & Women’s Head Basketball Coaches Announced At St. Augustine’s College

Saint Augustine's has hired two former recruiters to take the helm of its men's and women's basketball programs after the sudden departures of the former head coaches less than two months ago.University president Dianne Boardley Suber announced that ...

May 18, 2010

St. John’s Coach Lavin ‘Managing’ Not Coaching

L.A. Times, Lance Pugmirehttp://www.bostonherald.com/sports/college/basketball/view/20120105steve_lavin_managing_program_but_not_coaching/ NEW YORK — Steve Lavin underwent nearly seven hours of surgery for prostate cancer in October, knowing th...

May 18, 2010

Successful Newburg HS (OR) Boys Basketball Coach Steps Down

Mark Vernon, who in four years as boys basketball coach at Newberg led the Tigers to two Class 6A state tournament appearances, has resigned his position. Vernon, 56, made the decision because of a recent job transfer that would make for a difficult ...