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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 ...

May 18, 2010

UVM Hires Women’s Coach

The University of Vermont has hired Lori Gear McBride as the school's new women's basketball coach. McBride has spent the last five seasons as the coach at Colby College.http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/2010/05/17/uvm_names_new_wome...

May 18, 2010

Waves of Top Inner City Conference Players Leaving Milwaukee For Out-of-State Prep Schools

Story By Mark Miller, WisSports.net Editor Six of the 10 players selected for the Milwaukee City Conference all-league team a year ago were underclassmen. Unfortunately for high school basketball fans in Wisconsin, four of the six are headed to pr...

May 17, 2010

Texas H.S. Arguing With U of Hawaii Over ’H’ logo

Hightower High School (Texas), a state football powerhouse near Houston, is been using the University of Hawai’i’s registered "H" logo for the last couple of years but the school never received authorization. Now, Hightower High will be n...

May 17, 2010

Texas A&M Hoops Signee Killed In Post-Prom Party Crash

Texas A&M hoops signee Tobi Oyedeji died in a Houston-area hospital Sunday after attending a post-prom party Saturday. Oyedeji’s vehicle crossed a median and struck an SUV in a head-on collision.http://www.kwtx.com/news/headlines/93927339.h...