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May 17, 2010

Softball Coach Forces Players To Drink Soda From Shoe

South Tahoe High (Calif.) softball coach Anneliese Neitling forced eight of her players to drink soda from another player’s shoe after they had struck out in a game earlier in the day. Neitling has since apologized and the school district has s...

May 17, 2010

Houston Baptist Assistant Involved In Terrible Accident

Houston Baptist University men's assistant coach Steve Key was involved in a terrible car accident Saturday. Key and his wife survived when their SUV crossed the median and slid sideways before being struck by an 18-wheeler. Their daughter, Emma, 8, ...

May 17, 2010

National Coach of the Year Yori Extended By Nebraska

Connie Yori, the national women's coach of the year, has received a contract extension from the University of Nebraska after posting a 32-2 record last season. Yori is now signed with the Cornhuskers through the 2014-15 season.http://www.sportsnetwor...

May 17, 2010

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

Texas A&M 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.html?ref=339 Texa...

May 17, 2010

The Science Of Streaky Shooting

Economist (and intramural basketball player) Jeremy Arkes, 42, has conducted research at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., about the science of streaky shooting. His work was recently published in the Journal of Quantitative Analysis...

May 14, 2010

Winningest Baseball Coach In Wisconsin History Retires

Tim O’Driscoll, the head baseball coach at Arrowhead High (Wis.), has won 742 games in his 35-year career but announced this week he is retiring due to health concerns. O’Driscoll is the winningest baseball coach in state history.http://w...

May 14, 2010

Final Big 12 Softball Tournament Begins

Yesterday marked the beginning of the final Big 12 Conference softball tournament. In 2007, the tournament went from a double-elimination to a single-elimination tournament, which started to spell the beginning of the end of it. Next year, the regula...

May 14, 2010

Students Rally For Coaches Let Go Due To Budget Cuts

More than a dozen Allatoona High School teachers, including the head football, basketball, baseball and soccer coaches, all were let go by the Cobb County School District due to budget cuts. Students rallied for them this morning in a peaceful demons...