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Grams Becomes 2nd Softball Coach In Ill. With 700 Wins
Ken Grams, the softball coach at Elk Grove High (Ill.), won his 700th game Tuesday with a 12-0 victory over Maine West. Grams is the second softball coach in state history to win 700 games joining St. Joseph-Ogden’s Randy Wolken, who is still c...
8th Grade Female Player Offered Scholarship To Michigan
Hailey Kontny, 13, has been offered a scholarship to play basketball at Michigan starting in the fall of 2014. Kontny, currently an eighth grader at Superior Middle School (Wis.), will wait an undetermined length of time before accepting any college ...
Dean Smith wills $200 to former players
Dean Smith, the North Carolina coaching legend who died in February, left one final gift to his former players.Smith willed his trust to send $200 to each of his former players who lettered under him. The letter, dated March 16, includes the message ...
Kentucky Hoping To Extend Calipari Until Retirement?
According to multiple sources, the University of Kentucky is looking to provide head men's basketball coach John Calipari a contract extension to keep him with the Wildcats until he retires. Calipari already has an eight-year, $31.65 million deal wit...
KU researcher discovers only known audio of Dr. James Naismith
A University of Kansas researcher has uncovered what is believed to be the only known audio recording of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball. The recording is located in the archives of the Library of Congress, and the university h...
Saint Mary’s Appeals NCAA Penalties
MercuryNews.comhttp://www.mercurynews.com/college-sports/ci_23190785/saint-marys-files-appeal-ncaas-basketball-penalties Saint Mary's College has appealed some of the penalties of an NCAA investigation that found violations by the men's basketball pr...
Winningest Active Coach In Wash. Steps Down For Health Reasons
Pat Fitterer, who has amassed 664 career victories at four schools, has stepped down as boys basketball coach at Eisenhower High (Wash.). Fitterer is the winningest active coach in the state but cited health reasons as why he has left coaching after ...
U of Central Florida Planning $70 Million Expansion
The University of Central Florida has a plan for seven new construction projects totaling $70 million to be completed in the next 10 years, including renovating the track and soccer complex, building a new academic support center for athletes and ren...





