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April 23, 2010

Northwestern-Illinois Football Game To Be Played At Wrigley

Northwestern University and the University of Illinois have announced that their football game Nov. 20 is set to be played at Wrigley Field in Chicago.http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/colleges/post/_/id/379/northwester-illini-football-at-wrigley-field...

April 23, 2010

Gray Wins 700th Game, Joins Elite Ohio Company

Ken Gray, who has been the baseball coach at Mason High (Ohio) since 1975, won his 700th game Tuesday with a 16-7 victory over Middletown. Gray is the fifth high school baseball coach in Ohio to achieve that feat. His overall record is 700-280 with 1...

April 23, 2010

Former Softball Coach Steals Money From Parents

Richard Mott, a softball coach hired by the Boulder Valley School District (Colo.) in the summer of 2008, has been accused of defrauding five investors, including parents of players, out of $185,000. Mott cast himself as a billionaire investor who th...

April 23, 2010

Are Non-Core Sports Being Cut To Save Money?

In just another example of how sports are being cut due to budget measures, the Tolleson Union School District (Ariz.) is cutting golf, tennis, cross country and swimming. Is cutting non-core sports (with "core" meaning football, basketball, soccer, ...

April 23, 2010

Capel Becomes Youngest D-I Coach

Jason Capel, 30, is set to be introduced as the head men's coach at Appalachian State today. Capel, who is the younger brother of Jeff Capel III, the head coach at the University of Oklahoma, played for the University of North Carolina and served as ...

April 23, 2010

Cornell To Hire Va. Tech Assistant Courtney To Replace Donahue

After 15 years as an assistant, the most recent stint with Virginia Tech, Bill Courtney is set to be introduced as the new head men's coach at Cornell today. Courtney replaces Steve Donahue who took the same job at Boston College.http://www.cornellsu...

April 22, 2010

204 Seasons Of Coaching And Still Going

Joe Gilbert, who has completed 204 coaching seasons for Barnsdall High (Okla.), has been profiled by USA Today for his longevity on the bench. Gilbert has been coaching at the school for 56 years and mostly spent his time in charge of the girls fast-...

April 22, 2010

National Basketball Power Paterson Catholic (N.J.) To Close

Paterson Catholic (N.J.), which has a national reputation in boys basketball, is closing its doors at the end of the school year due to financial troubles. The school’s boys basketball team reached No. 6 in the nation in the USA Today Super 25 ...