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April 7, 2010

Fred Hill Outburst At Baseball Game Puts Job In Jeopardy

It’s been no secret that Rutgers University men’s basketball coach Fred Hill’s job has been in jeopardy lately but he may have sealed his fate with an outburst directed at the University of Pittsburgh baseball coach last Thursday. I...

April 7, 2010

Fred Hill Outburst At Baseball Game Puts Job In Jeopardy

It's been no secret that Rutgers University men's basketball coach Fred Hill's job has been in jeopardy lately but he may have sealed his fate with an outburst directed at the University of Pittsburgh baseball coach last Thursday. It was reported Hil...

April 7, 2010

Yori Wins 1st Kay Yow Award

The accolades keep pouring in for Nebraska women's coach Connie Yori. She has been named the first-ever Kay Yow Award winner. Yori already has been named coach of the year by the Women's Basketball Coach Association, Associated Press and U.S. Basketb...

April 6, 2010

Kansas Associate A.D. Resigns Amid Ticket Scandal

Ben Kirtland, the University of Kansas associate athletic director who is a top fund-raising official with the school, has resigned. Kirtland was the highest-ranking Kansas  official who worked directly with the Williams Educational Fund, which ...

April 6, 2010

Athletes Rally To Help Longtime Coach With Cancer

Robin Wagman, a respected and longtime coach of volleyball, cross country and track at Haines City High (Fla.) is undergoing a fifth round of chemotherapy treatment for colorectal cancer. Her former athletes are rallying to her side to help offset so...

April 6, 2010

Fired NCAA Coaches Are Owed Severance Totaling $79.5 Million

Bloomberg News conducted an interesting study into what NCAA schools are paying coaches who do not work for them anymore. Bloomberg filed open-records requests with public universities in the six largest conferences. The specifics are at the link bel...

April 6, 2010

San Jose State Coach Piraro Wins 1,000th Game

San Jose State University baseball coach Sam Piraro won his 1,000th game Saturday with a 5-3 victory over Brigham Young University. Piraro has been with SJSU for 23 years and has amassed a record of 736-555. He also has coached at Mission College (Sa...

April 6, 2010

Bob Hurley To Enter Hall Of Fame

Bob Hurley, the St. Anthony's (N.J.) coach who has won 984 games and 24 state championships has been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Hurley will be part of the class, including Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen, to be inducte...