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Donahue Leaving Cornell For Boston College
Steve Donahue, who led Cornell into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men's basketball tournament this year, is leaving the Ivy League school to take over at Boston College, which fired coach Al Skinner last week.http://news.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/onca...
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...
Purnell Leaving Clemson To Coach DePaul
Oliver Purnell is leaving Clemson to become the next men's basketball coach at DePaul, according to several reports. Purnell was 138-90 in seven seasons with the Tigers.http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-04-06/reports-clemson...
Big-Time Concession Sales Fueling Athletic Departments
Many Indiana high schools students have sold concessions at big-time Indiana athletic events to help raise money for their athletic department. The Indianapolis Star reports on the schools selling during the Final Four this week at Lucas Oil Stadium....
Some Baseball Teams In Calif. Dumping Aluminum Bats
Marin Catholic (Calif.) has started its own "mini-revolt" against the use of aluminum bats in high-school baseball games after its pitcher, Gunnar Sandberg, was struck in the head by a batted ball March 11. Now, nine other teams in the Marin County A...
Nets To Offer Coach K $12 To 15 Million Per Season?
The New Jersey Nets have a Russian billionaire in waiting as its new owner and he has Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski in his sights to coach the team. Yahoo! Sports is reporting Mikhail Prokhorev wants to offer Coach K $12 to $15 million per season to bec...
Danny Hurley To Coach Wagner College
Danny Hurley, who has led St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.) for the last nine years and has made the program a national one, is set to be named the new men's basketball coach at Wagner College. Hurley is the son of the legendary St. Anthony's coach Bob Hurl...
Nelson Ties NBA Coaching Wins Record
Don Nelson won his 1, 332nd game in the NBA last night, which ties him for best all-time with Lenny Wilkens. Nelson's Golden State Warriors nipped Toronto, 113-112. Golden Sate plays at Washington tomorrow as Nelson goes for the record.http://www.goo...





