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April 1, 2010

Houston To Name James Dickey Head Coach

James Dickey, who was head coach at Texas Tech from 1991-2001, now is the head coach at the University of Houston.http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03/31/2081932/college-notes.htmlHouston To Name James Dickey Head Coach James Dickey, who was head coa...

April 1, 2010

Keady To Receive NABC Hillyard Golden Anniversary Award

Gene Keady, the former head men's coach at Purdue University, is set to be honored with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Hillyard Golden Anniversary Award. To be eligible for the award, candidates must have made outstanding contr...

March 31, 2010

University of Arizona Selects FieldTurf

The Arizona Wildcats have selected FieldTurf "Duraspine PRO" for two of their Jiminez Football Practice Fields. The announcement was jointly made by University of Arizona head coach Mike Stoops and FieldTurf president Eric Daliere."When we set out to...

March 31, 2010

Oregon Dept. Of Justice Reviewing A.D. Bellotti’s Severance Package

Former University of Oregon athetic director Mike Bellotti worked on the job, resigned and received a $2.3 million severance package from the school. Now, the Oregon Department of Justice is reviewing that agreement. Bellotti had an annual salary of ...

March 31, 2010

Former NFL WR Andre Rison Hired As Head Coach At Alma Mater

Andre Rison, a 13-year veteran of the NFL who played football at Michigan State and Flint Northwestern High (Mich.) is returning to his high-school alma mater as head football coach.http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/-3014074731970031085/...

March 31, 2010

Ky. School District Bans Middle Schoolers Playing At H.S. Level

The Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky now are forbidding middle-school athletes from playing on high-school-level teams. For years, talented middle-schoolers were allowed to compete with their older peers but school officials said the ban i...

March 31, 2010

Difibrillator Saves Football Player’s Life

On March 3, 16-year-old Johnathan Moore, a football player for Glenda Dawson High School (Texas), was running with his teammates in preparation of football practice. He collapsed, his heart stopped beating and he had no pulse. The school had an autom...

March 31, 2010

Steve Lavin Hired By St. John’s

Former UCLA men's coach Steve Lavin has been hired by St. John's as its new head coach. Lavin had been an anaylst for ESPN since 2003 when UCLA fired him Lavin was 145-78 while at UCLA.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2011483096_mh...