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March 9, 2010

Coaches Working For Free To Help School

The boys and girls basketball coach, as well as the football coach (who also serves as athletic director), are working for free at the Oak Ridge Military Academy (Oak Ridge, N.C.). Nike is donating $40,000 of equipment to the school. Otis Yelverton, ...

March 9, 2010

UConn Women Keep Setting Records, Win 71st Straight

The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team broke its own record by winning its 71st game in a row by knocking off Notre Dame in the Big East semifinals yesterday, 59-44. UConn won 70 games in a row from 2001-03.http://www.boston.com/...

March 9, 2010

H.S. QB Batters Baseball Coach, Still Has Scholarship To Utah

Tyler Schreve, 18, who has a scholarship to play football at the University of Utah next year, was dimissed from his Redlands East Valley High (Calif.) baseball team recently. His reaction was to take the coach, James Cordes, and wrestle him to the g...

March 9, 2010

Carlesimo To Succeed Kent At Oregon?

Ernie Kent hasn't been fired yet by the University of Oregon but there already are rumors out of Eugene that when that announcement becomes official, P.J. Carlesimo is on the short list to succeed him.http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/john_c...

March 9, 2010

U of Hawaii Fires Bob Nash

The University of Hawaii fired Bob Nash Monday. Nash had been the coach since 2007 but never posted a winning record. Hawaii was 10-20 overall this season and 3-13 in the Western Athletic Conference.http://www.kitv.com/sports/22776710/detail.html U o...

March 9, 2010

UMass Fires Women’s Coach Marnie Dacko

Marnie Dacko has been fired as the University of Massachusetts women's basketball coach. In her eight seasons, Dacko never posted a winning record and her overall record at the school was 98-135.http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/03/univer...

March 8, 2010

Palladino Wins 500th For Camden Catholic Girls Hoops (N.J.)

Chris Palladino won her 500th game for Camden Catholic High (Pa.) Friday with a 57-46 victory over South Jersey.http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/high_school/86703942.html...

March 8, 2010

Females Who Plays Sports Fare Better

CBS News released a report stating that women who play sports have higher graduation rates than those who don’t and they end up in "better" jobs. Since 1972, at the infancy of Title IX, one in 25 females played high-school sports. Now, that num...