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February 25, 2010

Coach Resigns After Postgame Tirade Led To Arrest

Bill Damuth has resigned as women's coach at Trinity Valley Community College (Texas) after being arrested for evading arrest while we attempted to follow a referee off the court of a recent game. Damuth had been placed on indefinite suspension.http:...

February 25, 2010

Lucias Mitchell Dies

Lucias Mitchell, who led Kentucky State to three straight NAIA titles (1970-72) and won National Coach of the Year awards in 1970 and 1971, died Wednesday at the age of 74. Mitchell also was the first African-American elected as an officer of the Nat...

February 25, 2010

WBCA Forms Official Ethics Committee

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has announced that an official committee on ethics has been formed. The WBCA Ethics Committee will assist in monitoring ethical standards, enforce appropriate action for any misconduct and continue to...

February 24, 2010

Fla. Baseball Coach Wins 500th

Don Suriano, the head baseball coach at Fleming Island High (Fla.) won his 500th game Tuesday with a 7-5 victory over Bartram Trail. Suriano has coached 26 years and was the high school coach of Major League Baseball player Chipper Jones.http://www.f...

February 24, 2010

Track Coach Ends School Shooting

David Benke, a track coach and math teacher at Deer Creek Middle School (Littleton, Colo.) stopped what could have been a deadly school shooting Tuesday. Benke tackled the suspect, Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood, as he prepared to load another round into...

February 24, 2010

Magee Passes Knight With 903rd Victory

In front of a standing-room only crowd of 1,300, Philadelphia University (Pa.) coach Herb Magee passed Bobby Knight on the all-time men’s basketball wins list with his 903rd victory — a 76-65 win over Goldey-Beacom. Magee is the NCAA&rsqu...

February 24, 2010

Coach/Official Wants Old Way Of Choosing Refs

Bob Cimbollek, who has been a coach and official in the state of Maine, thinks the state needs to go back to the old way referees are assigned to games. In 2000, a panel was formed to decide which referees were to work certain games, which changed th...

February 24, 2010

Legendary Pa. H.S. Coach Retiring

Ray Bartha, the 34-year coaching veteran and girls basketball coach at Apollo-Ridge (Pa.), announced he is retiring from coaching. He made the announcement after a 42-41 loss to South Fayette in the first round of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs Tuesday....