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September 17, 2009
Calipari’s Gift To Obama Angers Some Fans
No matter what the coach of Kentucky does, it makes news. John Calipari planned to send President Barack Obama a Kentucky basketball jersey but once fans caught wind of it, objections started flying. Calipari says the gesture was not a political one ...
September 17, 2009
China Retains National Coach
Despite rumors about how dismissal, China has retained national basketball coach Guo Shiqiang. China recently lost to Australia and Turkey, as well as Iran, which had the Chinese media calling for his job.www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2009-09/02/conte...
September 17, 2009
Chinese National Coach’s Job In Jeopardy
He's only been on the job for less than four months but China's national basketball coach, Guo Shiqiang, 34, may be on the way out. After losses to Australian and Turkey, China lost to Iran, which has led to rumblings about his firing. The China Bask...
September 17, 2009
Coach Abuses Autistic Teen
The Star News of Wilmington, N.C., did an in-depth feature on the disturbing story of a youth basketball coach abusing an autistic teenager.www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090912/articles/909119893&tc=yahoo Coach Abuses Autistic Teen The Star News o...
September 17, 2009
Coach Pushes Down 12-Year-Old At Game
Michael McCarty, a volunteer basketball coach, admitted to using his body to push down a 12-year-old during a game played on Feb. 2. He has been sentenced to a year of conditional discharge, which is a form of probation.www.news-gazette.com/news/loca...
September 17, 2009
Coach Receives $75K Settlement
Linda Wachter, the former girls basketball coach at Exeter High (Calif.), has received a $75, 000 settlement to resolve her gender-discrimination lawsuit she filed in September 2008 against the Exeter Union High School District. The suit stemmed from...
September 17, 2009
Coach Sentenced For Sex Abuse Of Player
Howard Avery, a powerful private basketball coach in Oregon City, Ore., has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicting last week of felony sex abuse of a 17-year-old player. Avery, 52, worked privately with players with the goal of o...
September 17, 2009
Darryl Dawkins Named LCCC Coach
Darryl Dawkins, who spent 14 seasons playing in the NBA and had a penchant for naming his dunks, has been hired as the Lehigh Carbon Community College (Pa.) men's basketball coach. Dawkins had coached the Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs of the United State...
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