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Coach Suspended For Inappropriate Language
Jimmy Littleton, head boys varsity coach at Reagan High (Texas) has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation that he used inappropriate language toward his players. Two players have quit the team since the start of the season...
Lock Haven U Coach Files Civil Rights Suit Vs. School
Claiming he has been discriminating by his employer, Lock Haven University (Pa.) men's basketball coach, John Wilson Jr., has filed a civil right suit against the school. Wilson says he has been harassed, given less than satisfactory ratings and held...
State Champion Coach Loses Battle With Cancer
Patti Heffner, the former head girls coach at Catasauqua High (Pa.) and Parkland High (Pa.), where she won state titles with both, has passed away at the age of 51 after a long battle with cancer. Heffner had a career coaching mark of 378-167.http://...
Team Sets Texas Hoops Scoring Record By Netting 170 Points
Yates High (Texas) scored 170 points in a boys basketball game last night in a 170-35 victory over Lee High. Yates, which led 100-12, continued to press into the second half, causing the Lee coach Jacques Armant to say he felt "disrespected" and that...
Baylor Women Rip Texas State By 81
You don't see too many 80+-point victories in major college basketball but the Baylor women beat Texas State Saturday, 99-18. No. 5 Baylor held a 47-5 halftime advantage and never looked back.http://www.newstreamz.com/2010/01/03/bobcats-suffer-histor...
Inspirational Story Of Girl Who Lost Arm But Still Plays Hoops
Marykate Hughes, a 17-year-old from Woodland, Wash., should serve as an inspiration to us all. Despite having her right arm amputated recently due to an "unclassified sarcoma" cancer in it, she continues to play basketball for her high school team. R...
Pearl Apologizes For Players’ Actions
University of Tennessee men's basketball coach, Bruce Pearl, has apologized for four of his players' actions. The four players were charged with drugs and firearms possession Friday after police found marijuana and two handguns in a rental car they o...
USC Sanctions Its Program
Seven months after former head men's coach Tim Floyd admitted to giving former USC recruit O.J. Mayo $1, 000 to a man who helped direct Mayo to the school, USC has imposed penalities on its program. USC will not play in the postseason this year, incl...