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November 5, 2009
State-Title-Winning Coach Still Stung By Firing
John Gross, who led the Richwoods (Ill.) girls basketball team to the Class 3A state title last season, was fired by the school on Oct. 15. The school district had asked him to do a criminal background check in September and found a felony conviction...
November 4, 2009
Coach Resigns To Care For Wife
Tim Studebaker has resigned from his post as boys basketball coach at his alma mater, Northwestern High (Ohio). Four weeks ago his wife was diagnosed with cancer and had surgery. Needing care, Studebaker has put his family first and has decided to pu...
November 4, 2009
Former Compton Dominguez Coach Otis Convicted
Russell Otis, the former Compton Dominguez High (Calif.) basketball coach who led the squad to five state basketball titles, was convicted Tuesday of misdemeanor child molesting. If the conviction stands appeal, it bars him from coahcing or teaching ...
November 4, 2009
Legendary Miss. Girls Coach Taking Year Off
Anna Jackson, the coach who has led the Murrah High (Miss.) girls basketball team to 692 victories, is taking a year off from coaching. Jackson has stepped into interim athletic director duties at the school, which is taking up more of her time. Jack...
November 3, 2009
Firing Of Coach Takes Year Of Debate
More than a year ago Red Jacket High (N.Y.) fired its boys basketball coach Tim Munn. Now, finally, a hearing officer has ruled that the school board was just in not retaining Munn, but also found that the school board could have handled the situatio...
November 3, 2009
Seattle Area Coaching Legend Lumpkin Dies
Phil Lumpkin, 57, who led O'Dea High School (Seattle, Wash.) to state titles in 1993, 1997, 2004, 2005 and 2007, has passed away. The cause of death is unknown. Lumpkin graduated from Miami University of Ohio in 1974 and was a draft pick of the Portl...
November 2, 2009
Donovan Inspires Gator Football Team
Needing a little extra inspiration, University of Florida football coach turned to friend and Gators men's basketball coach, Billy Donovan, Saturday. Donovan spoke to the Gators just before the team took the field to play Georgia. The message of "sti...
November 2, 2009
Roy Williams Autobiography On Sale Tomorrow
The autobiography of North Carolina men's basketball coach, Roy Williams, goes on sale starting tomorrow. Entitled, "Hard Work: A Life On And Off The Court, Williams discusses his difficult childhood with an alcoholic father, losing his mother and si...
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