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January 7, 2010

Expected Fallout From 135-Point Victory

After scoring a 170-35 victory earlier this week, the Yates (Houston, Texas) boys basketball team and its coach, Greg Wise, are being criticized. Wise defends his decision to press and play up tempo into the second half.http://www.usatoday.com/sports...

January 7, 2010

Horizon Christian (Ore.) Coach Wins 600th

Dave Brown, who won 527 games while coaching in southern California during a 33-year career, won his 600th game last night while coaching at Horizon Christian High (Ore.). Brown took over at Horizon when the school started a basketball program in 200...

January 6, 2010

Coach, 24, Returns From 3rd Stroke

Damon Lovato, 24, returned to the sideline as head coach of the girls team at Amphitheater High (Ariz.) after suffering his third stroke on Oct. 15. Lovato has an enlarged heart, which has caused the stroke and has affected the right side of his body...

January 6, 2010

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...

January 6, 2010

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...

January 6, 2010

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://...

January 6, 2010

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...

January 4, 2010

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...