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October 26, 2009

Mark Few Unimpressed With UW Offer To Resume Series

Gonzaga men's basketball coach Mark Few is unimpressed with the University of Washington's recent offer to resume the in-state rivalry series. UW proposed the teams play three games at KeyArena in Seattle, minutes from the UW campus and hours from Go...

October 26, 2009

New Coach Hired…Will Boycott Occur at Ohio H.S.?

Collinwood High (Ohio) boys basketball coach, Jonathan Harris, was fired recently because he was not a member of the Cleveland Teachers Union or a district employee. This move prompted players from the team to threaten a boycott if Harris was not rei...

October 23, 2009

The Financial Sense Behind Shock’s Move To Tulsa

After losing $2 million last year and lagging behind the other professional sports teams in Detroit, the WNBA's Shock had no choice but to relocate to Tulsa for the 2010 season despite winning three of the last seven league titles.http://www.mlive.co...

October 22, 2009

Legendary Girls Coach McCool Passes Away

Barbara McCool, the legendary girls basketball coach at Mardela High (Md.), who eclipsed the 600-win mark last season, has lost her battle with cancer. She passed away Wednesday at the age of 71. McCool coached basketball for 44 years, including last...

October 22, 2009

Stringer Named Distinguished Daughter Of Pa.

C. Vivian Stringer, head women's basketball coach at Rutgers, has been named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania by the state's governor, Edward G. Rendell, and First Lady Judge Marjorie O. Rendell. Seven other women in a variety of professional...

October 22, 2009

Tribute For Myles Brand Set For Next Week

A nationally televised tribute and memorial service for the late Myles Brand is set to take place Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Indianapolis' Conseco Fieldhouse. Tennessee women's basketball coach, Pat Summitt, is scheduled to make one of the personal tribu...

October 21, 2009

Finnish & Irish National Coach Takes Over At East Lyme High (Conn.)

New England Basketball Hall of Fame member Bill Reagan has returned to the United States to coach the East Lyme High (Conn.) girls basketball team. Reagan had spent the last nine years coaching the Finnish and Irish women's national basketball teams....

October 21, 2009

Ky. H.S. Freshman Dies During Tryouts

Waseeq Shahid, who had an unknown heart condition, died during basketball tryouts Monday at Western Hill High School (Ky.) Full autopsy results won't be available for five to six weeks. Shahid collapsed six minutes into the tryout while running his f...