high school sports

August 22, 2012

Seven keys to succeed as a first-time athletic director

Kevin Flegner, former athletic director at Arrowhead (Wisconsin) High School, says he has evolved in his role over the years, citing increased patience, more research and deeper analysis prior to making decisions. He also began a practice of over-com...


May 22, 2012

Fine’s Wife Sues ESPN For Libel

The Associated Presshttp://www.statesman.com/sports/ex-syracuse-hoops-coachs-wife-sues-espn-for-2368441.html The wife of fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine filed a libel lawsuit Monday against ESPN, saying the network ru...


May 18, 2012

Izzo Is Against Graduate Transfer Rule

GRAND RAPIDS -- Michigan State coach Tom Izzo might have benefited from the graduate transfer rule that enabled guard Brandon Wood to play his senior season without sitting out a year and help the Spartans win a Big Ten championship.But Izzo has also...


May 7, 2012

Calipari Defends Kentucky’s Scheduling Changes

Cats Pause, Matt Mayhttp://kentucky.247sports.com/Article/John-Calipari-defends-changes-in-Kentuckys-basketball-schedule-72944 Calling Kentucky a 'non-traditional' program, John Calipari took to his own website over the weekend to address the critici...


October 20, 2011

Auriemma Not A Fan Of Notre Dame Football

NEW YORK — Leave it up to outspoken University of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma to say what some in the Big East might be thinking.Auriemma, holding court during the Big East women's basketball media day this morning in New...


August 29, 2011

The 7 attributes of effective team leaders

All of us want to equip our captains and team leaders with the skills they need in order to be effective. I believe that the success our leaders experience is in direct relationship to how well we train them to lead the team. According to John...


February 10, 2010

The Latest Revelations In The Tennessee Recruiting Story

The recruiting story at the University of Tennessee is gaining steam after a weekend in which the alleged Volunteer hostesses are seen in pictures with St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fla.) recruits after a game. The pictures first appeared on SI.com...


February 10, 2010

State Of Michigan Not Interested In National Championships

Michigan High School Athletics Association executive director Jack Roberts has said his athletes will not participate in any of the IMG and National Association of High School Coaches national championships. Roberts cited logistics, scheduling and ch...