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Ex-coach sentenced to 10 years in sex abuse case

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:49:18 -0400

TEXARKANA, Arkansas - A former Texarkana-area youth baseball coach who crossed state lines to sexually abuse young children was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday.

Canucks fire Alain Vigneault as coach

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:30:38 -0400

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The Vancouver Canucks fired coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday.

Toronto mayor fired from coaching job

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:19:52 -0400

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was fired from his job as football coach at a Catholic high school Wednesday for reasons unrelated to the scandal over a video that purports to show the leader of Canada's largest city smoking crack cocaine, officials said.

AP Source: Coach K returning to US men's team

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:17:01 -0400

Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.

Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:03:16 -0400

SANTA CLARA, California - Jim Harbaugh insists he will coachable when it comes to the tricks of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car this weekend.

Toronto mayor's brother delivers defense

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:40:44 -0400

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's brother said Wednesday that Ford has told him that reports of a purported video that appears to show the mayor smoking crack cocaine are untrue and that the media is trying to destroy his brother.

Whitaker begins new role as Texas Tech coach

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:52 -0400

LUBBOCK, Texas - Candi Whitaker's favorite spot on campus while attending Texas Tech was in the basketball arena.

Coaches best-paid state employees in Washington

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:50:22 -0400

OLYMPIA, Washington - College coaches are the top-paid state employees in Washington, according to a list recently released by the state Office of Financial Management.

Legendary NC prep coach Holley dies at 74

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:29:08 -0400

TEACHEY, North Carolina - The winningest prep football coach in North Carolina history has died.

NCAA upholds penalty of ex Texas Southern coach

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:02:50 -0400

HOUSTON - The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee has upheld a three-year show-cause order for former Texas Southern football coach Johnnie Cole.

Sparks hire Bridget Pettis as assistant coach

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:18 -0400

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Sparks have hired Bridget Pettis as an assistant, replacing Jim Lewis who left the team for family reasons.

UGa baseball coach Perno steps down after 12 years

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:44:21 -0400

ATHENS, Georgia - Georgia baseball coach David Perno has resigned after a 12-year tenure that included three trips to the College World Series but fell on hard times in recent seasons.

Carroll names Carson Cunningham men's hoops coach

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:21:41 -0400

HELENA, Montana - Carroll College athletic director Bruce Parker announced Tuesday that former Purdue basketball player and DePaul instructor Carson Cunningham has been named the men's basketball coach for the Fighting Saints.

Del. gym teacher charged with indecent exposure

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:24:07 -0400

NEWARK, Delaware - Appoquinimink High School officials say a gym teacher and head baseball coach is on administrative leave and barred from contact with students after an arrest on indecent exposure charges.

Klein, Cheek on McGuff's Ohio State women's staff

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:42:20 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - New Ohio State women's basketball head coach Kevin McGuff has announced the hiring of Patrick Klein and Joy Cheek as assistant coaches.

Vanderbilt, LSU headline expanded SEC tournament

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:47 -0400

Vanderbilt and LSU are the favorites to win this week's Southeastern Conference tournament after mowing through regular-season play with uncommon ease.

Iowa loses rowing coach to Virginia

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10:39 -0400

IOWA CITY, Iowa - The University of Iowa will be looking for its second women's rowing coach in just 10 months.

EMU coach to skydive for money to fix bathrooms

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:54:33 -0400

The Eastern Michigan Eagles need new bathrooms, and coach Ron English is ready to jump out of a plane to get them.

Bama's Nick Saban to enter state Hall of Fame

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:16:31 -0400

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Nick Saban's scowling face now greets fans coming into the state of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and a box of his cherished oatmeal cream pies rests at his feet.

Eastern Illinois hires women's basketball coach

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:54:58 -0400

CHARLESTON, Illinois - Eastern Illinois University has hired longtime Ohio State assistant coach Debbie Black to take over its women's basketball program.

Blankmeyer sets St. John's baseball wins record

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:27:08 -0400

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey - St. John's baseball coach Ed Blankmeyer broke the program record for career victories, earning his 612th with a 4-3 win over Seton Hall on Thursday night.

NJ soccer coach arrested on child pornography charge

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:26:46 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - Federal authorities have arrested a Princeton-area youth soccer coach after child pornography was allegedly found during a search of his home.

LSU has festive final weekend

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:48:20 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - The LSU baseball team is concluding the regular season with the most wins in school history with a series against Ole Miss.

Basketball Australia hires Joyce as women's coach

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:49:20 -0400

SYDNEY - Basketball Australia has hired Brendan Joyce as head coach of the Australian Opals women's basketball team in a deal that runs through the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.

Ore. lawmaker: Rule-breaking coaches should pay

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:07:24 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - One Oregon state lawmaker wants to make college coaches pay up if their recruiting methods break the rules.