Tag: School athletics
Shaka Smart back home, eager to revitalize Marquette hoops
MILWAUKEE — Shaka Smart acknowledges he’s happy to return to his home state but says that isn’t necessarily the reason he decided to leave...
Utah hires Utah State’s Craig Smith as basketball coach
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has hired Utah State's Craig Smith as its men's basketball coach.
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Love and basketball: UM’s Howard faces his friend at FSU
INDIANAPOLIS — It's not that Juwan Howard doesn't love his old friend and mentor, Leonard Hamilton.
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Anti-Semitic play calling renews push for genocide education
BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers are renewing a push for mandatory genocide education after a high school football coach was fired following reports that the...
LSU coach accused of ignoring sexual harassment complaint
BATON ROUGE, La. — A 74-year-old woman told state lawmakers Friday that she spoke directly to Louisiana State University football coach Ed Orgeron about...
Tennessee’s governor signs transgender athlete bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law Friday banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, making it the third state...
K-State signs AD Gene Taylor to extension with raise
Kansas State and athletic director Gene Taylor agreed to a contract extension Wednesday that includes a significant jump in base salary to $925,000 per...
Michigan school accused of failing to respond to assaults
DETROIT — Eastern Michigan University “turned a blind eye” to the sexual assault of students by other students, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday...
In South Dakota, Noem bends — partially — on transgender ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem initially appeared eager to deliver a win to social conservatives on a top, culture war...
George Mason hires Tennessee assistant coach Kim English
FAIRFAX, Va. — Former NBA player and college assistant Kim English was hired to coach George Mason's men's basketball team Tuesday, a week after...
