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Rutgers Basketball Coach Fired After Video Surfaces

Jay Walker — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:16:35 +0000

Rutgers has fired their head basketball coach after a video was released showing him shoving players, throwing balls at them and using a gay slur.

Mike Rice was let go amid the firestorm that ensued when ESPN's Outside the Lines broadcast the video Tuesday.

Rice had an impromptu press conference apologizing for his actions.

Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti received a copy of the tape from a

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Baylor Mens', Womens' Hoops Facing Sanctions

Jay Walker — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:40:41 +0000

The Baylor women's basketball team just won the National Championship.

The Baylor men's basketball team got to the Elite EIght for the second time in three years.

Now both will face sanctions after

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'Cuse Survives UCONN in Big East Tournament

Jay Walker — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:33:45 +0000

Huskies have no magic this time

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Tennessee's Summitt Diagnosed with Dementia

Jay Walker — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:31:19 +0000

Pat Summitt is the winningest coach in the history of NCAA basketball.

But now she has quite a battle on her hands.

Summitt has been diagnosed with early onset dementia. But the fiery coach plans to be at Tennessee for her 38th season with the Lady Vols.

Summitt said she believed her behavior

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Turgeon leaves Texas A&M for Maryland

Jay Walker — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:31:38 +0000

In the end, the lure of the Atlantic Coast Conference was too much for Mark Turgeon.

The Texas A&M coach announced yesterday he is leaving the Aggies to take over at the University of Maryland, replacing Gary Williams, who announced his retirement last week.

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Gary Williams steps down as Maryland basketball coach

Jay Walker — Fri, 06 May 2011 12:30:47 +0000

Gary Williams, who coached the Maryland Terrapins for 22 years and won a national championship at his alma mater in 2002, has announced his retirement.

The move came as a surprise, given the season ended more than two months ago.

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N. C. State hires Mark Gottfried as head coach

Jay Walker — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:52:12 +0000

In what many saw as a surprising move, North Carolina State yesterday named former Alabama coach Mark Gottfried as their head coach, replacing Sidney Lowe.

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Rupp fired as Louisiana Tech basketball coach

Jay Walker — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:18:32 +0000

Louisiana Tech has fired men's basketball coach Kerry Rupp after four seasons in Ruston.

Tech won 24 games a year ago and played in the postseason, but this year the Bulldogs failed to qualify for the Western Athletic Conference basketball tournament

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Let the games begin: Where to find them

Jay Walker — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:42:46 +0000

Here's the schedule for the first day of the NCAA Tournament. This might be the day to look for big upsets: three of the #12 seeds and three of the #13 seeds are in action today:

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Murder in Murfreesboro

Jay Walker — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:06:53 +0000

MTSU player stabbed to death; roommate charged.

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Thursday night in the Sun Belt

Jay Walker — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:25:25 +0000

Battle for first place in SBC West highlights schedule

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