Posts Tagged Coaching

NCAA’s Poppe, who oversaw CWS’ rise, set to retire

NCAA vice president of championships and alliances Dennis Poppe speaks at a news conference in TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Fed up with fans interrupting College World Series games by running onto the field during play, officials are warning anyone tempted to jump the fence this year that he or she will be prosecuted to the fullest extent.  trespassers face six months in jail and a $500 fine. Poppe, who will retire at the end of the year, said on Wednesday that "idiots" who run onto the field are spoiling what for most players is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play for a national championship. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The NCAA administrator who oversaw the growth of the College World Series into one of the nation’s major summer sports traditions is working his 26th and final CWS.

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Summitt wins Keith Jackson Eternal Flame Award

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt is the winner of the Keith Jackson Eternal Flame Award, an honor given annually by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

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Ex-US coach guides Israel’s Maccabi Haifa to title

In this photo taken on Sunday, June 9, 2013,  Maccabi Haifa basketball head coach Brad Greenberg talks to his team during a timeout in an Israel State Cup semifinal game against Hapoel Eilat, in Haifa, Israel. Greenberg, former college and NBA coach whose career was derailed by a recruiting scandal several years ago, is on the rebound in Israel. Greenberg’s bet that he could resurrect his career in the basketball backwater of Haifa is paying big dividends. Inheriting a team that finished dead last a year ago, Maccabi Haifa meets powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in the championship game Thursday night.  (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

JERUSALEM (AP) — A year after finishing last in the league, Maccabi Haifa won its first Israeli basketball championship in a stunning turnaround for the team and coach Brad Greenberg.

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SDSU names assistant men’s basketball coach

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota State University men’s basketball coach Scott Nagy has named Joe Krabbenhoft as an assistant.

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Funeral services for Miami (Ohio) basketball coach

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Former players and coaching colleagues were among mourners at funeral services for former Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles, the school’s career victory leader.

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