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BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Montana State has agreed to three-year contract extensions for head basketball coaches Brad Huse and Tricia Binford.
Athletics director Peter Fields said Monday that the coaches are committed to building programs the right way and the contract extensions show the university's commitment to them. He says the teams are successful on the court and in the classroom.
Binford's teams have a 49-66 record in four seasons and have advanced to the Big Sky Conference tournament the past three seasons. Huse is 40-51 in three seasons at MSU and the Bobcat men advanced to the league championship game last season.
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MSU basketball coaches get contract extensions
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Montana State has agreed to three-year contract extensions for head basketball coaches Brad Huse and Tricia Binford.Athletics director Peter Fields said Monday that the coaches are committed to building programs the right way and the contract extensions show the university's commitment to them. He says the teams are successful on the court and in the classroom.Binford's teams have a 49-66 record in four seasons and have advanced to the Big Sky Conference tournament the past three seasons. Huse is 40-51 in three seasons at MSU and the Bobcat men advanced to the league championship game last season.
Players didn't question Bear Bryant's authority back in the day
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Thirty of Paul "Bear" Bryant's former University of Kentucky football players gathered in June at The Campbell House for their annual reunion to slap backs, catch up with friends, tell stories and do the expected general reminiscing about their old college days. Bear's Boys. "We're getting up there," said Ed Hamilton, who played during the 1949-51 seasons and scored a touchdown in the 1952 Cotton Bowl. "Not many of us left."
Basketball should reign again in ACC
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Big 12 appears ready to surpass SEC in football
Fifteen years after its creation, the Big 12 stands on the brink of fulfilling all the great expectations predicted at its birth. Back in February 1994, the combination of the Big Eight and many of the top programs from the Southwest Conference seemed like great football synergy. Texas. Oklahoma. Nebraska. Texas A&M. Colorado. While the conference has been more than competitive since its inception -- producing three outright or shared national champions since it began play in 1996 -- its best may be directly ahead.
UCLA to reward loyal fans in renovated arena
LOS ANGELES -- UCLA unveiled a point system to determine the pecking order by which fans get to choose their seats in a renovated Pauley Pavilion. The aging basketball arena is set to undergo a makeover in time for the 2012-13 season. The university announced a plan Tuesday that ranks ticket holders, giving credit to alumni, longtime season ticket holders and donors who help pay for the $185 million renovation.
NFL teams go to school on Florida's spread offense
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Urban Meyer took a steno pad from the reporter sitting on his office couch and began scribbling away. With two diagrams, the University of Florida coach explained the concepts behind his base offensive formations: the spread and the single wing. "I'm kind of giving you everything we do here," he said.
Wallace: Sports traditionalism a vanishing act
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Former Oregon quarterback to play for the Griz
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Court ruling puts focus on gender equity; expert says
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Bobby Bowden and experts differ on generation gap in sports and coaching
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LSU beats Texas 11-4 to claim 6th national title
OMAHA, Neb. -- It's almost too much for Jared Mitchell to wrap his mind around.
One and done system gets failing mark from college coaches
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The tune has changed considerably.
Junior Jordan dropping basketball for studies
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New USC hoops coach ready to go forward
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College World Series fans brace for next year's final season at Rosenblatt
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Manning waiting to assess Kiffin's impact
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- How has Lane Kiffin done so far as Tennessee's football coach?
McNulty: NCAA's hypocrisy trumps Florida State scandal
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How does Florida rate against other national football champions this decade
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College football programs need to offer more chances to minority coaches
The scarcity of minority head coaches in Division I football is appalling. The NCAA knows that. Coaches and athletics directors know that. Anyone who takes a look at the numbers knows that.
Switzer moves on 20 years after leaving Oklahoma
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Prince leaves Rutgers to turn pro abroad
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Adams: SEC coaches other jobs
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Alabama basketball ready for revival under Anthony Grant
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UNC coach Roy Williams penning autobiography
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Frontier Conference names new commissioner
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Gators hire "Big Break" contestant as golf coach
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Jan Dowling is getting another big break.
Calhoun released from hospital after bike misadventure
SIMSBURY, Conn. -- Having been held overnight for observation after breaking five ribs in a fall from his bicycle, UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun was released Sunday from the UConn Health Center in Farmington.
College World Series in Omaha a welcome experience for first-time coaches
OMAHA, Neb. -- Texas Coach Augie Garrido calls it a mystical experience, and Arizona State Coach Pat Murphy wonders why Bruce Springsteen doesn't show up.
Aikman graduates from UCLA
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College World Series a reunion for coaches
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Rose Bowl game moving to ESPN in 2011
Starting in 2011, the Rose Bowl football game is moving from ABC to ESPN, the cable network announced Friday.
'One-and-dones' could be risky for schools
The NBA's age limit has been a boon for the NCAA, with budding superstars such as Derrick Rose, O.J. Mayo, Greg Oden and Kevin Durant bringing their schools success on the court and exposure off it.
Minnesota may bar booze at campus sporting events
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- This fall's eagerly awaited return of Minnesota football to campus after 27 years will feature nostalgia, pageantry and fresh air. But no beer.
College World Series Preview Capsules
A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Saturday at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. (coaches' records at current schools through super regionals):
UVA coach's life takes him back to College World Series
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- There will be a moment once the first pitch is thrown in Virginia's first-ever College World Series game on Saturday that will reveal the arc that led Coach Brian O'Connor to this point. In the stands, the beginning. In the opposite dugout, the middle. On the field, the end.
Three strikes and I am out against Washington softball ace
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Fox has right touch in leading UNC back to Omaha
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Official: NCAA violating Fla. open government laws
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Floyd resigns as USC coach amid Mayo allegations
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Report: Joe Montana's son headed to Washington
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Westhead embraces open opportunity at Oregon
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Shakespeare Fest has hit: Play about Bear Bryant
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High school football star Heaps to attend Brigham Young
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Washington softball player Danielle Lawrie one of the most dominant athletes in Seattle history
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No rest for some of the weary with new SEC football schedule
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College baseball: Super Regional preview capsules
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Tarr guides Huskies from scandal to championship
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Ratto: Voting coaches need to be accountable
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Pac-10's Hansen prepares for retirement
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