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Leadership & Policy

Fired Soccer Coach Sues Nevada; Says NCAA Rules Broken

RENO Nev. Nevada’s former women’s soccer coach filed a lawsuit against university officials on Thursday, claiming she was fired in retaliation for complaining about NCAA rules violations and discrimination against her players.

November 8, 2007

Assistant Coach at Center of Indiana U. Recruit Calls Case Resigns

INDIANAPOLIS Indiana assistant Rob Senderoff, the focus of an investigation into improper telephone calls to recruits that already has cost the Hoosiers one basketball scholarship and coach Kelvin Sampson a $500,000 pay raise, resigned Tuesday.

October 30, 2007

Fired Univ. of Louisiana Coach Wins $2 million Judgment in Discrimination case

LAFAYETTE La. The first black head football coach at any major Louisiana university has won a $2 million judgment in a law-suit claiming that the University of Louisiana at Lafayette fired him because of his race, not because his teams lost 80 percent of their games.

October 23, 2007

New Coaches, Pressures Transforming Big 12 Women’s Basketball

KANSAS CITY, Mo. The dean of Big 12 Conference women’s basketball coaches senses big changes coming into his profession.

October 16, 2007

Bad Reception the Least of Sampson’s Phone Problems at Indiana University

Kelvin Sampson has phone trouble. He puts it down due to lousy reception, but by the time NCAA investigators are finished poring over his bill, a weak signal could turn out to be the least of his problems.

October 16, 2007

Indiana University Punishing Basketball Coach Over Improper Recruiting Calls

INDIANAPOLIS Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson will not receive a $500,000 raise and his team will lose one scholarship for next season after violating NCAA-imposed sanctions on phone calls, the school announced Sunday.

October 15, 2007

Former Duke Lacrosse Coach Files Lawsuit Against Former Employer

CHAPEL HILL N.C. The former Duke University men’s lacrosse coach who resigned last year amid allegations that three of his players raped a stripper has sued the university.

October 14, 2007

The “Eddie Robinson Rule” Could Boost Number of Minority College Sports Coaches

A group of major college athletic directors are working on guidelines to boost the number of minority coaches hired to lead college sports teams.

October 13, 2007

Supreme Court won’t hear Dorrance sexual harassment lawsuit

RALEIGH N.C. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition Monday to hear arguments in the sexual harassment case against the women’s soccer coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, knocking down the final legal barrier to a jury trial.

October 1, 2007

Southern Utah hires assistant basketball coach

CEDAR CITY Utah Southern Utah University has hired a New Mexico Junior College assistant coach to join its men’s basketball coaching staff.

September 24, 2007

Texas Tech defensive coordinator steps down

LUBBOCK Texas Texas Tech defensive coordinator Lyle Setencich stepped down Sunday, citing personal reasons in a move that came a day after the Red Raiders lost to Oklahoma State 49-45.

September 23, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Ohio State gives basketball coach Thad Matta $480,000 raise and adds a year to his contract

COLUMBUS Ohio Ohio State gave men’s basketball coach Thad Matta a raise of almost $500,000, boosting his salary to just under $2.5 million a year, and added a year to his contract to extend it through the 2016 season.

September 22, 2007

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