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Brett Brown steps down from Boomers
After four years in the role that culminated in a Quarter Final appearance at the 2012 London Olympic Games, Brett Brown has stepped down as Head Coach of the Australian Boomers. Brown, who is resigning to spend more time with his family in the United States, has played a pivotal role in the improved professionalism…
Read MoreJohn Wooden statue unveiled at Pauley Pavilion
John Wooden, the legendary coach of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), was immortalized outside the newly renovated Pauley Pavilion, home of the program he turned into an NCAA powerhouse in the 1960s and 1970s, with a 400-lb, 8-foot bronze statue that his family helped fine-tune before final production. His daughter, Nan, asked…
Read MorePat Summitt to enter Lady Vols Hall Early
It normally takes an athlete 10 years after they’ve left the University of Tennessee and Administrators five years to be eligible for the Hall of Fame, but the school has waived that requirement for Pat Summitt who stepped down as the women’s head basketball coach last April, as the winningest Division 1 coach in NCAA…
Read MoreNBA shelves Uniform Ads Idea until April ’13
After the marquee news stories were reported from the NBA Board of Governors meeting, namely the approval of the Memphis Grizzlies sale and Commissioner David Stern announcing his retirement, another hot topic got pushed aside and went relatively unnoticed, advertisements on uniforms. The topic of the uniform ads has been around for a while in…
Read MoreJoey Dorsey leaving Olympiacos for NBA
Joey Dorsey (203 cm, Memphis’08) has announced that he will be leaving returning Euroleague and Greece A1 champion Olympiacos effectively immediately and has worked out a contract termination with the club. With NBA rosters being cut to the league maximum 15 this week for the season opener coming next week, the timing is good for…
Read MoreJosep Berrocal hired to coach Donetsk
Josep Berrocal has been hired by BC Donetsk (Ukraine-Superleague) to coach their squad for the remainder of the 2012-13 season after they released Vlada Jovanovic and his assistants earlier in the week. Berrocal has been an assistant coach at FC Barcelona Regal and in 2010-11 he led Budivelhik Kiev to a Ukrainian League Title and…
Read MoreDavid Stern announces end of tenure at NBA
David Stern, NBA Commissioner, took the opportunity at the 2012 NBA Board of Governors meetings to announce that he will step down as the NBA’s long-standing Commissioner in February 2014. Stern took over the position as the league’s commissioner on Feb. 1st, 1984, which will mean that he’ll retire after 30 years at the helm.…
Read MoreMemphis Grizzlies Sale to Pera approved by NBA
New York — The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Memphis Grizzlies to an investor group led by Robert Pera. “We are delighted that the NBA’s Board of Governors has approved Robert Pera’s purchase of the Grizzlies,” said NBA Commissioner David Stern. “Robert will no doubt bring great energy and…
Read MoreAles Pipan hired as MZT Skpoje coach
Ales Pipan will arrive today for final negotiations with management of MZT Skpoje (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) to take over the club’s head coaching responsibilities according the the team’s website. If negotiations are concluded during this evening’s meetings, the coach will meet with players and will be presented at a press conference on Friday. Pipan, a…
Read MoreVangelis Alexandris removed as coach of Aris
Vangelis Alexandris, despite inking a new two-year deal prior to the season opener, has been removed as skipper of the Aris Thessalonki squad (Greece-A1). After an 0-2 start to the A1 season, Aris management felt it was the right time to make a move, so they’ve brought in Vangelis Agelou, who has been an assistant…
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