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Story of Kennedy’s Arrest Comes to Light

Ole Miss basketball coach Andy Kennedy looks like he will be in the clear following his arrest on Thursday in Cincinnati. The cab driver that he reportedly struck has changed his story. Word on the street as of late Saturday night is that Kennedy is going to file a defamation suit against the cabbie.

Kennedy Arrested in Cincinnati

Andy Kennedy was arrested early Thursday after a cab driver claimed that Kennedy punched him and shouted racial slurs. Bill Armstrong, the Director of Operations was also arrested. The entire coaching staff was present during the alleged assault. Kennedy will coach tonight’s game vs. Louisville. Athletic Director Pete Boone feels that Kennedy will be cleared

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Stansbury Update

Mississippi State Head Coach Rick Stansbury remains hospitalized in a Tupelo hospital. He under went a battery of tests yesterday, including a spinal tap, CT scan, and MRI – and fortunately they all came back normal. There is still no diagnosis as to what is causing his flu like symptoms and severe migraines. While Coach

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Mississippi State’s Stansbury Hospitalized

Mississippi State Head Basketball Coach Rick Stansbury was hospitalized Sunday night with severe migraines and flu like symptoms. Monday morning, he was transported to Northeast Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo for precautionary reasons. No further updates about his condition are available at this time. We will bring you updates as soon as we hear anything.

Eastern Michigan’s Ramsey Suspended

Eastern Michigan Head Coach Charles Ramsey was suspended by the University for 3 days for his involvement in an altercation with a fan. The run-in occurred outside of the teams locker room after EMU’s November 22nd game at Detroit Mercy. Multiple sources have told HoopDirt that the fan in question was the roommate of Eagles

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Bayno Update

According to Loyola Marymount Athletic Director Dr. William Husak, Coach Bayno’s leave of absence is due to the stresses of being a head coach, and has nothing to do with his past alcohol issues. He is currently undergoing medical care to help with these issues and there is still no time table set for his

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Pattillo Retires at DIII Howard Payne

Howard Payne University Head Coach Charles Pattillo has announced his retirement effective immediately. Payne has been the head coach at HPU since the 1993-1994 season with a career record of 179-204 in 15+ seasons at the school. He is a 1965 graduate of the University and has coached at the high school and college level,

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Brown Elevated to Associate Head Coach at Texas-Arlington

Reggie Brown, who has been an assistant at his Alma Mater Texas-Arlington for the past seven years has been promoted to the position of Associate Head Coach. Brown was a four-year letter winner from 1993-97, averaging 16.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game.

NAIA DII Dordt College (IA) Looking for Head Coach

Dordt College Head Coach Greg Van Soelen has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the season. Van Soelen who has been at the helm since 1995 has amassed 215 career victories. Applications for this position will be reviewed after December 15th, 2008. This is a full-time job which will include

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Bayno Takes Leave of Absence

Loyola Marymount Head Coach Bill Bayno has taken an indefinite leave of absence. Coach Bayno has been diagnosed with an undisclosed illness that is most likely related to the stress of coaching. Assistant Coach Max Good has taken over on an interim basis. Good has taken over for Bayno before – in 2001, Bayno was

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Arizona Search

Arizona Athletic Director Jim Livengood had some very interesting statements about the search for Lute Olson’s replacement. Click the link below for the full article, but here are the highlights: No search committee No search firm He will "confer" with others, but he and the schools president will make the decision. This is very strange

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Coaches on the Hot Seat……

Coming into this season, two coaches who really need to have good years to save their jobs are Georgia’s Dennis Felton, and Norm Roberts from St. Johns. Unfortunately for both, they have both gotten off to tough starts and unless things get better quickly, they may be the first two coaches to go when the

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