Author: Andrew Flynn

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The Morning Dish – Thursday, June 5th: Staying Longer in Ohio: Kent State University announced yesterday that they have extended head coach Jim Christian’s contract through the 2009-10 season. This 7-year extension comes after Christian guided the Golden Flashes to a 21-10 record, a Mid-American Conference East Division crown, and […]

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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, June 4th: Herdsman Leaving: Marshall head coach Greg White unexpectedly resigned yesterday after seven seasons at the helm of the Thundering Herd. White, who cited family reasons as the motivation for leaving Huntington, accepted the head coaching position at the University of Charleston (West Virginia), […]

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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, June 3rd: New Top Seahawk: Reports out of New York indicate that Mike Deane will be named today as the new head coach at Wagner, replacing Dereck Whittenburg, who bolted for Fordham last month. A news conference is scheduled for 2:00 pm Eastern. Deane had […]

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The Morning Dish – Monday, June 2nd: CSF Coaching Candidates: Cal-State Fullerton, who was the object of public affection by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar earlier this month, has announced its four finalists for the Titans’ head coaching position. Fresno State assistant Robert Burton, Florida Atlantic’s Sidney Green, Fairleigh Dickinson coach Tom Green, […]

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The Morning Dish – Saturday, May 31st: Hoopville has an early tee time, so it’s the all-bullet point issue of the Morning Dish, lightning-round style. Enjoy! • Tubby Smith has decided to stay put at Kentucky, especially after signing a $20+ million contract last month. He had been identified by […]

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The Morning Dish – Thursday, May 29th: First a hearty welcome back to Army Reservist Stephen Murphy, who has been active in the War on Terror overseas since February. Stephen returns with a great D-I Indpendent Recap. Welcome back, Stephen! It’s Official: Michigan State made it official. As you’ll recall […]

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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, May 28th: Big-Time Hoops: Well they’re at it again. Michigan State, who 19 months ago brought us college hockey under the stars in a football stadium, now wants to have a Spartan basketball game in the new Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions. […]

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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, May 27th: We’re back, and hope everyone had a good holiday extended three-day avoid-work o’rama. Back to business. Trojans Jump to the Sun Belt: The theme of May seems to be schools jumping conferences, and today’s no different. Friday Troy State announced that they have […]

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The Morning Dish – Friday, May 23rd: Ping Pong Ball Show: The NBA Draft Lottery Selection Show Extravaganza was last night, and it looks like Cleveland go their man, er opportunity to get their man in June. Cleveland gets the first pick, followed by Detroit (passed on by Memphis in […]

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The Morning Dish – Thursday, May 22nd: Richardson Back in the News: It’s been a while since former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson has been in the news, but today’s the day. Yesterday, it was announced that his settlement with Arkansas after his March 1, 2002 firing did not preclude him […]