Anthony Hitchens scores 17 in second half as Akron rallies to defeat Drake 63-59November 21st, 2009 Hitchens leads Akron to 63-59 win over DrakeDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Anthony Hitchens scored all of his 17 points in the second half and Akron rallied to defeat Drake 63-59 for the Zips first win of the season on Saturday.
UNLV fires Mike Sanford as head football coach after 5 losing seasonsNovember 16th, 2009 UNLV football coach out after 5 losing seasonsLAS VEGAS — UNLV has fired football coach Mike Sanford after five losing seasons, a 15-43 record and no bowl appearances. In a statement released Monday, university president Neal Smatresk and interim athletic director Jerry Koloskie said Sanford will coach the final game of the season at home against San Diego State on the Nov.
Va Commonwealth fires men's soccer coach Tim O'Sullivan after 15 yearsNovember 16th, 2009 Va Commonwealth fires soccer coachRICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Commonwealth University has fired men's soccer coach Tim O'Sullivan.
Memphis fires coach Tommy West, wants to go in 'different direction' after the seasonNovember 9th, 2009 Memphis fires West, coach will finish the seasonMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis has fired coach Tommy West, saying the school wants to do in a different direction after the season.
Spanish Primera Liga club Atletico Madrid fires coach Abel Resino after poor startOctober 23rd, 2009 Atletico Madrid fires coach Abel ResinoMADRID — Spanish soccer club Atletico Madrid fired coach Abel Resino on Friday after losing nine of its past 10 games. Atletico is last in its Champions League group following a 4-0 loss at Chelsea on Wednesday and is 15th in the Spanish league.
FANTASY FOOTBALL: Will Portis ever get going, provide decent fantasy stats?September 30th, 2009 Portis, Redskins dooming fantasy ownersIf you have Clinton Portis on your fantasy football team, you're probably feeling a little paranoid right now. Portis, the Redskins, their coach and even league schedule makers all seem to be conspiring against you.
LeFevour throws 4 TDs, runs for 2 more, in Central Michigan's 48-21 win over AkronSeptember 26th, 2009 Cent. Michigan overtakes Akron 48-21MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Dan LeFevour threw four touchdown passes and ran for 140 yards, including two more TDs, in Central Michigan's 48-21 win Saturday over Akron.
Chappell throws 2 TD passes, defense has 4 picks to lead Indiana to 38-21 win over AkronSeptember 19th, 2009 Indiana knocks off Akron 38-21AKRON, Ohio — Ben Chappell threw two touchdown passes and Ray Fisher returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a score in Indiana's 38-21 victory against Akron on Saturday. Akron (1-2) played without starting quarterback Chris Jacquemain, who was suspended indefinitely on Friday for a violation of team rules.
Chris Jacquemain throws 3 TDs to Deryn Bowser as Akron blanks Morgan State 41-0September 12th, 2009 Akron beats Morgan St. 41-0AKRON, Ohio — Chris Jacquemain threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns to lead Akron in a 41-0 rout of Morgan State on Saturday.
No. 9 Penn State celebrates JoePa's return to field with 31-7 win over AkronSeptember 5th, 2009 JoePa back, No. 9 Penn St. downs Akron, 31-7STATE COLLEGE, Pa.
JoePa, top LB Sean Lee, return to field when No. 9 Penn State hosts AkronSeptember 4th, 2009 JoePa's return to sideline boosts No. 9 Penn StSTATE COLLEGE, Pa.
Penn St. breaks in new secondary to open season against Akron, may not use nickelSeptember 3rd, 2009 No. 9 Penn St. breaks in new secondarySTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Safety Nick Sukay hasn't played a down of college football, so it's quite an accomplishment that he's secured a starting job at No.
San Diego St-UCLA season opener could be postponed by fires in hills above Rose BowlSeptember 1st, 2009 UCLA opener could be postponed by California firesLOS ANGELES — UCLA will wait until later in the week to determine whether the wildfires in the Los Angeles hills will postpone the Bruins' football season opener. UCLA is scheduled to host San Diego State on Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl, which is less than 10 miles south of the fires currently raging in the Angeles National Forest.
Zenit St. Petersburg fires coach Dick Advocaat following poor results in Russian leagueAugust 10th, 2009 Zenit St. Petersburg fires coach Dick AdvocaatST. PETERSBURG, Russia —Zenit St.
Akron approves 2-year contract extension for basketball coach Keith DambrotJune 18th, 2009 Akron basketball coach Dambrot gets extensionAKRON, Ohio — The University of Akron says it has approved a two-year contract extension for men's basketball coach Keith Dambrot. Dambrot's contract was renewed on Wednesday through June 2016.