Column: Coaches shading truth hazardous
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Some coaches get so good at shading the truth they occasionally lose sight of it themselves. At some point, with some guys, it becomes an occupational hazard. Billy Donovan, to cite the latest example, talked so long and so longingly about coaching in the NBA someday that he stubbornly pursued the opportunity even after he knew deep down it wasn't what he wanted.
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Bob Knight has made many memorable statements during his coaching career.
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Football referees and linesmen are probably used to having their eyesight questioned, particularly when they make a controversial decision.
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ST. LOUIS -- When St. Louis coach Mike Martz last week publicly chastised his team, he admonished players to make something happen and to do it immediately.
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CHICAGO -- Nothing good normally comes of a pitching coach wanting to assault his own starting pitcher. Nothing good, that is, unless they both work for the suddenly irrepressible Red Sox.
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While professional leagues and Nascar appear to be taking the threat of terrorism seriously, officials worry that not enough is being done at college sports events.
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WINSTON-SALEM - Eric Williams said he had his doubts when Coach Skip Prosser uttered those three dreaded words. An equally puzzled Justin Gray thought, âI guess thatâs why coach gets paid so much.
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For a coach who has always stressed team unity, Bruce Arena&#039;s message seems to have gotten muddled.
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Sport: New England manager warns players will be under scrutiny, but says he has confidence in them
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You can be sure that Jets coach Herm Edwards is spending this week making certain his players know the Patriots [stats, news]&#39; stunning loss in Miami on Monday was the exception, not the rule.
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Now that it has happened, you realize with frightening clarity how feasible -- and how damning -- it would be for referees, umpires, or linesmen to be corrupt, and how lucky the four major professional sports leagues in our country have been not to have confronted this issue before.
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Unless there&#39;s an extenuating circumstance - see the University of Arizona last September - it&#39;s generally considered poor form to change football coaches in midseason.
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United's mass accumulation of red and yellow cards has allowed its bench to gain valuable experience, but forÃÂ coaches its become a serious problem.
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The annual Grey Cup news conference will pit Pinball Clemons against a coach who dared to publicly criticize him. It was about three weeks ago that BC Lions coach Wally Buono spoke openly about the Argos&#39; decision
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When the N.F.L. added a weekly Thursday night game to this yearâs late-season schedule, it added more midweek stress to the coaching profession.
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LEEDS, Maine - A high school coach who told his players at halftime to reach into their pants to &quot;check their manhood&quot; before returning to the basketball court was fired.
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On the road with the Cornell basketball team, we find that a team shootaround provides a good excuse for coaches to get the players out of bed.