Line drive kills minor league coach
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Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh died Sunday night after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach's box during a Texas League game with the Arkansas Travelers, police said.
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General manager Dave Littlefield was fired Friday by the Pittsburgh Pirates after six-plus seasons in which the team showed little progress on the field or in its farm system.
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The all-conference goalie caught mononucleosis. The assistant coach nearly died in a car accident. The athletic director resigned. The program itself was in jeopardy of being legislated out of existence by the NCAA.
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OXFORD, Miss. Mississippi coach David Cutcliffe was fired today after his first losing season in six years with the Rebels. Ole Miss officials informed Cutcliffe of the decision early today and Cutcliffe met
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A major league meltdown by a minor league manager earned him a three-game suspension and worldwide fame on the Internet. Combining bits of Earl Weaver, Billy Martin and Lou Piniella, the weekend tantrum by Double-A manager Phillip Wellman prompted his bosses at the Atlanta Braves to take action Monday.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh died after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach's box during a game.
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New Mexico State linebacker Shana Leaupepe, who was set to be a starter this season, was killed in a drive-by shooting.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Nevada coach Mark Fox yelled profanities and appeared ready to use force toward a police officer and game officials after the Wolf Pack lost to in the Western Athletic Conference tournament, according to a police report released Tuesday.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- Officials with the minor league Atlantic City Surf baseball team call it an unfortunate situation. Public address announcer Greg Maiuro and scoreboard operator Marco Cerino have been fired for making jokes about New Jersey Gov.
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John Vukovich, the longest-serving coach in Philadelphia Phillies history and a member of their only World Series championship team in 1980, died Thursday. He was 59.
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PHILADELPHIA - Phillies manager Larry Bowa will be fired at the end of the season and pitching coach Joe Kerrigan will resign, two newspapers reported Saturday, citing unidentified sources.    The Philadelphia Inquirer said in print editions that an announcement on Bowa's departure is expected next week and that Kerrigan will leave...
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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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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- There are a fleet of television trucks beached at the dead end of Edison Road. First time ever. There's also an electronic sign explaining that there's no place to park near the Red Sox minor league complex. Fans are instructed to drive 2.5 miles back to City of Palms Park and return on shuttle buses.
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TAMPA, Fla. Soccer coach Tom Fitzgerald has died after a motorcycle accident in Tampa, Florida. He was 53. Fitzgerald coached the University of Tampa to the NCAA Division Two soccer championship in 1994, then led UCLA to the Division One title in 2002.
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Holtz replaces John Thompson, who was forced out about two weeks ago after a 3-and-20 record in two seasons with the Pirates. Holtz has spent six years as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach at South
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Less than two weeks after losing in the Stanley Cup final, the Ottawa Senators fired general manager John Muckler and promoted coach Bryan Murray to replace him Monday.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have fired pitching coach Gil Patterson and first base coach Joe Breeden.