Ohio St. Extends Matta's Contract, Bans Postseason Play
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sports Network) - Ohio State athletic  director Andy Geiger announced a one-year contract extension  for men's head basketball coach Thad Matta as a direct result  of the school imposing a ban on postseason play for 2004-05.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Saint Joseph&#39;s University extended the contract of men&#39;s basketball coach Phil Martelli on Thursday.
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CINCINNATI -- Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman, already banned for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, was suspended Wednesday for the rest of the season following his arrest on a charge of drunken driving.
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Nets Coach Lawrence Frank, the franchiseâs winningest coach, signed a multiyear contract extension with the team, but terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - The University of Memphis has extended the contract of head football coach Tommy West through the 2009 season.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (Sports Network) - Mississippi State has  extended the contract of head football coach Sylvester Croom,  keeping him with the university through the 2008 season.
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Ohio State coach Jim Tressel isn&#39;t sure how long Lydell Ross will be suspended from the team after the starting tailback got into trouble at a local strip club.
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Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith was suspended on Monday for violating team and NCAA rules and will not play in next week's Alamo Bowl against Oklahoma State.
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A Springfield booster of Ohio State said Tuesday he will cooperate with the university, after he was named by a Columbus attorney as the man who gave quarterback Troy Smith money that led to Smithâs suspension.
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Ohio State imposed a one-year ban on postseason play by its men's basketball team in response to &#36;6,000 the university said former coach Jim O'Brien gave a recruit who never played for the school.
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Oklahoma's Dusty Dvoracek had been granted a medical hardship waiver by the NCAA, which will allow the defensive tackle who was kicked off the team in September to play a fifth season with the Sooners.
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Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Thursday that the school acted quickly when it found out that starting quarterback Rhett Bomar and offensive lineman J.D. Quinn broke NCAA rules through their employment at a car dealership.
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NEW ORLEANS (Sports Network) - Tulane head football coach  Chris Scelfo received a contract extension on Friday that will  keep him with the school through the 2009 season. Financial  terms of the deal were not released.
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Ohio coach Brian Knorr was fired Thursday after leading the Bobcats to an 11-35 record in four seasons. Ohio had a 4-7 mark this season.
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Rhett Bomar, who was dismissed from the University of Oklahoma football team for receiving extra compensation from a private business, is rebuilding his reputation at Division 1-AA Sam Houston State.
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The Rangers won their fifth consecutive game and this one came after Steve Mills, the president of MSG Sports, said that Coach Tom Renneyâs contract extension would last beyond this season.
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Two players from No. 1 Ohio State have been suspended for the Buckeyes' national championship game against LSU for violating team rules, according to several media reports.