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Isiah Thomas already has angered a handful of Florida high school coaches in his two weeks at the job at Florida International University. The former Knicks president/coach is being accused of tactless behavior in failing to personally phone...

It is altogether telling and in some ways fascinating that when it came time for Bill Sheridan to sell himself for the job of defensive coordinator, he stressed one specific attribute to coach Tom Coughlin. 'I told him the most important thing...

Auckland City and Waitakere United are looking for coaches, despite being the top two teams in the NZFC. Paul Posa said when he took over at Auckland from Colin Tuaa in December that he would do it only until the end of the season...

Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis broke his back and 11 more were injured when winds just shy of tornado strength ripped ...

COACH John Mitchell fumed over the breakdown 'free-for-all' after the Western Force's Super 14 semi-final hopes nose-dived with a 32-29 loss to the Bulls in Pretoria.

May 2, 2009 (Sun Sentinel delivered by Newstex ) -- Every rookie camp the Miami Dolphins throw as much as they possible?can at the rookies and newcomers and watch to see whose head is swimming, and which players gobble it up. Who improves throughout the weekend, and who regresses. ? Coach Tony Sparano said he hopes two undrafted guys make the team. he also said today was about seeing who can handle how much information -- take the stuff they're taught in the classroom and apply it on the field. ? While I didn't see Saturday's session because of my wife's graduation, cohort Steve Gorten (my hockey homeboy) did his best to keep The Mob from missing a beat. ? Steve, who runs a nice Panthers blog I'd like you to click on just to say 'THANK YOU STEVE',?says.... ? Fourth-round draft pick Brian Hartlinelooked good.

By MAC ENGEL IRVING — A frazzled Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips sat in a chair putting on a pair of dry socks as he tried to explain what he saw.'I was out on the field. I ran for the door and didn’t make it to the door, and the door fell,' he said. 'I saw the guys go out the door, and the whole door fell.'Twelve people, including special teams coach Joe DeCamillis, were injured when the Cowboys indoor practice facility collapsed during an intense storm at Saturday’s rookie minicamp. Ten were transported to hospitals; the other two were walk-ins. DeCamillis suffered broken bones in his lower back.Dan Reeves, DeCamillis’ father-in-law and a longtime NFL coach, said DeCamillis is going to be OK, but not before having surgery to repair a couple of broken vertebrae. DeCamillis was taken on a stretcher to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.'As far as we know, he has to have some surgery,' Reeves said when reached at his Atlanta home Saturday night. 'They

He's been around the league long enough to have coached on 10 of the NFL's 32 teams, including the 49ers in Eddie DeBartolo Jr.'s first year as owner, way back in 1977. Now 63, Jimmy Raye is back with the 49ers as offensive coordinator, charged with...

By EDDIE SEFKO DENVER — The NBA is a world of sizzle and glamour and bling.And yet, the Dallas Mavericks’ western conference semifinals match with Denver will feature two point guards who couldn’t care less about behind-the-back glitz.Jason Kidd and Chauncey Billups are old-school warriors. Forget sizzle. They are grade-A, superior-quality point guards for whom winning is the only meaty issue.'This series,' Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said Saturday, 'will be a better-basketball DVD on how to play the point.'The young, flashy point guards of the 'now' NBA are Chris Paul and deron williams. They’re also on vacation.Kidd and Billups? They represent the best of the vintage point guards left playing.'It’s two old dogs,' Kenyon Martin said.Denver was just another team going nowhere before Billups arrived early this season in the Allen Iverson trade. Since then, his strong hand on the rudder has pushed the Nuggets past legitimacy and into the land of dangerous

By CLARENCE E. HILL JR. IRVING — The Dallas Cowboys built a monstrous 80-foot high indoor practice facility in 2003 to provide a place for the team to work out during inclement weather.But the air-supported 'bubble' was no safe haven Saturday, when it collapsed during a severe thunderstorm near the conclusion of the afternoon rookie minicamp. Twelve people were injured, including special teams coach Joe DeCamillis and assistant scout Rich Behm. No players were injured.According to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, the tent-like building succumbed to winds upward of 64 mph.'I feel like I was in a fight,' secondary coach Dave Campo said. 'When it came down, I didn’t have much time to react. What scared me the most was that my son was in the building. Practice was going well. That was a helluva ending.'It was the second day of a three-day rookie minicamp. Roughly 70 people were inside, including 27 players, coaches, staff, family members and media.Cowboys spokesman