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Is That Professor Kaku On This Plane Or Am I Dreaming; Writer Flys Next To Physics Great

James G — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:24:56 +0000

We love science on The New 940 KIXZ. In fact we think it is pretty fantastic. And that's why we air 'Science Fantastic' on Sunday evenings hosted by celebrity physicist Michio Kaku.

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Dennis Erickson, Rob Ianello and Other Football Coaches Who Got Axed This Week

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:05:09 +0000

With college football’s regular season winding down, the annual parade of underachieving coaches being shown the door has begun. Here is a list of those coaches who have been fired since last weekend’s games.

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Urban Meyer Gets Millions to Come Out of Hibernation and Coach Ohio State

Joe Student — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:55:38 +0000

Urban Meyer has been hired as the head coach of the Ohio State football program, the AP reports. Multiple sources have estimated that Meyer, who won two national championships while coaching the University of Florida, will sign a multi-year contract paying him $6 million per year. Meyer, an Ohio native, will be formally announced at a news conference at 5:15 p.m. on Monday.

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Former Notre Dame Coach Bob Davie Hired at New Mexico

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:30:32 +0000

ESPN commentator and former Notre Dame coach Bob Davie has been named the new head coach at the University of New Mexico. Davie was 35-25 in five years at Notre Dame, but hasn’t coached since 2001.

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Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno Could Lose His Job in Wake of Sex Scandal

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:53:19 +0000

Legendary coach Joe Paterno may be in his final days on the sidelines at Penn State, according to The New York Times.

The report cites two unnamed sources close to the PSU Board of Trustees who say that, while the exact timing and manner of his exit is still being discussed, it is clear that Paterno will not be back to coach the Nittany Lions next season.

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Houston Nutt Resigns As Ole Miss Coach After 12 Straight SEC Losses

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:07:08 +0000

After a 2-7 start to the season (0-6 in the SEC), Mississippi head coach Houston Nutt announced Monday that he will be resigning at the end of the season. Ole Miss Athletic Director Pete Boone also announced that he would be stepping down next year, but did not give a specific date.

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USC Head Coach Lane Kiffin Fined $10K for Criticizing Officials

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:30:03 +0000

USC Trojans head coach Lane Kiffin was fined $10,000 by the Pac-12 on Monday for his repeated criticism of game officials following his team’s triple-overtime loss to Stanford last weekend.

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High School Football Coach Shawn Abel Resigns After Profane Pregame Rant [VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:10:04 +0000

Tennessee Collierville High football coach Shawn Abel stepped down from his coaching position after his profanity-laden pregame locker room speech was leaked on YouTube.

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Minnesota Coach Jerry Kill Hospitalized with Seizures Again

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:10:46 +0000

Minnesota Gophers head coach Jerry Kill checked himself into the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN on Sunday for testing and treatment of multiple seizures he has experienced in recent weeks.

Kill suffered a seizure and collapsed late in the Gophers’ loss to New Mexico State earlier this season. He returned to the sideline the following week, but recently admitted that he has suffered 20 subsequent seizures since that time.

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Baseball Coach Gives Player A Kidney [VIDEO]

Billy Goforth — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:16:54 +0000

Wake Forest University baseball coach Tom Walter has given one of his players a kidney.

Freshman outfielder Kevin Jordan has ANCA vasculitis, a rare autoimmune disease that would have led to kidney failure by the time he finished college, unless he got a kidney transplant.

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