Volunteer AD resigns; Meeting in New York; Meeting in Dallas; NBC Olympic deal; UNC 'Letter of Inquiry'
June 8, 2011
Embattled Tennessee AD resigns
Embattled Tennessee AD resigns
Mike Hamilton, the athletic director at the University of Tennessee has resigned. Hamilton's eight year tenure became extremely controversial over the last few years, as football coach Lane Kiffin and basketball coach Bruce Pearl kept making headlines for for all the wrong reasons.
It was Hamilton who hired Kiffin after the 2008 season, only to see Kiffin leave after only one year. During that one year Kiffin kept the Vols under heavy NCAA scrutiny. Hamilton also negotiated a substandard buy-out clause that made it easy for Kiffin to bolt Knoxville.
Hamilton's hiring of basketball coach Bruce Pearl started out on a high note. But this past season, Bruce Pearl's recruiting transgressions led to Pearl being suspended. Pearl was then fired after the completion of the season.
Hamilton
Hamilton
NFL owners and players meet in New York
Labor and management got together on Tuesday in New York. This marks the second week in a row of negotiations between the two sides outside of the court room. Last week the parties met outside of Chicago.
And meetings are taking place in the NBA as well
Owners and players got together in Dallas on Tuesday hoping that talks will avoid a lockout with the league CBA set to expire on June 30.
NBC appears to have a deal for the Olympics through 2020
NBC appears to have a deal for the Olympics through 2020
It looks like NBC will continue to be the home of the Summer and Winter Olympics through 2020. NBC beat out rivals ESPN and Fox for the rights to broadcast the games. More on this tomorrow.
Tar Heels get letter from NCAA
The University of North Carolina finally received the 'letter of inquiry' from the NCAA. The letter represents formal notification of an NCAA investigation. The letter of course relates to the issues that have plagued UNC football for the past year.
Tar Heels get letter from NCAA
The University of North Carolina finally received the 'letter of inquiry' from the NCAA. The letter represents formal notification of an NCAA investigation. The letter of course relates to the issues that have plagued UNC football for the past year.
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