Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – Tina Kunzer-Murphy received a three-year contract to become the athletics director at UNLV. The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents approved the deal on Friday, thus removing the interim tag she’s held since […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – In a cost-cutting measure, Temple announced Friday that it is eliminating seven sports from its intercollegiate athletic programs. As of July 1, 2014, baseball, men’s crew, men’s gymnastics, men’s outdoor track & field and men’s indoor […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – University of Pennsylvania athletic director Steve Bilsky will retire on June 30, 2014. The school made the announcement on Thursday. “It has been a privilege to serve for 20 years as the director of athletics of […]
Austin, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The University of Texas announced Tuesday it plans to hire Steve Patterson as the new men’s athletic director. Patterson’s appointment is subject to approval from the university’s system board of regents, which is slated to meet […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya captured the men’s title at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, while countrymate Priscah Jeptoo claimed the women’s crown. Mutai also won the men’s title in 2011, making him the […]
But this year’s race comes back quite strong. The elite field consists of a who’s who in men’s marathon competition. Headlining the men’s division are 2011 defending champion Geoffrey Mutai, five- time marathon winner Martin Lei, both from Kenya, and […]
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto captured the men’s title at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, while countrymate Rita Jeptoo won the women’s crown. Kimetto set a course record with a time of 2 hours, 3 minutes and 45 […]
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – Race two of the World Marathon Major series is scheduled for this Sunday through streets of downtown Chicago. The race starts and ends on Columbus Drive and winds through the Loop before heading north to […]
Austin, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – University of Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds is expected to announce on Tuesday that he will step down, effective next August. The Austin American-Statesman, citing three well-connected sources, first reported the retirement announcement. According to the […]
Berlin, Germany (Sports Network) – Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Florence Kiplagat were the winners Sunday at the Berlin Marathon. Kipsang took the men’s crown in a record time off 2 hours, 3 minutes and 23 seconds, shaving 15 seconds off […]