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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fire Coach Raheem Morris… Oh, and the Rest of the Coaching Staff

Danny Groner — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:32:05 +0000

What better way to start off the new year than with a ton of firings? Raheem Morris and reportedly all the assistant coaches and coordinators of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were asking themselves this question when they lost their jobs Monday.

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NBA Suspiciously Fires Security Staffer After He Sheds Light on Sexual Harassment

Danny Groner — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:20:09 +0000

Warren Glover, a former NBA security official, says his superiors ignored several sets of allegations that women in the league office were being sexually harassed or discriminated against, reports The New York Times. Allegedly, Glover was fired after he spoke up about the claims, and is now suing the NBA for lost wages and damages.

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Miami Dolphins Fire Head Coach Tony Sparano

Danny Groner — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:19:14 +0000

Well, Todd Haley isn’t the only coach looking for work now.

The Miami Dolphins also fired their head coach, announcing that Tony Sparano (not to be confused with Tony Soprano) is being replaced by defensive backs coach Todd Bowles for the team’s remaining three games this season. The Dolphins sit at 4-9 after starting the season 0-7. In total, Sparano was 29-32 with Miami in his four years there.

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Kansas City Chiefs Fire Head Coach Todd Haley

Danny Groner — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:35:41 +0000

The Kansas City Chiefs fired Todd Haley on Monday, a day after the team fell to 5-8 in a disappointing season highlighted by injuries to top quarterback Matt Cassel and star running back Jamaal Charles.

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

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:14:09 +0000

Christian Petersen, Getty Images / YouTube / Stephen Dunn, Getty Images 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. 1 Rob Ianello, Akron Akron head coach [...]

Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Fired Amidst Scandal

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:09:06 +0000

The Penn State Board of Trustees announced Thursday it is firing longtime football coach Joe Paterno, as well as university president Graham Spanier. Both officials are accused of not reporting to police knowledge of sexual abuses against children by a member of their staff.

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Arizona Fires Head Coach Mike Stoops

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:21:16 +0000

University of Arizona officials announced Monday night that they have fired head football coach Mike Stoops after seven-and-a-half years at the helm in Tucson.

The Wildcats are off to a 1-5 start this year, with their lone win coming against FCS Northern Arizona. Dating back to last season, Arizona has lost 10 straight games to FBS teams by an average of almost 17 points per game.

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New Mexico Coach Mike Locksley Fired After Latest Loss, Off-Field Incident

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:00:12 +0000

Mike Locksley, whose 33 months as New Mexico’s head coach have been marked by failures both on and off the field, became the first coach to be fired in 2011 after another off-field incident and another embarrassing loss.

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US Skier Robert 'Sandy' Vietze Thrown Off National Team After Urinating on Little Girl

Shauna Wright — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:01:22 +0000

American skier Robert ‘Sandy’ Vietze was booted from the US Ski Team on Friday when it was discovered he did something pretty unspeakable on a JetBlue flight on Tuesday night.

After a weeklong training camp in Oregon with the US Ski Team, the 18-year-old Vietze apparently downed eight alcoholic beverages before boarding a redeye to New York’s JFK airport. During the flight, he got up from his seat, stumbled a few rows down the aisle, and commenced to urinate on an 11-year-old girl.

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