Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

Leach says James' father was meddler

Jan. 2, 2010
Fired Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said the father of the player he was accused of mistreating after a concussion meddled more than any parent he has ever come across. Leach also denied he mistreated Adam James when he spoke Friday about his firing. Dismissed...
Related Stories from UPI.com

Texas Tech fires football Coach Mike Leach

LUBBOCK, Texas, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Texas Tech University Wednesday fired football Coach Mike Leach following allegations he abused an injured player.

Texas Tech suspends Coach Mike Leach

LUBBOCK, Texas, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Texas Tech University football Coach Mike Leach was suspended Monday following complaints about his treatment of a player who was injured.

Report: Leach to stay at Texas Tech

LUBBOCK, Texas, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Texas Tech football Coach Mike Leach reportedly reached an agreement with the school Thursday to extend his contract through the 2013 season.

COL BKB: Texas 71, Texas Tech 49

LUBBOCK, Texas, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Damion James scored 18 points for eleventh-ranked Texas Saturday in a 71-49 rout of Texas Tech.

Texas Tech coach fined for comments

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach was fined $10,000 and publicly reprimanded by the Big 12 Conference for comments he made after the Red Raiders lost to Texas.

Texas Tech defensive coordinator resigns

LUBBOCK, Texas, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Texas Tech defensive coordinator Lyle Setencich resigned and will be replaced in the interim by assistant head coach Ruffin McNeill.

COL BKB: Texas Tech 78, UCLA 66

TUCSON, March 18 (UPI) -- Ronald Ross scored 28 points Thursday night as Texas Tech pulled away late for a 78-66 win over UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Leach given 3-year extension at Texas Tech

LUBBOCK, Texas, April 13 (UPI) -- Texas Tech has given football Coach Mike Leach a three year contract extension through 2008.

Report: Vials of bubonic plague missing

LUBBOCK, Texas, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Samples of bubonic plague are missing from the Texas Tech University Health Services Center, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported Wednesday. Texas Tech officials could not be reached for comment on the report made to Texas Tech police Tuesday night.

Texas Tech 12, Texas A&M 0

LUBBOCK, Texas, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A six-yard touchdown run by Ricky Williams with two minutes remaining Saturday clinched the biggest victory for Texas Tech coach Mike Leach in his two years at
1 of 25
President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
View Caption
President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch