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George Will: Out of catastrophe comes renewal

Already 99.9 (and about 58 more 9s) percent of the universe — it is expanding lickety-split — is beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Into what is it expanding? Hard to say. We can say there is lots of stuff in space: Hold up a penny at arm’s length and you block from your field of vision three [...]

Statement from Texas Tech on Termination of Football Coach Mike Leach

After reviewing all the information available, Texas Tech University has decided that the best course of action for the university and its football program is to terminate its relationship with Head Football Coach Mike Leach for cause.

Statement from Texas Tech on Termination of Football Coach Mike Leach

After reviewing all the information available, Texas Tech University has decided that the best course of action for the university and its football program is to terminate its relationship with Head Football Coach Mike Leach for cause.

Leach files for restraining order to coach Alamo

The lawyer for Mike Leach says the suspended Texas Tech coach did nothing wrong in how he treated a player with a “mild” concussion, and Leach is seeking a court’s help in allowing him to coach in Saturday’s Valero Alamo Bowl.

Texas Tech Fires Coach Mike Leach

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech fired coach Mike Leach on Wednesday, just two days after he was suspended by the school as it investigated his treatment of a player with a concussion.

UTB/TSC to return to Final Four of chess

UTB/TSC will face Texas Tech University, The University of Texas at Dallas and The University of Maryland, Baltimore County to determine the top collegiate chess team in the United States from Friday, April 9 to Sunday, April 11 at UTB/TSC.

SDSU hires head for new architecture department

The new architectural program at South Dakota State University in Brookings has moved closer to reality with the naming of Brian T. Rex as department head.

Rex currently is the associate dean for academics and chair of instruction in the College of Architecture at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where he also holds an appointment as [...]

Leach should see the light and leave

Knowing Mike Leach, it’s probably true. He probably put Craig James’ son in the dark, and he probably said something about his fat, little girlfriend, too.

But Leach isn’t the first coach to bully a kid, and he isn’t the first to anger parents. He’s just the first who needs a lawyer to coach in his [...]

Alamo Bowl reacts to Leach suspension

This is a blog posted by Rick Hill, the Valero Alamo Bowl’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications.

The blog comes from mysanantonio.com. The blog reads as follows:

A look at Coach Mike Leach's contract

If Coach Leach stays employed with Texas Tech University through Friday, January 1st, he will be paid $800,000 bonus, which is part of his contract agreement.

Leach's Lawyer Takes Camera Inside the 'Shed' and 'Closet'

The attorney for Texas Tech coach Mike Leach is fighting in court to get the suspended coach back on the sideline in time for the Alamo Bowl. And he’s also fighting in the court of public opinion to combat reports that Leach locked wide receiver Adam James in rooms described as a “shed” and an [...]

SportsCenter Right Now

Leach firing could give MSU an edge

The Mike Leach era is over at Texas Tech, only three days before the Red Raiders take the field against Michigan State in the Valero Alamo Bowl.

Lou Holtz and Mark May On Leach's Firing

Texas Tech fires head coach Mike Leach.

Legal Recourse For Mike Leach

Lester Munson on the legal options for Mike Leach.

Herbstreit: Strange Situation At Texas Tech

Kirk Herbstreit on the firing of Mike Leach at Texas Tech.

Texas Tech Chancellor On Leach Firing

Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance provides details on the firing of Mike Leach.

Ruffin McNeill On Leach's Firing

Mike Leach’s firing.

Craig James On The Firing Of Mike Leach

Texas Tech fires head coach Mike Leach.

Letter sent to Leach

The text of a letter, dated Dec. 23, from Texas Tech officials provided to Mike Leach that was included in a court filing. Leach, who was fired Wednesday, did not sign the letter nor agree to abide by the guidelines set forth in it.