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Florida International Wants Isiah Thomas

By Chas RichApr 13th 2009 – 11:34PM

UPDATE: Thomas Officially Accepts Job This is almost too good to be true. Isiah Thomas appears poised to take the head coaching job of Florida International. This, despite no experience in coaching or recruiting in college basketball.For those unsure of where FIU is, it is right in Miami. A place where a few New Yorkers...

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Blue Raider Tina Stewart Fatally Stabbed By Roommate

By Yannique Benitez Mar 03rd 2011 - 04:00PM

Today Shanterrica Madden (pictured left) is scheduled to appear in court for her connection to the death of her roommate, the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) basketball player Clantina "Tina" Marie Lapae Stewart (pictured).

Sun Belt Conference News From the Web

  • 05/02/12 Texas State to the Sun Belt Source: ABC - KVUE 23 - Austin TX Texas State University President Denise Trauth and Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson announced Wednesday that Texas State has accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference as an all-sports member beginning in 2013-14.
  • 04/09/12 Georgia State to join Sun Belt in 2013 Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL (NASCAR) In a move that has been speculated over the past several week, Georgia State officially accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference starting in 2013.

Background on Sun Belt Conference

The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the higher of two levels of Division I football competition (formerly known as Division I-A).

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