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Pickens Pulls Off Two Victories in Day Two of Tipoff Tournament

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Monday, November 19, 2012

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The Pickens Dragonettes and Dragons got the job done on day two of the ETC Tipoff Tournament on Monday, prevailing in commanding fashion in their matchups with the Copper Basin Cougars and Lady Cougars. [Read more »]

Uncertainty at UTEP: Price Plans to Hang it Up

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Monday, November 19, 2012

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UTEP head football coach Mike Price is set to announce his retirement on Monday afternoon after spending thirty-one years as a college football head coach.

Price, who holds a 48-60 record in nine seasons as Miners head coach, has posted a 131-138 record as a FBS coach in his stints at Washington State and UTEP. Price infamously held the Alabama head coaching job for five months in 2003 before an off-the-field incident cost him the job before he ever coached a game for the Crimson Tide. [Read more »]

Pickens Plays Up and Down in Tipoff Tournament Opener

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Sunday, November 18, 2012

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The Pickens Dragons and Dragonettes played on different ends of the spectrum on the first day of the ETC Tipoff Tournament on Saturday, as the Nettes opened the tournament with a hard-fought eight point win over the Fannin Lady Rebels and the Dragons started the series of games with a disappointing eighteen point loss to the Fannin Rebels.
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Nightmare at Neyland: Vols Dump Dooley

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Sunday, November 18, 2012

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Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart announced on Sunday afternoon that Volunteers head coach Derek Dooley has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. Volunteers offensive coordinator Jim Chaney will serve as interim head coach for the season-ending game against Kentucky.

Dooley, who posted a 15-21 record with one bowl appearance in three seasons in Knoxville, failed to revive a once-proud Tennessee program, winning only four SEC games in three years while losing to Vanderbilt and Kentucky over the last two years.
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Calamity in Kalamazoo: Western Michigan Cans Cubit

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Sunday, November 18, 2012

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Western Michigan athletic director Kathy Beauregard announced today that the school has relieved head football coach Bill Cubit of his duties, one day after the Broncos finished the 2012 season with a 4-8 record.

Cubit, who took over as Broncos head coach in 2005 after a two year stint as Stanford offensive coordinator, posted a 51-47 record at Western Michigan and led the Broncos to three bowl games in his eight seasons as head coach. [Read more »]

Pickens Head Coach Chris Parker Discusses the Dragons’ Season

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Friday, November 16, 2012

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The first year of the Chris Parker era in Pickens was undoubtedly a success, as the Dragons posted their first non-losing record since 2006 and won more games than the 2011 and 2010 teams combined. [Read more »]

Disaster in Dalton: Catamounts Blank Dragons 42-0

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

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The Pickens Dragons struggled mightily in their region play-in game against the Dalton Catamounts on Friday night, giving up twenty-one points in the first half on their way to a 42-0 defeat, the first time the team has been shut out since last year’s season-ending loss to Heritage. [Read more »]

And There He Goes: Wildcats Fire Joker Phillips

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Sunday, November 4, 2012

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Kentucky Wildcats athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced Sunday on UKAthletics.com that head coach Joker Phillips will not return to the program in 2013.

Phillips, a Kentucky alum who took over once Rich Brooks retired in 2009, has posted a 12-23 record through three seasons as head coach with the team sitting at 1-9 with two games remaining in the 2012 season. [Read more »]

Knights Nip Dragons in Final Minutes 28-26

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Saturday, November 3, 2012

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The Pickens Dragons suffered a disappointing loss on Friday night against the River Ridge Knights, giving up eighteen points in the fourth quarter in a 28-26 defeat that gave the Knights the #1 seed in the Region 7-AAAA subregion A and left the Dragons’ playoff chances in serious trouble.
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Dragons Own the Knight: Pickens Prevails 49-21

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

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The Pickens Dragons had a memorable Homecoming game on Friday night against the Johnson Knights, as the Dragons outscored the Knights 28-7 in the second half of the game on their way to a 49-21 victory. [Read more »]