Column: Indiana brought coaching mess on itself

 
It's over. Sort of. The short, sordid Kelvin Sampson Era finally ended early Friday night after a long day of threatened mutinies, ... (link)

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Sampson out as Hoosiers coach

The saga at Indiana regarding Kelvin Sampson's job status, which took twists and turns all day Friday, appears to have reached its end. ESPN is reporting that the school reached a $750,000 settlement with Sampson, who no longer will coach the team. ESPN also reported that Dan Dakich will coach the team for tomorrow night's game at Northwestern. Earlier Friday, a source had told Sporting ...
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Indiana to Pay Kelvin Sampson $750,000; Sampson Leaves and Agrees Not to Sue

ESPN is reporting that Indiana basketball coach Kelvin Sampson has agreed to a $750,000 buyout, ending his coaching career at Indiana and agreeing not to sue for wrongful termination. It's rather stunning that Sampson, who repeatedly and ...
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Scenes From The Press Conference

Well, after waiting in the IU Media room for close on five hours (I got there at 4 p.m. and the press conference didn't start until just after 9 p.m.) we finally got a resolution to the Kelvin Sampson mess. I snapped a few pictures from before it started so I'll post those here (forgive the weak quality, I was using a camera phone).
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Kelvin Sampson: We Know Nothing!

Being that the four of us own diplomas from Indiana University and three of us covered the Men's basketball team for America's Best College newspaper, we've got some sources close to the program. These various sources often give us a heads up when ...
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Dark day at Indiana ends a messy, ugly saga with Sampson - Columnist

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The initial damage report from a spectacularly dark day at Indiana University: A career crashed. A reputation frayed. A team splintered. An administration stumbled. The result of Black Friday in Bloomington is a 22-4 team ...
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