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Ex-UAA hockey coach says stick accusations are false, part of effort to discredit Cobb

Former UAA head coach Dave Shyiak instructs players on the first official day of hockey practice Monday September 24, 2012 at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

UAA's former hockey coach said Monday that accusations he abused a player are false and are part of an effort to discredit and force the departure of athletic director Steve Cobb.

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UAA SEAWOLVES

Search widens for a new UAA hockey coach

Open mic night at Monday's public meeting of UAA's supplemental search committee for a new hockey head coach produced nine members of the community -- nearly all of them strong supporters for decades -- who said their piece.
COLLEGE

QB Mitchell decides on North Carolina State

Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season.
COLLEGE

Kansas lands transfer Tarik Black from Memphis

Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately.
UAA SEAWOLVES

Cobb investigated slashing incident, decided coach didn't deserve punishment

UAA athletic director Steve Cobb said he didn't discipline the school's former hockey coach for slashing a player in practice because after investigating the incident, he determined it didn't warrant punishment.
UAA SEAWOLVES

UAA women's basketball signs two junior-college teammates from Wyoming

A roundup of news from UAA athletics, including two new recruits for the women's basketball team, an academic award for skier Lukas Ebner and 10 All-Region honorees from the outdoor track and field team.
UAA SEAWOLVES

NCAA investigating UAA for undisclosed reasons

UAA athletic department is subject of NCAA investigation, athletic director Steve Cobb said Friday without disclosing any other details.
UAA SEAWOLVES

UAA hockey coach search committee invites public comment at meeting Monday

UAA hopes to have its list of finalists complete by May 30 and hopes to hire a new coach by June 15.
UAA SEAWOLVES

Ex-UAA player says coach hit him but reports exaggerated

Former UAA hockey player Nick Haddad acknowledged Wednesday that former coach Dave Shyiak slashed him with a stick at a 2011 practice, but says the incident is being blown out of proportion.
COLLEGE

Penn State defends medical changes after report

Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is fervently disputing suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced.
COLLEGE

Column: Notre Dame not chicken, just greedy

Brady Hoke was talking the way football coaches do, the way university presidents can't. Imagine, if you will, the snickering in academia if Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman, a biochemist by trade, accused her counterparts at Notre Dame of chickening out on a science fair.