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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.

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UAA launches first startup company, Zensor

Tiny circuit board: John Lund holds the tiny circuit board that can fit inside an ultra long...
UAA to welcome a Boeing 727 to its aviation technology program Feb. 26

Fed Ex: Donates a Boeing 727 to UAA's aviation technology program. Nothing like having ...
UAA Alumni Association announces interim Board of Directors

Swearing in: Left to right, Rachel Morse, Patty Hickock, Heather Cavanaugh and Ben Anderson...
UAA alum Dawnell Smith provides leadership at Out North and on the roller derby rink

Dawnell Smith as 'WickedSpeedia" The story Dawnell Smith tells about playing in her...

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Statement from for UAA hockey player Nick Haddad

Here's the text of the statement from former UAA hockey player Nick Haddad regarding an incident with coach Shyiak in 2011.
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Text of Mickey Spencer's letter to UAA

Here's the text of the email sent to UAA from former hockey player Mickey Spencer.
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UAA did right thing by tweaking coach search

By pushing pause to revamp its search for a hockey coach, UAA did the right thing for the struggling program and an increasingly disgruntled hockey community.
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UAA women claim GNAC track crown

Behind double-winners Grace Morgan and Ruth Keino, the UAA women captured the Great Northwest Athletic Conference track championship Saturday in Monmouth, Ore.
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UAA's Keino, Tanui and Yilma spark distance domination at GNAC track championships

UAA leads the women's team race and its men sit fourth entering Saturday's final competitions.
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Christiansen returns to help UAA

Brush Christiansen founded UAA hockey, guided its transition from Division II to Division I, spearheaded its membership into a powerful league and during 17 seasons as head coach presided over its most cherished accomplishment, a shocking NCAA first-round road sweep of heavily favored Boston College...