Both Sides Dig In As Former Coach Sues Texas

Former University of Texas (UT) women’s track coach Bev Kearney, whose teams won six national championships, has sued the school for wrongful termination.   The impetus for the lawsuit was the athletic administration’s decision to place Kearney on paid leave in November of 2012, shortly before she was to receive a substantial raise. UT’s decision was reportedly fueled by a revelation that Kearney had engaged in what she termed to be a “consensual intimate relationship” with an “