December 21, 2007

Former Fresno State Coach Wins Discrimination Verdict

By BRAD WOLVERTON

A state jury in California awarded $19.1-million to a former women's basketball coach at California State University at Fresno who sued the university, alleging sexual discrimination.

The award, believed to be one of the largest ever to an individual in a discrimination case, represents the third black eye for Fresno State's athletics department in the past five months. In July a jury awarded $5.85-million to a former volleyball coach who sued for sexual discrimination; a judge later

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