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Northwestern fired baseball coach Jim Foster on Thursday after an internal probe revealed he reportedly engaged in "bullying and abusive behavior."
The decision arrives three days after Northwestern fired longtime football head coach Pat Fitzgerald amid a hazing scandal.
The university announced Foster's dismissal in a statement from athletic director Derrick Gragg.
"Nothing will ever be more important to Northwestern than providing its students a place that allows them to develop in the classroom, in the community, and in competition at the absolute highest level, and building a culture which allows our staff to thrive," the statement reads. "This has been an ongoing situation and many factors were considered before reaching this resolution.
"As the director of athletics, I take ownership of our head coaching hires and we will share our next steps as they unfold."
Foster's ouster arrives after a Chicago Tribune report found current and former players, alumni and people close to the baseball program accused Foster of problematic behavior dating back to last fall, when the first-year coach joined the program. The complaints prompted an internal investigation that revealed “sufficient evidence” Foster “engaged in bullying and abusive behavior," according to a university document obtained by the Tribune.
Per the document, Foster "made an inappropriate comment regarding a female staff member, and spoke negatively about his staff to other staff members.” The document didn't go into further details about the complaints, the Tribune reports. Sources close to the program told the Tribune that Foster would direct expletive-laced tirades at his staff and pressured players to return early from injury or risk losing their spots in the lineup.
Hitting coach and recruiting coordinator Dusty Napoleon, pitching coach Jon Strauss and operations director Chris Beacom all left the team during the season prior to the revelation of the allegations against Foster. Northwestern finished 10-40 this season, and 16 players entered the transfer portal at the end of the season, according to the Tribune.
The Tribune published the report Monday. Three days later, Foster was fired.
Foster joined Northwestern in 2022 after six seasons as the head coach at Army. Assistant coach Brian Anderson will take the program over "during this time of transition," according to the university.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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