The official end of Bellator MMA (originally known as Bellator Fighting Championships from its debut in 2009 through 2012), ...

Sampson is the only Native American head coach to ever take his team to the Final Four. His father, John W. "Ned" Sampson, was a longtime coach at Pembroke High School and an integral part of the ...

But at his core, he is the son of Robeson County high school teaching and coaching legend John "Ned" Sampson, who once fought off the Ku Klux Klan in the Battle of Hayes Pond in 1958 when Kelvin ...

Leaving is what enabled Sampson to become one of the best college coaches of the past 30 years, even if he had to skip ...

He said he never took his late mother's advice, but time and experience have given him the wisdom to appreciate his unique journey and those who helped him get ...

For the better part of 40 minutes Monday night, an elusive championship was in Houston's and head coach Kelvin Sampson's grasp. A victory would have have marked a breakthrough for a program and a ...

Editor's note: This story originally published ahead of Houston's semifinal game against Duke. It has been updated to reflect the win. SAN ANTONIO -- Kelvin Sampson reached into his pocket and ...

A five-year show-cause penalty against Sampson from his time at Oklahoma and Indiana has come back and benefited the Cougars, as the program plays for its first national championship against No. 1 ...

Head coach Kelvin Sampson, trying to lead his great Cougars squad to the program's first-ever national title, peered onto the court as the final buzzer blew and appeared dumbfounded by what had ...

SAN ANTONIO — In late October, Kelvin Sampson sat down on his couch in his office and the phone rang. It was a buddy who used to sell insurance and served as Sampson’s volunteer assistant at ...