to which Coach Beard smirks and also opens up. Beard: After a brief pause, “I’m from Peoria.” Peoria is located along the Illinois River in central Illinois. The city was founded in 1845 and ...

Tim Thornton is moving on from Peoria High ... He became the 11th football coach at Central since 1919, replacing Gary Beard, who had spent the previous three seasons at the helm.

Hunt also mentioned Peoria during a 2021 interview published online with Vanity Fair, hinting that Beard's history could include the River City. "My sort of backstory that I have for him is ...

Nine concerned Peoria mothers stood outside the Peoria Unified School District building Thursday condemning administrators after a former Peoria teacher and a coach were arrested on charges of ...

Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested early Monday morning after allegedly strangling a woman at his home. Beard, 49, was booked at 4:18 a.m. CT with the Travis County Sheriff's ...

University of Texas men's basketball head coach Chris Beard was arrested and charged with assault on a family member early Monday. He was released after posting a $10,000 bond. The second-year ...

Update: On Jan. 5, Texas announced it had fired Chris Beard after being arrested late in 2022 on a third-degree felony assault charge. Texas men’s basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested on a ...

A felony domestic violence case against former Texas men’s basketball coach Chris Beard will not move forward, a Texas prosecutor said Wednesday, partly at the urging of the alleged victim.