A coach who was fired within hours of pulling a player's ponytail after a loss in a New York girls basketball state championship game has issued an apology, saying his actions were unacceptable.

A high school basketball coach has been fired after he got angry and pulled an athlete’s ponytail during a state championship game Friday. The Northville Central School District in Fulton County, New York,

A high school girls basketball coach in upstate New York was fired after a caught-on television postgame incident where he was busted yanking a player’s hair after the team lost Friday night.