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.

For the first time since his controversial firing from Texas two years ago, Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard will face his former team when the Rebels host the Texas basketball team Wednesday.

OXFORD — New contracts signed by Chris Beard in April include nearly a 50% pay increase as the Ole Miss men's basketball coach enters his second season, documents show. Under the terms of his ...