In the video, Zullo pulls the hair of a visibly upset Monroe and fellow player, Ahmya Tompkins, who Albany-area news outlet WNYT reports is one of Zullo's nieces, steps in to break up the altercation.

Jim Zullo has been fired as coach of the Northville HS team for pulling the hair of a player after a loss in a New York state ...

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 issued an apology Sunday, saying his actions were unacceptable.

A Hall of Fame girls basketball coach in upstate New York apologized Sunday after being fired for violently yanking the ponytail of his star player and appearing to berate her following an ...

NORTHVILLE, N.Y. (WTEN) — A New York basketball coach, fired after pulling a player’s ponytail following a loss in the girls’ basketball state championship, has apologized for his actions.