The Washington Post reported earlier Thursday night that legendary UCLA men’s basketball coach John Wooden has died.
As the Internet buzzed with the news, other news outlets reported that Wooden, 99, was in the hospital and gravely ill.
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Not sure how I missed this one, but Rutgers appears to be on the verge of looking for a new head coach.
How exactly Fred Hill and the Scarlet Knights got to this point is much more interesting than it might sound.
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The UConn women prove just how amazing they are, run-prevention doesn’t work in Game 2 and if no one attends a press conference, does it actually happen?
Tags: Basketball, Boston College, NCAA, Red Sox, UConn
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Two of the remaining openings in college basketball appear to be filled, as both DePaul and Boston College are expected to hold press conferences to introduce a new coach in the near future.
Tags: Basketball, Boston College, Clemson, NCAA, Oliver Purnell, Steve Donahue
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Word is the New Jersey Nets are going to throw anywhere between $12 and $15 million a season at Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski to leave the college game and head to the NBA.
I’m here to tell you it ain’t gonna happen.
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A No. 1 seed takes a tumble, one Big East team remains and Kentucky fans go crazy.
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The second weekend of the NCAA Tournament begins Thursday night, with the regional semifinals for the East and West tipping off a little after 7 p.m.
First up is Syracuse and Butler in the West, followed by Washington and West Virginia in the East. The late games are Xavier and Kansas State in the West and Kentucky and Cornell in the East. The winners will play on Saturday.
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The Milford student section cheers during the fourth quarter of the Class I championship game.
Crowds at New Hampshire high school basketball games has grown of the last several years, and with it has grown the concern that everyone in attendance is on his or her best behavior.
What exactly that constitutes is up for debate in some cases, but John Doyle of Foster’s Daily Democrat does an excellent job of taking a closer look here.
In a time when college student sections are glorified for their passion and shenanigans, a lot of high school students see that and want to emulate it at their respective school’s basketball games. While that enthusiasm is certainly welcome, it has to be within reason, which then creates a problem.
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Superstitions and sports often go hand-in-hand. Any baseball fan from New England can tell you that, as can any athlete who has worn the same underwear for any length of time without washing it.
Some people have good luck charms, things they wear or carry with them that they believe will bring success. Others will do certain things, or eat certain meals, before a game to bring out the best in their performance.
And then there’s the underwear.
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Before LeBron and D-Wade and ‘Melo, before Kobe and KG, even before Moses Malone and Darryl Dawkins, there was Spencer Haywood.
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