The Morning Dish – Monday, September 15th RIP Merle: One of the 1952 Hickory Huskers Indiana state championship team has passed away. Kent Poole, 39, who played the role of Merle Webb in the 1986 movie “Hoosiers”, was found dead at his home in Crawfordsville, Indiana, apparently committing suicide by […]
Month: September 2003
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The Morning Dish – Saturday, September 13th Tide Extension: Alabama head basketball coach Mark Gottfried received a five-year contract extension yesterday, which raises his annual salary to $800,000 ($150,000 base) plus incentives. A sixth year would be added if Gottfried wins 19 games this season. Gottfried, the Tide’s coach since […]
John Chaney and Villanova
Big mess amidst the Big Five by Michael Protos For college basketball fans in Philadelphia, the Big Five round-robin means just as much in pride as it does in the standings. The Big Five schools – Villanova, Temple, Penn, La Salle and St. Joseph’s – do not earn any national […]
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The Morning Dish – Friday, September 12th Bulldogs in Doghouse: The NCAA put Fresno State on four years’ probation Wednesday for numerous violations from 1995 to 2002 – basically the reign of Jerry Tarkanian. The NCAA levied charges of academic fraud, failure to report violations, and the famous “lack of […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, September 11th A moment of silence here in Hoopville to honor the victims of the September 11th attacks. In Appreciation . . . I just read for the first time the tribute you paid to my late brother, Dan. I just wanted to say […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, September 10th Bracket Buster: ESPN has announced the field for the second “Bracket Buster” Saturday, scheduled for February 21st. The field, which features teams from 11 mid-major and smaller conferences, more than doubled in size to 46 teams competing in 23 games, up from 18 […]
Conversation with Gary Stewart
A Conversation with Gary Stewart by Adam Shandler You’ve heard of the University of California-Davis, I know you have. Perhaps you caught a glimpse of the campus during last year’s edition of MTV’s Sorority Life. (Yes, I admit it. I watched the show. Happy now?) On that reality-based program, cameras […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, September 9th New AD In Town: Baylor has announced the hiring of UMass athletics director Ian McCaw. McCaw, who takes over AD duties at beleaguered Baylor, replaces Tom Stanton, who resigned a month ago with head coach Dave Bliss when the Patrick Dennehy investigation revealed […]
Abar Rouse
Can it get any more Wacko in Waco? by Dean Austin Ever read the Phil Taylor column on si.com? You should; intelligent, provocative and never boring, Taylor is the epitome of today’s top sportswriter. He’s also flat out wrong when it comes to the case of Baylor whistleblower Abar Rouse. […]
