A hell of a basketball coach who ran some really solid programs with some memorable teams “It was a unique experience, I’ll tell you that, and I loved every minute of it,” said Saint Louis guard Kyle Cassity, who was mostly a backup on last season’s 26-win team after starting for Majerus earlier in his [...]
Boycott tonight’s NCAA championship!
Posted on April 4, 2011 ·
[Note: the following is guest post by Music Turtle. Go to http://musicturtle.wordpress.com to read his reviews on all types of contemporary music and check in every Friday for his free download section.] It is very obvious to me after years of analysis that the structure of determining the NCAA basketball champion must change. Remember folks, [...]
University of Wisconsin Athletics are done with Nike
Posted on April 12, 2010 ·
No more Nike (and its not because of Tiger Woods). Citing labor issues in Honduras, the University of Wisconsin at Madison announced Friday that it is ending its licensing agreement with Nike. Madison, like many universities with lucrative licensing deals, has insisted that companies pledge to meet certain standards, especially in production outside the United [...]
Memphis is penalized, Calipari lionized
Posted on March 23, 2010 ·
Calipari’s advice to his team: don’t ”worry about the circumstances”. Coach John Calipari says that with a group as young as this one, the key is having a good time. He figures if he can keep basketball fun for the four freshmen – John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Orton – he can take [...]
Tony Dungy: Lack Of Black College Coaches ‘Disgraceful’
Posted on December 8, 2009 ·
Its pretty evident that the Rooney Rule, an affirmative action program that the late Johnnie Cochran and Jesse Jackson pushed for and came about because of Dan Rooney ‘s relationship with former Steeler’s assistant Tony Dungy, has benefited NFL football. As always, some people see “affirmative” before the word “action” as “reverse racism”, but this ignores [...]