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« Reply #225 on: April 01, 2012, 09:25:53 am »
Did not take Bruce Weber long to find another job, new head coach at Kansas State.

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« Reply #226 on: April 02, 2012, 07:32:04 am »
I wonder how Wildcat Bob is doing. He must be awfully excited.

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« Reply #227 on: April 02, 2012, 08:15:57 am »
Pretty sure Bill Self has not lost to Coach Cal yet. I give the edge to Kansas.

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« Reply #228 on: April 03, 2012, 10:36:14 am »
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I wonder how Wildcat Bob is doing. He must be awfully excited.

Well, yeah... but, you know, he excites himself...

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« Reply #229 on: April 03, 2012, 02:26:34 pm »
Oh Please,

Sporting venues are not "public", they are private.  You're free speech rights stop at the stadium/field entrance.  The Sports themselves dictate the rules.    Try yelling like those fans at an event on the pro-golf tour whilst someone is in the process of swinging.  See how long you last.

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« Reply #230 on: April 04, 2012, 03:59:21 pm »



Mohammad El Akkari scores 113

Mohammad El Akkari joined the exclusive 100-point-game club when he scored 113 in a Lebanese league game Tuesday.

Akkari, a 27-year-old guard for Moutahed of Tripoli who went in averaging only 7.6 points in 23 games, made 40-of-69 shots, including 32-of-59 3-pointers, according to fibaasia.net. He had only one free throw.

"Thank God for this performance. I think it's all a result of my practice," Akkari said, according to fibaasia.net. "I also want to thank my coach for letting me play that long and all my teammates for helping."

Records show that this was the first 100-point performance in an official game in any league of the FIBA Asia National Federations.

read more:  http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7774255/mohammad-el-akkari-scores-113-points-fiba-asia-game


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« Reply #231 on: April 04, 2012, 04:23:46 pm »






John Calipari not interested in NBA

By Andy Katz | ESPN.com | Updated: April 4, 2012, 3:46 PM ET


Kentucky coach John Calipari said Wednesday he isn't going to coach the New York Knicks or any other NBA franchise for the foreseeable future.

"Kentucky is the best job in basketball coaching," Calipari said. "Why would I leave? We just won the national title. We're chasing UCLA."

Kentucky's title win over Kansas on Monday night in New Orleans gave the school eight national men's basketball titles, three short of UCLA's all-time record of 11.

Calipari said no NBA team has contacted him about an opening, including the Knicks, which are being coached by Mike Woodson on an interim basis after Mike D'Antoni was fired.

Calipari coached the New Jersey Nets for three seasons after he took UMass to the Final Four in 1996. He was fired by the Nets 20 games into his third season, in 1998-99.

read more:  http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7775024/john-calipari-says-not-interested-nba-coaching-job




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« Reply #232 on: April 05, 2012, 04:07:32 pm »



Coach: Dwight Howard wants me out

By Ian O'Connor | ESPNNewYork.com | Updated: April 5, 2012, 3:54 PM ET


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Stan Van Gundy said he knows his franchise player, Dwight Howard, has asked that he be fired as coach of the Orlando Magic, and get this: Van Gundy claimed his sources are better than any reporter's.

"I was told it was true by people in our management," Van Gundy said Thursday, just hours before the Magic hosted the New York Knicks. "So right from the top."

In what had to be one of the most bizarre game-day scenes in NBA history, Van Gundy confirmed a WKMG-TV report that Howard is pushing for his ouster, and did so right before the center walked through a circle of news media members and embraced his coach.

"They haven't told me anything," Van Gundy said of Orlando management, "and they don't need to. I'm the coach right now, and I'm the coach until they decide I'm not the coach. It's 12:02 right now. If they want to fire me at 12:05, I'll go home and find something to do. I'll have a good day."

Clearly unaware of the stunning claim Van Gundy had made, Howard suddenly appeared at his side and put his right arm around the coach.

read more:  http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7778991/orlando-magic-stan-van-gundy-dwight-howard-wants-fired



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« Reply #233 on: April 05, 2012, 06:48:18 pm »

I wonder if someone is going to get fired at Arkansas since it's the cover-up that gets you all the time.....



 

Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino had female passenger on motorcycle ride that ended in crash

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino had a female passenger with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended with a crash that sent him to the hospital, according to a police report released Thursday.

Petrino was with former Arkansas volleyball player and current Razorback Foundation fundraiser Jessica Dorrell.

Petrino, who is married with four children, didn’t mention he had a passenger during a news conference on Tuesday, two days after Sunday’s accident, and a school statement that day quoted Petrino’s family as saying “no other individuals” were involved.

The 51-year-old Petrino also said Tuesday that he had spent the day with his wife, Becky, at a lake and was going for an evening ride. Dorrell, 25, didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment. A Petrino spokesman, Zack Higbee, declined immediate comment.

read more:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/arkansas-coach-bobby-petrino-wont-be-cited-for-motorcycle-crash-had-female-passenger/2012/04/05/gIQAPrI5xS_story.html?tid=pm_sports_pop


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« Reply #234 on: April 06, 2012, 06:22:24 am »





Cuban: Make players stay 3 years in NCAA
Mark Cuban not fan of 1 and done


By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com | Updated: April 5, 2012, 11:20 AM ET


DALLAS -- NBA commissioner David Stern and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, a pair of basketball power brokers who have differed on plenty of topics over the years, agree that they'd like to get rid of the one-and-done trend with draft prospects.

The rules currently require an American player to be at least 19 years old and a year out of high school before he can declare for the NBA draft, which is why the lottery is littered with phenoms coming off their college freshman seasons each year.

Stern said Tuesday that he'd like to add a year to the rule. Cuban wants to take it a step further, requiring players to wait three years after their high school class graduates to become draft-eligible.

"I just think there's every good reason to do it, which is obviously why we didn't do it," Cuban said sarcastically, adding that Kentucky fans were the only people who like the one-and-done concept.

read more:  http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/7778070/dallas-mavericks-mark-cuban-make-players-stay-3-years-ncaa





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Re: Other Sports
« Reply #235 on: April 06, 2012, 10:07:36 am »
Re the Petrino thing, she looks more like something you'd be pulling in a trailer filled with oats.

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« Reply #236 on: April 06, 2012, 10:10:44 am »
yeah, I thought she had quite the set of teeth

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« Reply #237 on: April 06, 2012, 02:12:28 pm »
Another photo of Petrino's girlfriend and his statement:



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"The state police report today provides an accurate description of my accident, which includes details that had not publicly come to light prior to the report being issued. I regret that I have not publicly acknowledged a passenger on the vehicle. I have been in constant pain, medicated and the circumstances involving the wreck have come out in bits and pieces. That said I certainly had a concern about Jessica Dorrell's name being revealed. In my press conference, I referred to her simply as 'a lady'. My concern was to protect my family and a previous inappropriate relationship from becoming public. In hindsight, I showed a serious mistake in judgment when I chose not to be more specific about those details. Today, I've acknowledged this previous inappropriate relationship with my family and those within the athletic department administration.

    I apologize to my wife, Becky, and our four children, Chancellor (David) Gearhart, Jeff Long, the Board of Trustees, University administration, my coaching staff, student-athletes and the entire state of Arkansas. I have been humbled by the outpouring of concern and get-well wishes. I apologize to the Razorback Nation for the attention my actions have brought to the University of Arkansas and our program. I will fully cooperate with the University throughout this process and my hope is to repair my relationships with my family, my Athletic Director, the Razorback Nation and remain the head coach of the Razorbacks."


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« Reply #238 on: April 06, 2012, 03:51:22 pm »




FIU dismisses Isiah Thomas as men's basketball coach
 
Isiah Thomas, who came to FIU in 2009 amid much fanfare, was let go Friday as coach after a 26-65 record in three seasons.


BY BARRY JACKSON - bjackson@MiamiHerald.com


Former NBA star Isiah Thomas, the most ballyhooed coaching hire in Florida International University history, was fired as men’s basketball coach on Friday, more than a month after completing an 8-21 season, his third losing season in as many years with the school.

"I want to thank Isiah Thomas for his three years at FIU,” FIU executive director of sports entertainment Pete Garcia said in a statement. "However, we have decided to take the program in a different direction."

Garcia did not elaborate, and wasn't immediately available for additional comment. FIU said it immediately will begin a national search for a replacement.

FIU went 7-25 and 11-19 in his first two seasons. He leaves the Panthers with a record of 26-65.

read more:  http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/06/2735225/fiu-dismisses-isiah-thomas-as.html


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Re: Other Sports
« Reply #239 on: April 06, 2012, 05:03:17 pm »
Re the Petrino thing, she looks more like something you'd be pulling in a trailer filled with oats.

People always say to her:  "why the long face?"

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« Reply #240 on: April 06, 2012, 06:06:27 pm »
She looks like John Elway's daughter.

Is that picture of Petrino from before or after his wife found out about the passenger?

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« Reply #241 on: April 06, 2012, 06:19:08 pm »
Good question Pete, I find it hard to believe how bad he looks vs the fact she did not even go to the hospital. Something does not add up.

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« Reply #243 on: April 10, 2012, 08:38:24 pm »
Yup, canned. It ended the way it should have

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« Reply #244 on: April 11, 2012, 08:09:02 am »
Almost fainted when I heard Arky fired him, figured since he was winning so much in the SEC they would let this slide.

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« Reply #245 on: April 11, 2012, 10:41:04 am »
He's not having a good week.

I imagine it's over with his little girlfriend too.

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« Reply #246 on: April 11, 2012, 10:52:32 am »
I am pretty shocked they fired him as well.. looks like they are after Skip holtz... would normally say bye... but this is the worst time in the world to lose the HC.

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« Reply #247 on: April 12, 2012, 12:43:11 pm »
I'm thinking at 51 you'd be thrilled to score yourself a 25-yr old that attractive.

Of course, you should probably be single if that opportunity arises.

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« Reply #248 on: April 12, 2012, 02:13:12 pm »
Apparently the affair had been going on well before she was hired to the staff. I imagine his wife will divorce him and he will be paying child support and alimony till hell freezes over. Just not very smart.

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« Reply #249 on: April 12, 2012, 02:43:27 pm »
I wondered why he was so beat up from the accident and she did not have a scratch. The rumor going around now is the boyfriend followed them in his car and pulled up along side of them on the 2 lane road. Petrino pulled over and the guy proceeded to beat the crap out of him. Now it makes sense.

 

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