Coaches profit from shoe contracts in college basketball
CBS reports reveal lucrative shoe deals for coaches like Duke's Mike Krzyzewski while schools and players gain little. The segment shows Nike signed bonuses and salaries for coaches, with minimal proceeds returning to universities or players.
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CBS
60 Minutes
Adidas
Converse
Nike
Reebok
Lesley Stahl
Mike Krzyzewski
Duke University
Duke
Krzyzewski
Purdue
Indiana
Bob Knight
Knight
Smith
Australian junior team to face Iowa squad at Prairie
An Australian National junior basketball team travels to Cedar Rapids Prairie to play an Iowa lineup tonight at 7. Iowa players include Scott Weldon Chad Hook Steve Ullrich Brent Striegel Matt Evans Erik Seaton Matt Fan del Tony Brus Marlin Clark and Seth Madole with coaches Denny Thiessen and Dave Wessel. Tickets are $4 adults and $2 students.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Scott Weldon
Chad Hook
Prairie
Steve Ullrich
Brent Striegel
Jefferson
Matt Evans
Washington
Erik Seaton
Regis
Matt Fandel
LaSalle
Tony Brus
Marlin Clark
Davenport West
Seth Madole
Iowa City West
Arkansas Wins First National Championship In Final Four Thriller
Arkansas defeats Duke 76 to 72 in Charlotte to claim its first national title. Scotty Thurman nails a late 3 as Clinton and Hog fans celebrate on the floor, capping Nolan Richardson’s coaching triumph and denying Duke’s bid for a third title.
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Arkansas
Corliss Williamson
Hogs
Corey Beck
Razorbacks
Duke
Charlotte
N.C
Narlotte
Clinton
Hog Heaven
Nolan Richardson
Mike Krzyzewski
Cele
Richardson
Western Texas
Thurman Delivers Tiebreaking 3 for Arkansas Title
Razorbacks guard Scotty Thurman hit a clutch 3 pointer as time ran down to give Arkansas a 73 70 lead in the national championship game. The Ruston Louisiana native and 6 6 sophomore set a season 3 point record and called it the greatest feeling as the clock expired.
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Scotty Thurman
Arkansas
Grant Hill
Duke
Blue Devils
Razorbacks
Thurman
Charlotte
N.C
Ruston
Rhodes' three homers power Cubs in wild opener
Cubs outfielder Karl Rhodes slugged three solo homers off Dwight Gooden but New York Mets rallied to win 12-8 at Wrigley. Rhodes went 4-for-4, matching a rare feat with three homers in an opener. Hillary Clinton threw out the first pitch and joined Harry Caray in singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game.
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Chicago
Karl Rhodes
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Chicago Cubs
Rhodes
Dwight Gooden
New York Mets
Cubs
Harry Caray
George Bell
Bell
Toronto
Kansas City
Gooden
Ryne) Sandberg
Mark
Grace
Tuffy
John Franco
Mets
Jeff Kent
NABC Slam Dunk Contest Highlights Day Two Matchups
ESPN carries the tape delayed toe to toe show with the Slam Dunk and 3 Point Shooting Contest during the day while baseball features Mets at Cubs and White Sox at Blue Jays on WGN and TBS carries Braves at Padres. Boxing presents Vinny Pazienza against Jacques LeBlanc in middleweight action on USA. Rex Hudler recalls being released by the Giants after a spring slump.
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ESPN
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Toronto Blue Jays
WGN
Atlanta Braves
San Diego Padres
TBS
Vinny Pazienza
Jacques LeBlanc
USA
Rex
Hudler
San Francisco Giants
Area track events and softball schedule listed for several schools
Boys track meets feature Jefferson Kennedy Dubuque Hempstead at Kingston Stadium 5 p m Linn Mar Ot tumwa at Iowa City High Mount Vernon Marion at Benton Community Washington Dubuque Wahlert at Dubuque Senior Girls track includes LaSalle Monticello West Delaware at Marion 430 p m College softball games Iowa State at Iowa 3 p m William Penn at Coe 330 p m Marycrest at Cornell 330 p m Trivia asks which schools besides UCLA have won the most NCAA Division I basketball championships.
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Jefferson
Kennedy
Dubuque Hempstead
Kingston Stadium
Linn-Mar
Ottumwa
Iowa City High
Mount Vernon
Marion
Benton Community
Washington
Dubuque
Marycrest
Cornell
Strawberry placed on Dodgers disabled list for substance abuse
Dodgers announce outfielder Darryl Strawberry is on the disabled list after admitting a substance abuse problem. He will enter a treatment center immediately, with team general manager Fred Claire saying he cannot predict when or if Strawberry will rejoin the club.
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LOS Angeles
Darryl Strawberry
Los Angeles Dodgers
Fred Claire
Strawberry
Cedar Rapids LaSalle fires long time girls basketball coach Dave Close
Dave Close resigns after 21 years with LaSalle program and 10 seasons as head coach. He submitted his resignation in mid-January but the move only appeared publicly in recent classifieds. LaSalle finished 15-6 in 1991-92 and 12-2 in Wamac play. overall 78-129 under Close. He will miss coaching while transitioning from teaching to a meter mechanic role at Iowa Electric Light and Power.
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Cedar Rapids LaSalle
Close
Gazette
LaSalle
Iowa Electric Light and Power
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