Speculation roils as ISU considers coaching choices
A discussion of potential basketball hires swirls around Iowa State with names from Rick Pitino to Bob Huggins and Lute Olson mentioned. The piece weighs midwestern ties, past success, and the lure of ISU’s vacant berth amid chatter about who could land the job.
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Los Angeles Lakers
Rick Pitino
Kentucky
Jim Calhoun
Connecticut
Uconn
John Calipari
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Umass
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ISU
Gene Smith
Charlie Spoonhour
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Burlington
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Cincinnati
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Mike Brey
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Auburn
Kansas State
Fran Dunphy
Penn
Steve Fisher
Michigan
Fisher
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George Washington
Patrick Ewing
Boston
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Dare
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Loren Meyer
Neil McCarthy
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Bradley
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Perry Clark
Tulane
Kelvin Sampson
Washington State
George Raveling
Jim Walden
Lute Olson
Lute
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Tucson
Jimmy Johnson
Hawkeyes
Kansas
Indiana
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Whitewater
Bosnia
Tom and
Roseanne
Braves Dominant Over Cardinals For Sixth Straight Win
Braves jump to early lead with three consecutive first inning home runs by Klesko McGriff and Justice to beat the St Louis Cardinals 7 1 Steve Avery pitches six strong innings allowing two hits and one run in the victory Atlanta improves to 13 1 overall and 6 0 in a row to start the season while Rick Sutcliffe takes the loss for St Louis Deion Sanders and Jeff Blauser contribute in the early rally and Avery recovers after a rough first two innings
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Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Ryan Klesko
Fred McGriff
David Justice
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Bobby Cox
Steve Avery
McGriff
Terry Pendleton
Tony Tarasco
Chicago
Avery
St. Louis
Joe Torre
Rick Sutcliffe
Deion Sanders
Jeff Blauser
Klesko
Jiff
Justice
Kenyan Ndeti Rewrites Boston Marathon Legend
Cos mas Ndeti of Kenya shattered the Boston Marathon record and defended his men's title while Uta Pippig of Germany set a new women's record. Bob Kempainen, a 27-year-old medical student, also set an American mark by finishing seventh as mild mid 50s weather and a 19 mph tailwind aided many runners.
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Boston
Ndeti
Kempainen falls short as American mark falls in Boston Marathon
Bob Kempainen ran 2 hours 8 minutes 47 seconds finishing seventh in the Boston Marathon to erase the American record yet feel mixed about the result. Cosmas Ndrell won in a race record 2 07 15. Ndrell’s time stood as the fifth-fastest ever and nearly the world best, while De Castella’s 1986 mark was under threat. Pippig won the women's division in 2 21 45, breaking the women's record and moving into third on the all-time list behind Kristiansen and Benoit Samuelson. The hilly course, including Heartbreak Hill, influenced the results.
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Boston
Bob Kempainen
Cosmas Ndell
Kempainen
Rob de Castella
Ndell
Belayneh Densimo
Ethiopia
Rotterdam
Pippig
Joan Benoit Samuelson
Samuelson
Chicago
Gateway resolves ties with college football overtime rule
The seven team Gateway Conference will adopt the NCAA Division I AA overtime format to decide deadlocked games. The procedure places the ball at the 25 yard line and grants each team a possession until scoring or failing to gain a first down, with ends on interceptions fumbles or missed field goals. Only one end of the field is used and teams alternate possessions until a winner emerges.
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University of Northern Iowa
Howard leaves Michigan to enter NBA draft
Juwan Howard, the first of the Fab Five, will skip his senior season and enter the NBA draft. Coach and teammates react as the Wolverines face potential changes with Jalen Rose's planned announcement forthcoming. Howard commits to finishing his degree and promises to return to Michigan.
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Michigan
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Jalen Rose
Rose
Jimmy King
Ray Jackson
Duke
Chris Webber
North Carolina
Webber
Carl Lewis to Run Special Drake Relays 100 Meter Race
Eight time Olympic champion Carl Lewis will debut at the Drake Relays in Des Moines in an invitation al 100 meter race scheduled for April 30 at 1 23 p.m. Drake officials said the event was created to feature him and he spoke of wanting to visit places before retirement.
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Des Moines
Carl Lewis
Drake
Carl
Bob Ehrhart
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Houston
Sports TV Night and Area High School Events
Television action features St Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs plus Rockets at Spurs boxing match and Lakers coach quotes. Area events include boys and girls tennis and track meets at Cedar Falls Jefferson Linn-Mar Regis Kennedy Prairie Iowa City High Washington and Linn-Mar Lionette Relays with softball and college-nonconference games. Who holds UNI outdoor 400 meter dash record is asked in Fine Print.
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Atlanta Braves
TBS
Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
WGN
NBA
Houston Rockets
San Antonio Spurs
TNT
Julio Cesar Green
Lonny Beasley
USA
Cedar Falls
Jefferson
Iowa City High
Prairie
Regis
Kennedy
Linn-Mar
Iowa City West
Washington
Coe
Luther
Iowa State
UNI
Northern Illinois
Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Friesz and Jones Change NFL Teams Ahead of Draft
John Friesz signed a one year 900000 dollar contract with the Washington Redskins as a short term quarterback stand in while Heath Shuler or Trent Dilfer is chosen. Sean Jones, 31, agreed to a three year seven point eight million dollar deal with the Green Bay Packers to help against double teams on Reggie White.
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Washington
Sean Jones
Green Bay
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Friesz
San Diego Chargers
Heath Shuler
Tennessee
Trent Dilfer
Fresno State
Jones
Packers
Reggie White
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