Miracle torch highlight marks 25th Olympic anniversary
Jim Craig the 1980 U S goalie holds one of the original Olympic torches during Lake Placid New York’s 25th anniversary celebration of the 1980 Winter Games held in the village.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 2005
Page
27
Jim Craig the 1980 U S goalie holds one of the original Olympic torches during Lake Placid New York’s 25th anniversary celebration of the 1980 Winter Games held in the village.
Athletics Director Rick Hartzell announced a rolling five year contract extension for men's basketball coach Greg McDermott during halftime at Illinois State. The deal keeps him through 2010, with prior notes of a $30,000 raise in January and annual increases to reach $250,000 by 2008-09.
Minnesota Timberwolves dismiss coach Flip Saunders and name Kevin McHale interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team also notes Saunders will be reassigned within the organization as Minnesota sits at 25-26 after a 58-24 last season.
Sean Muncy scored the deciding goal with 9:34 left in the third period as the Waterloo Black Hawks beat the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 3 2 in a United States Hockey League game. Zach Bearson and Corey Quirk opened the scoring for Waterloo while Justin Abdelkader and Ted Purcell added power play goals. The Riders sit at 31 7 4 with 66 points in the East Division.
Iowa defeated Northwestern 64 to 54 at Carver Hawkeye Arena to improve to 16-7 overall and 4-6 in the conference. Guards Mike Henderson and teammates ended a scoring drought as Iowa resisted Northwestern’s late rally and kept NCAA tournament dreams alive.
Iowa State erased an early 21 6 deficit to beat No 25 Texas Tech 81 68 at Hilton Coliseum. Tasheed Carr sparked a second half rally with key rebounds and guard Curtis Stinson fueled a 8 2 run as ISU improved to 13 8 and moved toward an NCAA bid while coach Bobby Knight noted the early surge could have spoiled the game.
Iowa State fans packed Hilton Coliseum as the 14 092 crowd watched a spirited 81 68 win over Texas Tech. The Cyclones forced 27 turnovers and 13 steals led by Will Blalock Rahshon Clark and Curtis Stinson as they surged from a January swoon toward an NCAA bid chase.
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