Week in college basketball shows mixed results and memories
Recap highlights from Penn State Indiana and Albany with notes on coach K’s era, Brent Wilson and the Great Danes clinching the America East title, plus Iowa and Stanford slips. Includes thoughts on future NCAA/NIT berths and a final word on Indiana’s coaching search.
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Lions
Penn State
Ed DeChelis
Big Ten
Nittany Lions
Northwestern
Illinois
Illini
Iowa
Ohio State
Travis Parker
DeChellis
Indiana
Michigan State
Mike Davis
Hoosiers
Landon Turner
Turner
Bob Knight
Davis
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Brent Wilson
University At Albany
Great Danes
Maryland-Baltimore County
NCAA
Wilson
Brent
Albany
Chad O’donnell
Hirst
Iowa State
Baylor
Northern Iowa
Southern Illinois
Drake
Bradley
Feel versus numbers fuels NFL Combine assessment
Indianapolis views the NFL Combine as a tool to sort talent and prove speed and height while leaving room for instinct. The author argues that feel, not just measurable drills, should guide draft decisions and highlights Leinart Bush Young and their college accolades as evidence that ultimate success depends on more than testing.
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Reggie Hayes
News-Sentinel
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ndianapolis
Hofstra
Marques Colston
Monmouth
Miles Austin
Howard
Antoine Bethea
Marshall
Chris Hawkins
Paul McQuistan
Weber State
USC
Matt Leinart
Indy
Leinart
Tom Brady
Reggie Bush
Texas
Vince Young
Dia
Bush
Young
Notre Dame
Brady
NFL
Austin
Combine
Olympics endure as symbol of virtue and effort
Johnette Howard argues the Turin Games remain meaningful beyond wins and ratings. She notes criticisms of costs and hype but says the fascinations lie in athletes chasing excellence under pressure and the value of participation over perfect victory.
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Johnette Howard
Uri
Italy
Turin
U.S
America
Athens
Greece
HBO
Bryant Gumbel
Gumbel
International Olympic Committee
Bode Miller
Michelle Kwan
Emily Hughes
Sasha Cohen
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Steve Alford
Warren Zevon
Pullman
Stanford
Washington State
Wash
Oregon State
Oregon
Chris Hernandez
Kansas
Jayhawks
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Kevin Modesti
Los Angeles Daily News
Rick
Tom Reilly
Indiana University Board of Trustees
Rick Greenspan
Greenspan
Marco Killingsworth
Marshall Strickland
Assembly Hall
Bloomington
Indianapolis Colts
Bill Polian
Peyton Manning
Ryan Leaf
Deuce Lutui
Indianapolis