Penrith to be named UNI head wrestling coach
Cedar Falls UNI selects Brad Penrith, former top assistant, as head wrestling coach after Mark Manning departs for Nebraska. Finalists included Tom Brands and Thom Ortiz. Jim Miller withdrew. Penrith praised for rejuvenating program and aims to hire two assistants while retaining recruits.
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Cedar Falls
Brad Penrith
Penrith
Northern Iowa
UNI
Mark Manning
Nebraska
Iowa
Tom Brands
Iowa State
Thom Ortiz
Wartburg
Mark (Manning
Penrith Career Highlights and Coaching Journey
Brad Penrith, age 35, married to Laura with son Gabriel, has coaching stints at Northern Iowa Nebraska Boise State Arizona State and Iowa as graduate assistant. He is a former NCAA 126 pound champion at Iowa in 1986 and a three time Big Ten champion with World and Pan American medal wins. Retired from competition in 1996.
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Windsor
N.Y
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Boise State
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Nebraska
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Gabriel
Northern Iowa
U.S
Baseballs remain legal but near the limit this season
Tests by Jim Sherwood of the Baseball Research Center at UMass Lowell show the 199- to 1999-era balls are not juiced, though they run at the upper end of MLB standards. Alderson notes a need to compare with older balls while 2,584 homers have been hit in 1,011 games, matching April’s pace and surpassing last year’s mark. Rawlings standardizes balls at 5 1/2 ounces and 9.94 inches in circumference.
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New York
Jim Sherwood
Baseball Research Center
University of Massachusetts’ Lowell
Sandy Alderson
Sherwood
Houston
San Francisco
Mark McGwire
Rawlings
Baseball offers to take back some of the 22 umps let go
In New York, baseball proposes rehiring some of the 22 umpires dismissed last September while enforcing a no-criticism clause. The talks cover pay, fate of former umps, just-cause discipline, and reporters access.
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Umps
NEW York
Baseball
Sandy Alderson
Commissioner's Office
Alderson
Richie Phillips
Major League Umpires Association
Richie Garcia
Frank Pulli
Terry Tata
AL Ump
Joe Brinkman
Phillips
MLUA
NL Umps
World Umpires Association
Lakers Clinch Title as O Neal Sinks Blazers in Game 7
The Lakers overcome a 15 point fourth quarter deficit in Game 7 to beat Portland. Kobe Bryant lofts a pass to Shaquille O Neal who dunks as Phil Jackson watches, sealing a shift to the NBA Finals and a first LA title in 12 years.
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OS Angeles
Lakers
Superman
the Kid
Los Angeles
Portland
Kobe Bryant
Shaquille O'Neal
Hulk
Phil Jackson
Trail Blazers
Indiana
Phil
O'Neal
LSU
Dale Brown
Bryant
Jackson
P.J
Lakers win 1999 NBA title amid stadium riots and celebration
Fans celebrating the Lakers clinched the championship with a 116-111 victory over the Pacers as police battled crowds around Staples Center. Two police cars were set ablaze and several vehicles damaged, including a TV news van. Riots requiredmounted officers to clear thousands. fires near downtown landmarks and three near a mayor owned restaurant were reported.
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Staples Center
Los Angeles Lakers
Indiana Pacers
Los Angeles
OS Angeles
Pantry
Richard Riordan
Pacers face coaching change after Finals loss
Indiana contemplates replacing Larry Bird as coach after a 116-111 Game 6 defeat to the Lakers. Isiah Thomas emerges as a leading candidate alongside Byron Scott and Rick Carlisle as Donnie Walsh weighs a large roster shakeup and upcoming NBA draft. Reggie Miller, Mark Jackson, Jalen Rose, Rik Smits become free agents. Benches Croshere and Perkins also free. Perkins likely retires.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Pacers
Larry Bird
Lakers
Pacers
Los Angeles
Isiah Thomas
Bird
Indiana
Reggie Miller
Mark Jackson
Jalen Rose
Smits
Walsh
NBC
Peter Vecsey
Thomas
Byron Scott
Pacer
Sacramento
Rick Carlisle
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Brad
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Tony Davis
InterMat
Steve Hamilton
Manning
Jeff Johnson
Jeffi
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Troy Kirk
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Ben Jacobs
Kennedy
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Michael Jordan
Scottie Pippen
Dennis Rodman
Donnie Walsh
Austin Croshere
and Rik Smits
Croshere
Sam Perkins
Perkins
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