No. 3 Irish topple No. 1 UConn in record crowd
No. 3 Notre Dame upset No. 1 Connecticut 92 to 76 ending the Huskies 30 game win streak in front of the largest home crowd in Fighting Irish history. Ruth Riley scored 29 with 12 rebounds for Notre Dame (17-0, 6-0 Big East) while UConn slipped to 13-1, 4-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Mnd
Notre Dame
Connecticut
Huskies
Fighting Irish
Ruth Riley
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Boston College
Alicia Ratay
Meaghan Leahy
Catchings Season Ends In ACL Injury For Tennessee
Tennessee star Tamika Catchings tore an ACL ending her season and college career after a hard fall in a 66-59 win over Mississippi State. The injury was confirmed by the team orthopedist hours after the game. Catchings scored 17 points before leaving the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Tamika Catchings
Pat Summitt
Tennessee Vols
Summitt
Catchings
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Chiefs hire Greg Robinson as defensive coordinator
Kansas City hires Greg Robinson from Denver to lead the defense for new coach Dick Vermeil. Robinson replaces Kurt Schottenheimer after Cunningham staff shakeup. Vermeil also seeks to add Al Saunders as offensive coordinator pending Rams permission. Robinson notes a goal to keep the Chiefs’ man to man pass coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Greg Robinson
Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
Dick Vermeil
Robinson
Kurt Schottenheimer
Gunther Cunningham
Vermeil
al Saunders
St. Louis Rams
Broncos
Chiefs
Winfield and Puckett Eye Hall of Fame Call
Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett, former Twins teammates, head 17 rookie candidates on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot as results loom for 75 percent approval to reach Cooperstown. Induction ceremonies set for Aug. 5 in Cooperstown with veterans ballot decisions in March in Tampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baseball Hall OF Fame
Winfield
Puckett
Hall
New York
Dave Winfield
Hall of Fame
Kirby Puckett
Minnesota Twins
Cooperstown
Don Mattingly
Kirk Gibson
Lou Whitaker
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
SNL
Tampa
Fla
Ostertag Withdraws Trade Request With Jazz
Utah center Greg Ostertag met with coach Jerry Sloan after a shootaround and denied missing practice, saying the dispute is over. Sloan called Ostertag AWOL for Sunday, but Ostertag insisted he remained with the team and received treatment at the Delta Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Greg Ostertag
Utah Jazz
Kansas University Center
Jerry Sloan
Ostertag
Houston
Sloan
Jazz
Utah Center
UTAH
Houston Rockets
Kansas University
Cornhuskers an Enigma Under First Year Coach
Nebraska stands 8-7 overall 1-1 in the Big 12 after an 80-67 win over No 23 Texas and a 68-66 loss to Missouri as Barry Callier stabilizes his Huskers. Kansas visits Allen Fieldhouse as Roy Williams notes Belcher return and Huskers’ buy in could boost results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Texas
Lincoln
Neb
Missouri
Columbia
Barry Callier
Huskers
Oral Roberts
UMKC
Murray State
Creighton
Kansas
Allen Fieldhouse
Barry
Roy Williams
Cookie Belcher
Williams
Belcher
Mason Still Waiting for OSU Coach Job
A retrospective on Glen Mason’s failed 1987 bid for Ohio State and his ongoing pursuit of the Buckeyes’ coaching job. The piece notes Mason’s flirtation with KU in 1987, his denial of being Ohio State’s second choice, and his current wait as OSU delays, amid regional chatter and growing frustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Mason
Mason
Kansas University
Bob Frederick
Ohio State
Kent State
John Cooper
Frederick
University of Kansas
Mase
OSU
Andy Geiger
Duluth
Albert Lea
Rochester
Lions and Firebirds meet in intracity wrestling clash
Lawrence High 9-5 visits Free State High 1-3 for a 5 p.m. dual at FSHS gym in the lone 2023-24 head-to-head. Lions bring depth while Firebirds fill holes with four freshmen led by Sean Patton from Lawrence High, a top 6A contender. Free State trails 2-1 all-time but seeks district momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free State High
Lawrence High
Lions
Firebirds
Jeff
Free State
Darrell Andrew
LHS
Jeff Tummons
Lawrence
FSHS
Tummons
Matt Somers
Daii Morris
Josh Sanderson
Kyle Unruh
Morris
Sanderson
Sean Patton
Andrew
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uconn
Jim Rice
Gary Carter
Dale Murphy
Goose Gossage
Bruce Sutter
Bobby Thomson
University of Minnesota
San Diego Padres
Minnesota Vikings
NFL
Atlanta Hawks
NBA
Utah Stars
ABA
Journal-World File Photo
Collier
Miss
Jworld.com
MGRE
Www
Kusports.com
Job
Chuck Woodling
Ewoodiing
Ljworld.com
Robert Sinclair
Isinclair
Swortd
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!