Briefs
Va. superintendents plead their case in Richmond; Fainting defendant jailed in Hanover; Judge grants Obama request to suspend 9/11 trial; Hunger strike started to demand change in Zimbabwe; N. Korea, Iran open to US efforts to defuse tension; Sunni politician escapes bombing in Baghdad
a T.O. with T.H.
Saturday was quite possibly the best day of college basketball there has been this season.
But one thing I noticed was the constant argument made over which major conference is the best in the nation.
There is no doubt which two conferences are in the argument.
Coaches out of luck, work in NFL offseason
At the conclusion of the NFL regular season, the coaching carousel always begins to turn.
This season there seems to be more well-known coaches out of work as the season comes to an end and the draft is right around the corner. Not only are no-names out this season, but now some future Hall-of-Famers will find themselves jobless as 2009 begins.
This week
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Sat., Jan. 24, vs. George Mason, Siegel Center, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Thu., Jan. 22, vs. Hofstra, Siegel Center, 7 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 25, @ UNC Wilmington, Wilmington, N.C., 2 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS
Sat., Jan. 24, @ Duke, Durham, N.C., 6 p.
Lesser known sports figures made difference
Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali are some of the names that come up when talking about sports figures that helped to spark social change in this country on and off the field. On the heels of Barack Obama’s inauguration, it is important to understand that there were other people in the sports world that don’t necessarily get the credit they deserve.