James Whitford; assoc. head coach, 2011-12 University of Arizona Men's Basketball mug (8/26/2011; 0316)
SPORTS

MEN'S BASKETBALL: James Whitford hired as new Ball State coach

Since firing Billy Taylor on March 14, Ball State athletic director Bill Scholl said he hoped to find a replacement around the time of the Final Four. Scholl made good on that deadline after the school announced on Saturday that James Whitford, former associate head coach at Arizona, would take over as head coach of the men’s basketball team. 




NEWS

KAMERA OBSCURA: In memory of Roger Ebert

The world of film criticism lost its most important and influencial voice with the death of Roger Ebert yesterday. During his time writing for the Chicago Sun–Times, Ebert helped create the modern movie critic. Anyone trying to review movies certainly owes something to the work of Mr. Ebert.  


NEWS

AP source: Tim Pernetti out as Rutgers AD

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.  — Tim Pernetti is out as Rutgers athletic director, two days after the basketball coach was fired following a video that went public of Mike Rice shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using anti-gay slurs.


NEWS

Jet bounced off runway before Indiana crash

INDIANAPOLIS — A private jet coming in for an emergency landing bounced several times on the runway of a northern Indiana airport before crashing into nearby homes, killing two people and injuring three more, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released Friday.





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