Pete Newell: Basketball coach and teacher
sfgate.com 11/18/2008 — "Nobody contributed more to this game and its history than Pete Newell." Former Indiana and Texas Tech coach Bob Knight - - - "This is obviously a very sad day for the game of basketball, whether you are associated with the NBA, college or high school ...

Hall of Fame basketball coach Pete Newell dies
nba.com 11/18/2008 — Pete Newell, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who won an NCAA championship and Olympic gold medal and later tutored some of the game's greatest big men, died Monday. He was 93.

LAKERS: Pete Newell Passes Away
nba.com 11/18/2008 — Former Lakers General Manager Pete Newell, one of the most influential figures in the history of basketball, passed away on Monday at the age of 93. “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Pete Newell earlier today,” said Lakers owner Dr. ...

Hall Of Fame Coach Pete Newell Dies At 93 - ESPN Video
sports.espn.go.com 11/18/2008 — Hall Of Fame Coach Pete Newell Dies At 93

Coaching Legend Pete Newell Passes Away at the Age of 93
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 11/18/2008 — Pete Newell's "Big Man" camp began with one student: Kermit Washington, who later became infamous for throwing the punch that almost killed Rudy Tomjanovich. Early in his career, Washingon asked Newell to train him to become a better player, Newell accepted the challenge and the rest is history.

Hundreds pay tribute to Newell at memorial
sports.espn.go.com 12/4/2008 — Darrall Imhoff was among many former Pete Newell players to attend a tribute and celebration of the coach's life held in the Pauley Ballroom only a couple buildings away from Haas Pavilion, where the Bears play their games on Pete Newell Court.

Basketball Guru: The Pete Newell Story (video)
youtube.com 11/18/2008 — Basketball Guru is a one-hour documentary being produced about the many contributions to basketball by legendary Coach Pete Newell.As a member of the illustr...

Saying Goodbye To Pete Newell, The Greatest There Ever Was [College Basketball]
deadspin.com 11/18/2008 — The two greatest basketball coaches who ever lived are now gone. One you've probably never heard of: George "Bud" Presley, who labored in obscurity for most of his career at a junior college in Atherton, Calif., and who passed away in 2003. But his ...

Breaking news: Pete Newell, may he rest in peace
blogs.mercurynews.com 11/17/2008 — The Associated Press has just issued a news alert that legendary coach/all-time-good guy Pete Newell has passed away. He was 93. To many, Newell was the patriarch of Bay Area basketball, having coached at USF and Cal. He led the Bears to the 1959 NCAA title and was runner-up in... Continue ...

Remembering Pete Newell, idol to legends
rivals.yahoo.com 11/19/2008 — Last night, between watching as much basketball as possible and wondering why the Bills defense couldn't do my fantasy team one solid, just once, by not letting Brady Quinn march down the field on them, Bob Knight came on the screen. You've ...

ESPN and BCS confirm agreement on four-year deal — L.A. Times - College Football 11/19/2008
Cable network will get broadcast rights to Bowl Championship Series title game and Orange, Sugar and Fiesta bowls starting in 2011. Plans for Rose Bowl remain unclear. >  ...

BCS on ESPN Is a Conflict of Interest: How Will Execs Handle BCS Bashing? — Bleacher Report - College Football 11/19/2008
Every day you turn on ESPN, it is almost inevitable that someone, some way, is going to voice their "expert" opinion on why there should or should not be a playoff in college football. ESPN is reportedly coughing up $125 million a year for the ...

One Small Step for the BCS, One Giant Step for a Football Playoff — Bleacher Report - College Football 11/19/2008
You heard it here first. It’s not the Rose Bowl's fault that there isn’t a football playoff, but yesterday, ESPN literally moved the ball in that direction by wrapping up all the BCS games except the Rose Bowl in a new TV contract. ...

Vitale talks less so he can keep talking (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News 11/19/2008
If anything could motivate Dick Vitale to talk less, it's the fear of no longer being able to gab for a living. The garrulous ESPN college basketball announcer, who missed more than two months last season after throat surgery, continues to take ...

When ESPN Personalities Do Dumb Things — Bleacher Report - College Football 11/19/2008
News Flash: Michigan is not good this year. They are currently 3-8 and on a fast train to 3-9. They have a new coach and a new offensive system. Things have not gone well and Michigan has struggled in every game this year. The big yearly ...