sfgate.com - 11/18/2008
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"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 ranks. ... Pete was a great coach and a ...
nytimes.com - 11/18/2008
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nytimes.com —
Pete Newell, one of the most influential coaches
in the history of basketball, who won a national
championship at the University of California in 1959, an Olympic championship in 1960, and whose camp became a required seminar in low-post play for generations of professional stars, died Monday
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Pete Newell, Basketball Coach and Innovator, Dies at 93
bumpshack.com - 11/18/2008
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bumpshack.com —
Basketball coaching legend Pete Newell, who won a
NCAA title, NIT title, and Olympic Gold Medal, has
passed away at the age of 93. Newell was famous in his later years for hosting his world renowned 'Big Man' camps.
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Basketball Legend Pete Newell Dead at 93
sports.espn.go.com - 11/17/2008
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Pete Newell, RIP
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... Pete Newell, one of only three coaches (along with Dean Smith and Bobby Knight) to win an NCAA title, an NIT championship and an Olympic Gold Medal, passed away yesterday at the age of 93. In addition to leading Cal to the 1959 collegiate crown, Newell is probably best known to later generations as ...
Saying Goodbye To Pete Newell, The Greatest There Ever Was [College Basketball]
Deadspin —
... figureheads they are now. (Well, most of them). I'm proud to have known Pete Newell, to have interviewed him, to have warmed myself a tiny bit in the glow of his knowledge and passion for the game. When I coached a youth team a couple of years ago, the first thing I did was get out the traffic cones and run the defensive slides drill he once showed me. The fundamentals were the same in 2006 as they were in 1946; bend your knees, move your feet, and just defense, dammit. Pete Newell: Basketball Coach And Teacher [San Francisco Chronicle]
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Weekend TV Schedule [Nightly Wrap Up] —
FanIQ Blog
An action packed weekend of sports that starts off with lots of basketball heads into football, and finishes up with even more football. Plus there's some reasonably important college football on Saturday. I think it's Washington vs. Washington St. Or maybe it's Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma. I know ...
Texas Tech Lucky Not To Break Scoreboard In Win —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
When the buzzer sounded last night, the scoreboard said Texas Tech 77, East Central 57. Sort of a typical score for an early season tuneup game, 77’s not too shabby, and wait a second why are there cheerleaders why is nobody going home oh good jesus it’s only halftime .
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What Does 167 Points Look Like? —
Intentional Foul
Dad’s teams never scored like this
Last night, the Texas Tech Red Raider basketball team decided to emulate Mike Leach’s philosophy that says the best way to beat a team is to outscore them. Humiliatingly so. And so, the basketball version of the Red Raiders beat East Central ...
APPARENTLY, NOBODY CARES ABOUT DEFENSE AT TEXAS TECH —
The World of Isaac
Texas Tech managed to somehow score 90 points in the second half of a game against East Central on their way to an astounding 167 points... Yea, you read that right. And they gave up 115 in the process. Who is East Central? I'm guessing they are also known as the St. Mary's school of chicks ...
Texas Tech scores 167 points —
SmackCaster SmackBlog
The Red Raiders’ basketball team has an offense that rivals the football team. Pat Knight’s squad somehow hung 167 points on East Central on Thursday. The Red Raiders scored 77 in the first half before ratcheting things up with a 90-point second half. The final was 167-116.
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The Sports Buzz 2008-11-16 Hour One —
The Sports Buzz
Strap in Sports Fans, because the College Football Season is reaching a climatic end to the 2008 season, and don’t look now, but the Miami Hurricanes are back in the rankings for the first time in two years! What do we make of “The U”? Should they be credited for what they ...
