Buena High's 'Gentle Giant' dies at 23 (Ventura County Star)

20 August 2008, 2:14 am

Jacob Dole Probasco, a talented athlete, inspiring coach and budding pharmacologist, died Tuesday from complications of a blood disorder, according to close friends and colleagues. The 23-year-old Ventura resident — known as J.D. — was taken off life support at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles... read more

College Buzz: NIT field announced (The Kansas City Star)

20 August 2008, 12:17 am

Stephen Curry will lead Davidson against James Madison in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.... read more

Basketball: OSU (The Oregonian)

20 August 2008, 12:06 am

to play 18 home games Eighteen home games highlight the Oregon State 2008-09 men's basketball schedule . The Beavers will play 16 regular season and two exhibition games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis. The opponents, dates and times of the two exhibition games will be announced later.... read more

PREP FOCUS: Well-prepared Pat Strickland takes Jefferson basketball reins (Portland Tribune)

20 August 2008, 12:01 am

If ever a man was groomed for a job, it was Pat Strickland. And now that job is his. Jefferson High has picked Strickland to replace Marshall Haskins as coach of the Democrats’ esteemed boys basketball team. Haskins stepped down after last season, when the Demos won the Class 5A state ...... read more

Las Vegas Sun (Las Vegas Sun)

19 August 2008, 3:14 pm

Lon knows basketball. What about baseball? We'll all have a look next Thursday, when UNLV men's and women's basketball coaches Lon Kruger and Kathy Olivier throw out ceremonial first pitches at Cashman Field prior to the Las Vegas 51s' game against Fresno, which is set to begin at 7:05 p.m.... read more

UW releases basketball schedules (KIFI Idaho Falls)

19 August 2008, 11:12 am

Associated Press - August 19, 2008 2:05 PM ET LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming has released the schedules for its men's and women's basketball teams for the 2008-09 season.... read more

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