ESPN hires Knight as analyst for NCAAs (AP)

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

College basketball fans flipping channels back when Bob Knight was coaching couldn’t resist stopping when they spied one of his interviews or news conferences. Nobody wanted to miss what he might say or do. ESPN executives figure nothing will change with the Hall of Famer switching careers. The network announced Thursday that Knight will appear as a guest studio analyst leading up to and during the…

Knight Joins ESPN as a Commentator
Former Texas Tech coach Bob Knight will join ESPN next month as a television, radio and online commentator for the network’s championship week and the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament.

Arkansas State retires Indian family (AP)
Chad Shurley’s eyes were still dry — but barely. The Arkansas State junior, part of the school’s “Indian family,” had just left the court after participating in an emotional retirement ceremony for the ASU mascot. “I was on the verge of tears,” Shurley said. “We all had bets that I would tear up, but I didn’t.” Arkansas State retired the Indian family — a trio of students dressed in Indian attire…

No. 13 Louisville beats Notre Dame 90-85 (AP)
Through the injuries and sometimes inconsistent play that sent Louisville tumbling from the polls more than two months ago, Louisville coach Rick Pitino never doubted the Cardinals would recover. Now his team is back where Pitino thought it’d be all along: atop the Big East. David Padgett scored a season-high 26 points and No.

No. 7 Duke 71, Georgia Tech 58
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Gerald Henderson and DeMarcus Nelson both scored 15 points and No. 7 Duke beat Georgia Tech 71-58 on Wednesday night to move into a first-place tie in the Atlantic Coast Conference with rival North Carolina.

Auburn’s Barber out for year with broken hand
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