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When will Tiger making the cut be worth it again?

By Paul Newberry The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — For Tiger Woods, it’s come to this. He’s no longer a factor at the top of the leaderboard. Instead, the golfer who provided some of the game’s most electrifying moments can be found plodding along at the cut line, his primary goal simply to make it to the weekend. He’s assured of returning to Augusta National on Saturday morning, but only because stormy weather forced a suspension of the second round while Woods was still on the course. When he returns, Woods won’t be focused on Brooks Koepka, who’s 14 shots ...

Drenning’s love for BG not mutual

While not officially informed after 10 years on the staff, I assume I am a recently fired assistant coach of the Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School boys basketball team. After the shock of the March 15 firing of Chris Drenning, I have experienced many different emotions and lost many hours of sleep wondering why. I initially wanted to combatively and aggressively defend the most caring and hardest working coach I have ever known at this level — and I still do. After discussing my spiteful strategy to inform the public of the truth and expose the unaccountable dictators in the ...

FAU ride flashes memories

By Byron Lasser For the Mirror This year’s NCAA Tournament brought back many great memories and comparisons between two college men’s basketball teams I have followed. Back in 1991, Saint Francis University was led by coach Jim Baron, who was in his first head coaching position. After four years, Baron led the team to its first NCAA Tournament bid with a tremendous group of unselfish players, led by Mike Iuzzolino and Joe Anderson. Early in the season, there was never a problem getting tickets or a parking place. But that year the better they played, the more people ...

Drenning ouster a disservice — to BG

As a 28-year former coach with a record of 505-176, I was very disappointed to hear of the dismissal of coach Chris Drenning as the Bishop Guilfoyle boys basketball coach. I am not a diehard BG fan but a concerned citizen about how politics can affect negative outcomes of an athletic program. I think the disgruntled parents of the entitled athletes had so much clout that the BG administration and board sank to such a low level as to let a winning coach go just because their sons were not getting enough playing time. Drenning, like me, always strove to put the players on the ...

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Penn State run stirring memories When I was in graduate school at Penn State (Jan. 1971-Sept. 1972), I greatly enjoyed attending Penn State basketball games at Rec Hall, as I had really gotten into college basketball during my undergraduate years (U of Rochester, Div III). If nothing else, I got to see some standouts on visiting teams, one of which was Princeton, coached by legendary Pete Carril and featuring Brian Taylor, who went on to a very successful NBA career. Taylor was the fastest basketball player I’ve ever seen (Penn State won that game). Penn State ...

Penn State Altoona making strides

‘This team was more like a family’ By Derrick Stilley An impressive Penn State Altoona basketball season, led by coach David McGreal, ended with an 84-61 loss to La Roche in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship. Though this team fell short of its ultimate goal of winning a championship, it will be remembered for its achievements. n Dewayne Jones won defensive player of the year; n Savion Word was a first-team all-conference guard; n PJ Charles was a second-team all-conference center; n Andruw Harman was a second-team guard/forward; n Mason Bush ...