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Ogunwole had a breakout season in his junior year, taking the heavyweight title at the EIWA Championships and finishing sixth in the NCAA bracket. His performance earned him a nod as an All-American...
Among their bonds was a love of sports: Ford had been an All-American football player, and Zeoli created a ministry for professional athletes. It was at a pregame "football chapel," Zeoli says, that Ford renewed his personal commitment to Christ. Zeoli was holding a service at a Washington-area Marriott hotel for the Dallas Cowboys, in town to play the Redskins. Ford, who was then the Republican minority leader in Congress, went to hear his friend preach on "God's game plan." Ford was especially moved by the sermon and hung around to talk with Zeoli privately afterward about...
...Larranaga, Delaney-Smith knows the weight of such non-conference triumphs against nationally recognized opponents. In 1998, her 16th-seeded Crimson team did the impossible, stunning No. 1-seeded Stanford in the NCAA Tournament with a 71-67 win in Palo Alto. Harvard was then led by First-Team All-American Allison Feaster, and the Crimson’s victory marked the first—and perhaps last—time a 16-seed downed a No. 1 in the NCAA Tournament.Since then, the Crimson has won or split three Ivy titles, had three 20-win seasons, and has sent...
...Among their bonds was a love of sports: Ford had been an All-American football player, and Zeoli created a ministry for professional athletes. It was at a pregame "football chapel," Zeoli says, that Ford renewed his personal commitment to Christ. Zeoli was holding a service at a Washington-area Marriott hotel for the Dallas Cowboys, in town to play the Redskins. Ford, who was then the Republican minority leader in Congress, came to hear his friend preach on "God's Game Plan." Ford was especially moved by the sermon and hung around to talk with Zeoli privately afterward about...
DIED. Paul Arizin, 78, NBA Hall of Famer and a pioneer of the jump shot; in Springfield, Pa. The Villanova All-American developed the now ubiquitous shot in high school, where games were often played on slippery dance floors. "When I tried to hook, my foot would go out from under me, so I jumped," he once said. "I was always a good jumper...