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That's why the dichotomy between Bob Knight and my college coach, UCLA's legendary John Wooden, could not be greater. One thing that really stands out about Knight is that it's always about him. He's a lot like Dennis Rodman, with his calculated self-promotion. John Wooden was the antithesis of the anger, the scowl, the selfishness. With Coach Wooden, an Indiana native, life was always fun, always upbeat, always positive, always about the team, always about the greatness of the game. Sadly, you don't get any sense of that from Knight. There...
...battle over gun control brewing in the Senate, which was largely spurred on by the Million Mom March. These forums are important for acquainting younger people with the major political issues of the day." She was also a panelist at a TIME/MTV forum on gun control last week at UCLA. For Edwards, whose reporting often takes her among Washington's most powerful figures, it was an opportunity to connect with the next generation of voters, whose influence will increase in the next decade. TIME and MTV and will be working together on stories and polling throughout the election season...
...probably plenty of lower-rung Bob Knights running basketball, football and hockey programs around the country right now. And maybe they act the way they do because they believe it's the only way to win. But that brings up the obvious question: What about winning coaches like UCLA legend John Wooden or Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who run clean, successful programs without the benefit of chair-throwing...
Harvard could have been headed to any one of eight Regional sites, hosted by the top teams throughout the country. With six players on the team from the metro Los Angeles area, the UCLA regional and the Fresno State regional were high on the team's wish list...
...further undercut claims by the lending industry that it needs get-tough legislation, 82 professors at 66 law schools, from Harvard to UCLA, last September signed a letter itemizing the consequences the proposed bankruptcy legislation would have on those in need of financial relief. It was sent to every U.S. Senator...