Bobby Knight Fired
WAX2000091001 -10 SEPTEMBER 2000 - WASHINGTON, D. C. USA: Indiana University head basketball coach Bobby Knight seeing here sharing a laugh with Former St. Louis Cardinal in this 1999 file picture was fired September 10th by the University of Indiana President Myles Brand for having violated a zero tolerance policy of unaceptable behavior. rw/bg/Bill Greenblatt/file UPI..
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INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- NCAA President Myles Brand, best remembered for firing fiery Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight, died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday in Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- NCAA President Myles Brand disclosed Saturday he has pancreatic cancer and his long-term prognosis is "not good."
INDIANAPOLIS, May 6 (UPI) -- The NCAA said Tuesday some colleges could face post-season restrictions if their student-athletes don't improve in the classroom.
ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- University of Georgia President Michael Adams wrote a letter to NCAA President Myles Brand Tuesday, calling for a college football playoff system.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. House Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas, R-Calif., has expanded his inquiry into tax-exempt institutions to include U.S. college sports.
NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. college graduation rate of athletes, often lagging in the past, is nearing 80 percent, the NCAA says in a report.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- NCAA President Myles Brand says he will propose emergency legislation in April to tackle the problem of prep schools built around basketball teams.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The NCAA has agreed to a purchase price of $56.5 million for the National Invitation Tournament, ending a four-year court fight between them.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The National Collegiate Athletics Association has extended the contract of NCAA President Myles Brand through Dec. 31, 2009.
CHICAGO, May 12 (UPI) -- A study showing that 35 percent of male student athletes engage in sports betting is "startling and disturbing," the president of the NCAA said Wednesday.
