Tomorrow marks 40 years since the death of Len Bias – a tragedy that stunned the sports world and the legion of fans who followed the young basketball star. It was, without a doubt, one of the most heartbreaking and troubling days in local sports history.
As a reporter, you accept that your work will occasionally make people angry. But on June 19, 1986, less than a year into my TV news career, I seemed to piss off an entire region by reporting the truth. Here’s what happened. https://t.co/yRlsy2Ynw3 #sports #lenbias #terps #celtics @HillaryHowardDC@andypollin1@wusa9@eyeondc@tomsherwood@davpresto@davejsports@farhip@paulcwagner@brianstelter@charlienbc@NFTC_News@ThePIOAcademy@PIOMarkBrady
"I was done being an assistant coach. ... I learned a lot from coach [Nick] Saban. ... It [was] time to bet on myself and take a chance."
Curt Cignetti reflects on leaving Alabama and taking his first head coaching job at IUP 🏈
(via @RichEisenShow)
This Wemby shit has gone too far. This is so much projection onto him because of one series and that third paragraph is just fantasy writing. He went to the NBA finals in his first playoff series, beating the defending champs, and he’s not mentally tough?