As first reported by the Boston Globe early Tuesday morning, men's basketball coach Al Skinner has been let go from his position at Boston College. Skinner, who had been at BC since 1997 and was the school's winningest men's basketball coach, had his contract bought out last Wednesday, two days prior to his interview at St. John's—which hired ex-UCLA coach Steve Lavin Tuesday. Though he led his team to seven NCAA tournament appearances in 13 years, Skinner had struggled recently, as the Eagles finished under .500 twice in the past three seasons. According to some critics, the expectations of the ACC post were rather unrealistic.
The Ivy League figures to be a factor in filling the vacancy.
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James Yu on March 29, 2010 at 10:10PM
Collier Winters added another athletic accomplishment to his resumé this weekend—3-on-3 basketball champion.
Have you ever wanted to go head-to-head with some of Harvard's best athletes? Yesterday, you had your chance.
Following the excitement of March Madness, the Harvard Cancer Society’s 3-on-3 tournament took place yesterday afternoon. The event raised over $300 for the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based charity group that supports cancer research for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and targeted a different audience than many other HCS events.
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Brandyn Curry, a two-time Ivy Rookie of the Week this season, will undergo surgery Wednesday.
He led all Ivy freshmen in assists, steals, and three-point shooting percentage. But perhaps the most impressive thing about guard Brandyn Curry's rookie season—a year in which he earned an honorable-mention All-Ivy selection from Basketball-U.com while twice being named Ivy League Rookie of the Week—was that he was playing hurt.
Curry said today that he plans to undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a torn left patellar tendon—an injury suffered at the end of his senior year at Hopewell High (N.C.).
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The Red Line and Quasar traveled to Las Vegas earlier this year to compete against other collegiate frisbee teams from around the nation.
Spring break’s uncharacteristically warm and sunny weather brought hoards of people out of the libraries and into the light, inspiring them to indulge in one of Harvard students’ favorite pastimes—Ultimate Frisbee. And while we all may enjoy a quick pick up game with friends, the occasional wayward toss can turn the Yard into somewhat of a minefield for unsuspecting tourists.
These unfortunate collisions could be a sign that we ought to work on our technique, or maybe just leave the sport to the members of Red Line and Quasar, Harvard’s men’s and women’s Ultimate Frisbee club teams.
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Just in case winning two national titles in her first collegiate squash season wasn’t enough, Harvard freshman Laura Gemmell was the obvious candidate for one more honor. This morning, the College Squash Association named her a first-team All-American, an accolade that Gemmell easily deserved after finishing her campaign with a perfect 16-0 record.
Gemmell was not the only member of the national champion women’s squash team to be honored. Four of her upperclassmen teammates were named to the second team: co-captain Johanna Snyder, juniors Alisha Mashruwala and June Tiong, and sophomore Nirasha Guruge.
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