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Ace
January 22nd, 2021 at 10:04 PM
Michigan never trailed in a dominant performance at Mackey Arena, ending Purdue s four-game winning streak and cementing their hold on first place in the Big Ten.
Let s hope the victory doesn t come at a cost. This game never should ve been played. Less than two hours prior to tipoff, Purdue s official men s basketball account tweeted a Roster Note that Sasha Stefanovic, who played in Tuesday evening s game against Ohio State, would sit out the next three games after testing positive for COVID-19. The Boilermakers would play, however, and their communications guy was so VERY confident in the team s protocols that he tweeted such while locking the responses. This passed as protocol, evidently:
A cornerstone of UConn: College athletics world reacts to death of Dee Rowe
Dan Brechlin
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Former Connecticut men s basketball coach Dee Rowe, right, wishes forward Breanna Stewart luck Thursday, April 3, 2012 in Storrs, Conn., as she prepares to board the team bus to the airport for a flight to the Women s NCAA Final Four in Nashville. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)Pat Eaton-Robb / AP
The UConn and college athletics world is mourning the loss of Dee Rowe. The 91-year-old former men’s basketball coach at UConn died early Sunday morning, according to the university.
Rowe’s coaching career spanned 21 years at Worcester Academy and UConn, where he compiled a 300-132 record. As highly as Rowe was thought of as a coach, his contributions were likely even more impactful.