Rebuilding the beast: Inside ex-Warrior Festus Ezeli s quest to resuscitate career
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Festus Ezeli, a favorite of coach Steve Kerr, is finally healthy at 31. He has a Vanderbilt degree in economics for life after sports, but his mother’s wisdom keeps his focus on one mountain at a time.Courtesy of Festus EzeliShow MoreShow Less
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Former Warriors center Festus Ezeli works out in Los Angeles in hopes of a return to basketball’s brightest stage at age 31.Courtesy of Festus EzeliShow MoreShow Less
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Warriors Festus Ezeli during warm ups as the Golden State Warriors prepare to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Championship at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on Mon. June 13, 2016.Michael Macor / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Illinois Bielema busy assembling his Illini
Bielema busy assembling ‘his’ Illini
Pete Hayes, phayes@thetelegraph.com
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University of Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema, shown after being hired in December, has assembled his first Illini coaching staff.Michael Glasgow | Illinois Athletics
CHAMPAIGN Bret Bielema espouses a coaching approach that may not stroke his ego, but he thinks could well make his Illinois football team a winner.
“I like to surround myself with people who don’t necessarily think like me,” Bielema said during an online press conference Wednesday. “I have always wanted guys who want to become better.”
Bielema’s media meet was his first since assembling his coaching staff. The former Wisconsin and Arkansas head coach was hired in December to replace Lovie Smith as the Illini head football coach.
Updated on January 9, 2021 at 7:02 pm
UC San Diego Athletics
It took a lot longer than they d hoped but UC San Diego finally got to play its first basketball game as a Division 1 program against another Division 1 program. The Tritons hosted UC Irvine on Saturday night at RIMAC Arena.
They didn t win, but they showed they re not far away from being a threat.
The Anteaters won 79-65 but had to come from behind to do it. The Tritons scored first when redshirt freshman guard Jace Roquemore drove to the hoop for a lay-up, the first D-1 bucket in program history. UC San Diego led 28-24 at halftime but UCI shot the lights out in the 2nd half, scoring 55 points in the final 20 minutes.
Led by a stifling defensive effort, the University of Evansville women’s basketball team secured its third-straight victory in a 66-60 win over Miami (Ohio) on Saturday afternoon inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.