Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 2:07 PM | 3 comments |
 

More on Jim Calhoun
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Got a hastily-printed press release from the UConn sports information department just now that included a quote from the school's director of sports medicine, Dr. Jeff Anderson.

"Coach Calhoun has not been feeling well for the past several days and it is best that he not coach the team today for precautionary reasons," Anderson said.

Huskies associate head coach George Blaney will run the show in Calhoun's absence.

More information from the Associated Press here.

I have been told by multiple sources here at the Wachovia Center that one of Calhoun's former assistant coaches, Penn's Glen Miller, is in the building today. One of them even suspected he'd be sitting in the section right behind me.

Of course it wouldn't really happen, but I'm just saying...

And further on the subject of former assistants, by far the loudest noise of the day went up in here when the PA guy said Cal State-Northridge is beating Memphis, 52-50, with 12:14 left in the game. It's now 64-61 with 8:33 remaining.

Here at the Wachovia Center, Texas A&M leads BYU, 70-55, wtih 6:13 left.... make that 72-55 with 5:59 left. In other words, the Cougars aren't coming back in this one.

Click here for Philly.com's NCAA Tournament scoreboard.
Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald @ 2:07 PM  Permalink | File Under: Drexel | | NCAA Tournament | | Penn | 3 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:05 PM, 03/19/2009
    If there's one thing I know about Glen, it's that he can take another coach's talented players and win with them for a year.
    — Noah
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:56 PM, 03/19/2009
    Considering you said "more", I was surprised to find no new information. Good work.
    — sprew


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About Jonathan Tannenwald
I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

I write primarily about the University of Pennsylvania and the Ivy League, but I also cover the other basketball and football teams across the city from time to time. In the spring, you'll find coverage of the Penn Relays here.

In addition to all of that, I write Philly.com's soccer blog, The Goalkeeper.

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