Tag: Basketball
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USF men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at 43
TAMPA, Fla. — South Florida coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, who led the Bulls to the American Athletic Conference’s regular-season championship a year ago, has died, the school announced Thursday. He was 43. The school said he died from complications that presented while he was undergoing a procedure at a Tampa-area hospital. “He was authentic, driven, and…
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Two former Indiana University basketball players accuse team doctor of sex abuse
Two former Indiana University basketball players have sued their alma mater alleging their team doctor repeatedly sexually assaulted them and their teammates and the school did nothing to stop him. Haris Mujezinovic and Charlie Miller, who played for the Hoosiers in the 1990s under legendary coach Bob Knight, said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in…
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Dikembe Mutombo, Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA global ambassador, dies at 58
Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo, one of basketball’s most feared shot blockers, died following a battle with brain cancer, the NBA announced on Monday. Mutombo was 58. He rejected 3,289 shots, the second most in NBA history, during his long career that included stops in Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York and Houston.…