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    Jay Hook

    Seven-plus seasons with Reds and Mets, 29-62 overall. Was 8-19 in 1962, the Mets' first year.
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    Bruce Paynter

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    Writers Wanted: Cover NU hoops for WildcatReport!

    Sorry Lou, I'm still mad at them for going to the NCAA tourney the year after I retired. :)
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    So what is the story of the schedule?

    Dedication at 4:30 Friday followed by a media tour. Exhibition game at 7.
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    Worst Team I ever covered — NU Basketball

    O'Neill's practices were unbelievable to watch. Cursing at players, players cursing back at him, often on his cell phone when not throwing it into the stands.
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    Worst Team I ever covered — NU Basketball

    For me, it was the 90-91 team. Four promising freshmen, including Rex Walters, from the previous year bolted for other schools. Coupled with the graduation of Walker Lambiotte, this left Bill Foster with Don Brotz and Lucis Reece as co-captains and his most veteran players. That team went 5-23...
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    NCAA rule changes

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    NU offers four-star forward Zeke Nnaji

    It's one step below Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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    New Basketball Arena Food?

    I work part-time in the concessions during Kane County Cougars games. They are run by Levy (Compass Group). Here is the menu at Kane County: http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?ymd=20130225&content_id=41965972&sid=t446&vkey=team1
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    Help here

    My thanks as well. Suddenly the # of threads got a lot smaller.
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    Valpo coach

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    Donlon?

    Now all they have to do is add Jon Scheyer and they'll have the three best guards in GBN history.
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    Nia Coffey drafted #5 Overall

    Fourth pick in first round of 83 draft, then traded for some guy named John Elway. Hinton went to seven Pro Bowls.
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    Larry Watts looks back on four decades covering the Cats

    That would have been Lindsey Willhite, who was a good friend of mine on the beat. He now does PR for Chicago Wolves.
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    A win for the ages: Where does Wisconsin win rank in NU history?

    One month before I started working here, Dec. 1975, Tex Winter's Wildcats beat Joe B. Hall's Wildcats by 12 in McGaw Hall. Kentucky was ranked No. 6 nationally and had a couple of guys by the names of Rick Robey and Jack Givens.
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