Menu

50 years later, TV hoops legacy of Eddie Einhorn and UCLA-Houston looms large


Considering all that transpired in 1968, what occurred 50 years ago Saturday may represent the most benign sort of upheaval. But there’s no denying it too changed the world. Everything that major college basketball would become began Jan. 20, 1968, when UCLA met Houston at the Astrodome before an unprecedented crowd of 52,693 and a national television audience. (Chicago Tribune)

Related:

NCAA closer to letting Division I athletes bet on pro sports
The NCAA Division I Administrative Committee adopted a proposal to allow student-athletes and athletic department staff to bet on pro sports, a shift in a...

Penn State fires football coach James Franklin
Penn State has fired head coach James Franklin after a 22-21 loss to Northwestern, the third loss in a row for the Nittany Lions. He...

Mariners-Tigers Game 5 by the numbers: 8 wild stats that defined 15-inning ALDS epic
It was exhausting and exhilarating, maddening and delirious and by the end of it, Game 5 of the American League Division Series between Seattle and...

Takeaways from Week 7 of College Football: Indiana earns defining win, James Franklin on hot seat
Indiana just had its biggest win in program history. I have seen all sorts of stats celebrating the Hoosiers’ win over then-No. 3 Oregon. Probably...