RIP Dr. Callarman
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Former UCF Professor emeritus Dr. Callarman passed away this weekend. He was an exceptional person in the classroom, with the teams, and in retirement with his many volunteer activities. For those lucky to have known him well, this is a big loss to the UCF community. RIP Dr. C, I know you’ll be cheering for your Knights from above.
Big 12 WBB Tournament: UCF is No. 14 seed 🏀
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UCF WBB had the worst record (3-15) in the Big 12 and will receive the No. 14 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, which begins Thursday in Kansas City. Their first round matchup will be against No. 11 Cincinnati.
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2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings - Big 12 Conference
The official 2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings for Big 12 Conference
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2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship - Big 12 Conference
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OT: Nat Geo “Moments Before Disaster” Series
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Mark Chapman and John Lennon hours before he was shot.
A small boy falls into an enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo with silverback gorilla Harambe who was fatally shot.
Early morning fuel dump of the Hindenburg before it exploded.
R. Budd Dwyer seconds before he took his own life on live national television.
Darius Johnson anytime he tries to dribble in traffic.
OT: Baylor softball star arrested for self-checkout shoplifting at the Waco Target
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WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Baylor softball player who was arrested this week on charges she shoplifted more than $1,200 from a Target store in Waco has been suspended and will not play in this weekend’s games, Baylor officials confirmed Friday.
Baylor Associate Director of Communications Katy Gilmore said Friday that McKenzie Wilson, 23, the team’s lead-off hitter and center fielder, will not play in a home double-header Saturday and a game Sunday against Morgan State. Baylor officials did not say if the suspension will last beyond this weekend’s games.
Wilson was arrested this week on allegations she stole more than $1,200 worth of cosmetics during 11 visits to a Waco store. She was released from the McLennan County Jail after posting $1,000 bond Monday following her arrest on a Class A misdemeanor charge of theft of more than $750 but less than $2,500.
The senior broadcast journalism major from Long Beach, CA., is charged with stealing a total of $1,209 worth of cosmetic items during trips to Target from May 13, 2023, to Feb. 5, 2024, according to an arrest affidavit.
“We are aware of the reported situation, and based on the available information, we have taken the appropriate action.” said Brent Ingram, Baylor assistant athletic director for communications. “We will continue to handle this matter internally and in accordance with university protocols. We will have no further comment.”
Waco attorney Chris Bullajian, who was hired Thursday to represent Wilson, declined comment, saying he could not discuss pending matters.
“On May 13, 2023, McKenzie Wilson failed to scan and pay for multiple Hero Cosmetics items valued at $119.41 at the Target Retail Store …” the affidavit alleges. “The theft of Hero Cosmetics items was captured by security cameras. Target Loss Prevention also had provided video evidence of 11 other thefts that occurred throughout the rest of 2023 and some in 2024 where McKenzie failed to scan and pay for Hero Cosmetics items.”
The affidavit lists 10 other dates of alleged thefts by Wilson that range from a high of $136.87 on Feb. 5, 2024, to $11.99 on Sept. 23, 2023.
According to Baylor’s web site, Wilson earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors last year and was only one of two players to start all 58 games last season. She hit .322 last year with a team-high 59 hits, while scoring 53 runs and compiling a 35-game on-base streak.
She also played in all 56 games in 2022, while starting 55 games and being named to the All-Big 12 first team.
Wilson transferred to Baylor from Fresno State after suffering a season-ending injury before the 2021 season opener.
A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
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Baylor Associate Director of Communications Katy Gilmore said Friday that McKenzie Wilson, 23, the team’s lead-off hitter and center fielder, will not play in a home double-header Saturday and a game Sunday against Morgan State. Baylor officials did not say if the suspension will last beyond this weekend’s games.
Wilson was arrested this week on allegations she stole more than $1,200 worth of cosmetics during 11 visits to a Waco store. She was released from the McLennan County Jail after posting $1,000 bond Monday following her arrest on a Class A misdemeanor charge of theft of more than $750 but less than $2,500.
The senior broadcast journalism major from Long Beach, CA., is charged with stealing a total of $1,209 worth of cosmetic items during trips to Target from May 13, 2023, to Feb. 5, 2024, according to an arrest affidavit.
“We are aware of the reported situation, and based on the available information, we have taken the appropriate action.” said Brent Ingram, Baylor assistant athletic director for communications. “We will continue to handle this matter internally and in accordance with university protocols. We will have no further comment.”
Waco attorney Chris Bullajian, who was hired Thursday to represent Wilson, declined comment, saying he could not discuss pending matters.
“On May 13, 2023, McKenzie Wilson failed to scan and pay for multiple Hero Cosmetics items valued at $119.41 at the Target Retail Store …” the affidavit alleges. “The theft of Hero Cosmetics items was captured by security cameras. Target Loss Prevention also had provided video evidence of 11 other thefts that occurred throughout the rest of 2023 and some in 2024 where McKenzie failed to scan and pay for Hero Cosmetics items.”
The affidavit lists 10 other dates of alleged thefts by Wilson that range from a high of $136.87 on Feb. 5, 2024, to $11.99 on Sept. 23, 2023.
According to Baylor’s web site, Wilson earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors last year and was only one of two players to start all 58 games last season. She hit .322 last year with a team-high 59 hits, while scoring 53 runs and compiling a 35-game on-base streak.
She also played in all 56 games in 2022, while starting 55 games and being named to the All-Big 12 first team.
Wilson transferred to Baylor from Fresno State after suffering a season-ending injury before the 2021 season opener.
A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
Baylor softball player suspended after arrest on charges she stole more than $1,200 during multiple Target visits
McKenzie Wilson, 23, was released from the McLennan County Jail after posting $1,000 bond Monday
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OT: usf to tear down 3 oldest dorms and build 9 new 5-6 story modern ones
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This is one of my oldest pet peeves at UCF...as their 50 plus year old 2 story dorms take up valuable space without many beds.
cow u is tearing down old dorm beds and building 2,100 new ones to help modernize their campus.
UCF should have done a project like this 6-8 years ago as the demand for on-campus housing far exceeds supply. (Also, they are strong revenue generators for the campus too...as most are also on a meal plan, which is HIGHLY profitable).
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cow u is tearing down old dorm beds and building 2,100 new ones to help modernize their campus.
UCF should have done a project like this 6-8 years ago as the demand for on-campus housing far exceeds supply. (Also, they are strong revenue generators for the campus too...as most are also on a meal plan, which is HIGHLY profitable).
USF to demolish oldest dorms to make way for new housing
The Argos Center will have a new look in a few years. USF approved a five-year redevelopment plan that would demolish Kosove Apartments, Beta Hall and Betty Castor Hall at a Tuesday Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting. These 1960s dorms will be replaced by around nine new five to six-story dorm b
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OT: Alabama dumps legendary broadcaster Eli Gold
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Longtime Alabama play-by-play voice Eli Gold is one of the most recognizable voices in college football.
He took off the 2022 season while battling cancer and returned in 2023 but only did home games. Alabama wanted him gone, I guess.
Was Gold's departure performance-based?
"Some of it was. They said I wasn't living up to the standard. That's very subjective. There was an indication that I had lost a step, or two, or three, while I was gone battling cancer, and I've come back and I didn't do the job that I should have. I don't necessarily agree, as I don't think they would expect me to agree, but if I felt that I was not doing the job, I would have stepped down. I was not going to embarrass myself or the university. I care too much for those entities. I don't know all the input, we had some disagreements on a few things, and it was time I guess when they decided to do something different. There's nothing I can do. I'm a freelance, 1099 contract laborer if you will."
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“The original press release came out that said I’m retiring. I said, ‘I’m not. I’m not retiring.’ Then they put one out, or had a draft, that said I was stepping down. And I said, ‘I’m not stepping down, I’m being shown the door. I’m not stepping down,’” Gold said. “I didn’t want that to impact potential employers who had jobs and not offered them because, well, Eli is hanging it up. Well, Eli’s not hanging it up. I was blessed to get literally two calls, two offers, within two or three minutes of the press release coming out.”
Eli Gold became the voice of Alabama football in 1988 and went on to call the Tide winning seven national championships, including the historic run of now-retired head coach Nick Saban.
In 2014, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
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He took off the 2022 season while battling cancer and returned in 2023 but only did home games. Alabama wanted him gone, I guess.
Was Gold's departure performance-based?
"Some of it was. They said I wasn't living up to the standard. That's very subjective. There was an indication that I had lost a step, or two, or three, while I was gone battling cancer, and I've come back and I didn't do the job that I should have. I don't necessarily agree, as I don't think they would expect me to agree, but if I felt that I was not doing the job, I would have stepped down. I was not going to embarrass myself or the university. I care too much for those entities. I don't know all the input, we had some disagreements on a few things, and it was time I guess when they decided to do something different. There's nothing I can do. I'm a freelance, 1099 contract laborer if you will."
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“The original press release came out that said I’m retiring. I said, ‘I’m not. I’m not retiring.’ Then they put one out, or had a draft, that said I was stepping down. And I said, ‘I’m not stepping down, I’m being shown the door. I’m not stepping down,’” Gold said. “I didn’t want that to impact potential employers who had jobs and not offered them because, well, Eli is hanging it up. Well, Eli’s not hanging it up. I was blessed to get literally two calls, two offers, within two or three minutes of the press release coming out.”
Eli Gold became the voice of Alabama football in 1988 and went on to call the Tide winning seven national championships, including the historic run of now-retired head coach Nick Saban.
In 2014, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
Eli Gold Comments On Career at Alabama
The long-time voice of Alabama football talked with Ryan Fowler about his career with Alabama and what's next for the award-winning radio broadcaster.
Eli Gold accepts job offer in professional sports
Gold said the job he accepted is in professional sports and will be officially announced Friday.
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