College Sports

Update: WVU Coach Bob Huggins To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins will be inducted into the sport’s hall of fame this year.

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Marshall University Remembers Worst U.S. Sports Disaster 50 Years Later

After a plane crash killed most of the Marshall University football team 50 years ago, the simplest choice for school leaders would have been to drop the sport altogether. It was the worst sports disaster in U.S. history. But school officials couldn't bring themselves to eliminate the team. From the 75 lives lost, the program slowly rebuilt and eventually triumphed. A half-century later, those who lived through the tragedy remember the feeling that they had to keep playing. On Friday, the university will mark the anniversary of the crash by awarding posthumous degrees to the players who were killed.

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