A black-and-cream leopard shark enters a hypnotic-like state of relaxation as scientists at Sydney Aquarium carefully roll her onto her back in a small pool. The shark, named Zimba, is one of the first captive leopard sharks in the world to be artificially inseminated with the sperm of wild sharks in an attempt to build populations around the world. - …
Phil Martelli still remembers, nearly two decades later, the exact moment when he realized that the team he was coaching at tiny Saint Joseph’s in Philadelphia was about to become the No. “I was at home, watching Stanford play somebody in the Pac-10, and they were the other team — they were 1 and we were 2,” Martelli said. We’re …
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Consider the last week in the life of Bryant coach Phil Martelli Jr. His team lost to Rutgers on Sunday, his former boss resigned Monday, he got promoted to head coach Wednesday, his team lost to a previously winless Boston University team Thursday and he boarded a flight to Boca Raton on Friday wondering if he …
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! COLUMBUS, Ohio — DeVante’ Jones scored 21 points and Michigan rallied in the second half, wrapping up its up-and-down Big Ten regular season by beating No. “We didn’t handle the ball well at all,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. “We’re definitely going to give …
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Kofi Cockburn dominated on the inside, as usual, and his teammates provided plenty of offense from the outside. “Plummer had as good a first half as I’ve seen any player not named Mike Beasley that I’ve coached,” said Underwood, who was on Kansas State’s staff when the former NBA player was at the school. “That was …
ANN ARBOR — It was a few hours before tip-off on Nov. 16 when the Michigan communications office fired off an email announcing Juwan Howard’s contract extension. The deal, as Michigan AD Warde Manuel told me that night, was “a no-brainer.” In two seasons at the helm, Howard’s coaching and recruiting exceeded even the highest hopes. Having put together a …
