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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former North Park Coach Inducted into SCB Hall of Fame
CHICAGO, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 31, former North Park University Head Men's Basketball Coach Dan McCarrell will be inducted into the Small College Basketball (SCB) Hall of Fame. McCarrell, a three-time National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year (1978–80), will be honored in Lakeland, Florida, alongside 11 other members of the class of 2025. "Dan McCarrell's legacy in basketball is one of excellence, leadership, and unwavering dedication," said John Born, North Park's athletics director. "His impact on the game and the players he has mentored is immeasurable. Being inducted into the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame is a well-deserved honor recognizing his extraordinary contributions to the sport." McCarrell led then-North Park College to three consecutive national championships from 1978–80. He was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1985 and North Park's Viking Hall of Fame in 1988. He was also named the NCAA Division III Coach of the Decade for the 1970s at the national tournament banquet in 1980. He coached nine All-Americans, and four of his players were selected in the National Basketball Association draft. "Coach McCarrell being inducted to the SCB Hall of Fame is another testament to what he's built at North Park," said current Head Men's Basketball Coach Edwind McGhee. "Anytime we talk about the history and tradition of this program, Coach McCarell and his teams are our gold standard. This is a well-deserved honor for him and his family." As a North Park student-athlete, McCarrell was a men's basketball team captain during the 1960–61 season. In 17 seasons coaching the Vikings, his teams compiled a 295–159 record and played in six NCAA tournaments, boasting a tournament record of 17–4. North Park's three consecutive titles are matched only by the University of California, Los Angeles. They remain the only teams to win three consecutive national titles at any level of college basketball. McCarrell's 1979 team was the first Division III basketball team to win back-to-back national titles. This marks the ninth class inducted into the Small College Basketball National Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place at Florida Southern College. North Park University is city-centered, intercultural, and emerging as the model for Christian higher education in 21st-century America. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE North Park University Sign in to access your portfolio
USA Today
01-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Auburn's Bruce Pearl wins NABC Coach of the Year award
Auburn's Bruce Pearl wins NABC Coach of the Year award Pearl becomes the first SEC head coach to win the award since 2015. Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl took Auburn to new heights during the 2024-25 season and has been rewarded with a national award. The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced Tuesday that Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl has been awarded Coach of the Year honors. It is the second time that Pearl has been awarded Coach of the Year by the NABC, winning his first in 1995 with Division 2 Southern Indiana. He is also the first coach from the SEC to win the award since John Calipari took home the crown in 2015 as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, and is the seventh SEC coach to win the award, joining the likes of Tubby Smith, Nolan Richardson, and Adolph Rupp. Auburn won the SEC regular season championship under Pearl's watch with a 32-5 regular season record and has won 19 games against quad-1 competition. Pearl also led the Tigers to the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, and their second-ever No. 1 seed. Earlier this season, Pearl passed Joel Eaves as Auburn's all-time winningest head coach by claiming his 214th victory since taking over ahead of the 2014-15 season. This week, Pearl is preparing his team to compete in the second Final Four in program history, and hopes to leave San Antonio with the program's first-ever national championship. Pearl won the NABC Coach of the Year over several prominent names including Rick Pitino of St. John's, Houston's Kelvin Sampson, Michigan State's Tom Izzo, and Dennis Gates of Missouri. Each of the aforementioned coaches, including Pearl, won Coach of the Year for their respective regions.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michelle Obama Worries About 'Who We Want To Be As A Country' In Live ‘IMO' Podcast At SXSW
Appearing onstage at SXSW today, Michelle Obama never mentioned Donald Trump by name, but the former First Lady certainly tried to capture the tone of our times. 'We know people are going through some tough times, and I don't think Craig and I are feeling any different than anyone out there,' Obama told the Austin audience of about 2,500 Thursday in a live recording of a new podcast series, IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson with her brother. More from Deadline Justin Baldoni Loses "Highly Personal & Intimate Information" Court Battle With Blake Lively; Risk Of Disclosure Is Great," Judge Warns Both Sides Justin Trudeau Signs Off With Message To Canadians Amid Trump Threat: "No Matter What The World Throws At Us, You Will Always Be The Same" Joan Baez Turns Serious On John Mulaney, Decrying "Incompetent Billionaires" Running The Country President Barack Obama and President Bill Clinton have been largely AWOL since a retaliation fueled Trump was sworn in on January 20, so the anticipation around Obama and National Association of Basketball Coaches executive director Robinson's podcast was high after it was first unveiled earlier this week. The first significant public appearance by Michelle Obama, who missed both Jimmy Carter's funeral and the Inauguration since last year's election, saw the ex-First Lady leaning deftly into her target market today at SXSW. 'You know, we're dealing with a lot of uncertainties. I for one, feel for folks who are struggling and will continue to struggle in these uncertainties,' the best-selling Becoming author added. 'I worry about folks being on work, and I worry about how we think about diversity and inclusion. I think about how we treat one another and the voices that we hear, and what that does, what models that setting for the next generation. Who do we want to be as a country? All of that keeps me up at night, and I know that a lot of people are struggling with some of those things, but I find in those moments that it is better not to try to figure that stuff out alone.' A passionate surrogate for Kamala Harris' unsuccessful White House campaign against Trump last year, Obama has said that March 12 debuting IMO, produced Higher Ground, the media company that Obama founded with her husband won't get into retail politics. However, as much the savvy ex-First Lady and her former Brown University basketball coach Robinson focused on 'some of the lessons we learned growing up,' advice from their father about how to face adversity, and personal interactions over the years, the specter of Trump 2.0 was never truly that far from mind. Noting 'we still live in a world where science matters' while introducing guest Dr. Laurie Santos, director of Yale University's Comparative Cognition Laboratory, Obama earlier talked about seeing power up-close and putting it in perspective. 'There are a handful of people in the world who can do a few things that can impact so many,' she noted in the first IMO live recording. 'But the truth is, is that the small power that each of us has to do something right in front of us, if we're all doing that… outweighs anything that, you know, some big leader somewhere can do.' With a clear reference to the slew of plane crashes since the civil service gutting Trump returned to office, Obama went on to say: 'From my experience, the folks who are working on the ground and picking up our garbage and making sure that our, you know, schools run and that our air is clean, and that our flights stay up in the air, that those people are the true heart and blood of the country.' Future IMO guests include Keke Palmer, Seth and Lauren Rogen and Jay Shetty. Tyler Perry, Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach, Elaine Welteroth, Tracee Ellis Ross, Angie Martinez, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, Logan Ury and Brian Chesky will also be on the first season of the podcast IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson will be available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and elsewhere. Best of Deadline 'The White Lotus' Season 3 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Arrive On Max? How Jon Gries' Return To 'The White Lotus' Could Shape Season 3 Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far
Telegraph
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Michelle Obama: My brother had to talk me into being first lady
Michelle Obama has revealed her brother had to convince her to back Barack Obama's presidential run after she initially shut down the 'crazy' idea. The former first lady said her husband had to go to Craig Robinson, her elder brother, and ask him to help talk her into supporting his political ambitions. In the first episode of the siblings' new podcast IMO, which stands for 'in my opinion', Mrs Obama said her initial reaction to her husband's presidential campaign was 'Nope. No way. This is crazy. We've done enough crazy stuff.' 'I couldn't have gotten through eight years in the White House without my big brother,' she said. 'This whole, you know, being married to the president of the United States [is a] thing that none of us kind of banked on. 'I mean we knew Barack was smart and, you know, ambitious… but you talked me into supporting his run, and he was smart enough to know that he needed to come to you and sell you on the idea,' she said. Mr Robinson, who is the executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, described how the former president came to him and said: 'I can't convince your sister to go along with this.' 'I said: 'Listen, what you have to do is, first of all, let me talk to her, you don't talk to her, let me talk to her,'' he said, adding: 'I convinced you to not penalise him for being really good at what he does... I talked to you and mum at the same time, and both of you sat there reasonably mad and said I was right.' In the first two episodes of the podcast series, which launched on Wednesday and is produced by the Obamas' production company Higher Ground, Mrs Obama gives an extraordinary insight into her marriage with the former president. Speaking to her brother in the first hour-long episode, the mother-of-two, 61, takes a swipe at her husband's punctuality after describing how her father would always be ready an hour before they needed to leave. 'Barack had to adjust to what on time was... you know, I've got this husband who, when it's time to leave, he's getting up and going to the bathroom,' she said. 'And I was like, 'dude, like three o'clock departure means you've done all that.' It's like, don't start looking for your glasses, you know, at the three o'clock departure.' She added: 'He's improved over 30 years of marriage... you must adjust.' Mr Robinson joked that Mr Obama had been on 'island time,' appearing to refer to his brother-in-law's upbringing in Hawaii. In the second episode, the siblings discussed the differences between female and male friendships with guest Issa Rae, the American actress. Appearing to make another dig at her husband, Mrs Obama described how he would ask what she and her female friends are 'talking about all day' when they come to stay for a catch up. In contrast, she said her husband, 63, can spend five hours with his friends playing golf and not ask them about serious issues such as a cancer diagnosis. She said: 'I will have heard that somebody has cancer, and I was like 'how is X? Did you hear that they had cancer?' 'He's like, 'no, we didn't talk about that' and I'm just like 'what? You were golfing all day and it never came up? You never asked about our godson, for example… it's like what were you all doing?'' Mrs Obama added that the 'difference' between men and women is the former will be 'with each other all day, looking directly away from each other at a ball, right? 'Whereas when I'm with my friends, we are turned, we are physically turned in towards one another, feet off comfort, sometimes we're touching, you know, there are tears, and that can go on for hours.' Mrs Obama's comments come after her husband appeared to attempt to quash rumours of a split by posting a gushing social media post to celebrate the birthday of the 'love of my life'. The couple have rarely been seen together in public, sparking rumours of potential marriage problems. Mrs Obama skipped Donald Trump's inauguration in January, leaving her husband to attend alone. She also missed the state funeral of Jimmy Carter, citing a scheduling conflict. It later emerged that she was on holiday in Hawaii without her husband. Last year, Jennifer Aniston denied rumours that she had been having an affair with Mr Obama on Jimmy Kimmel Live, saying she had only 'met him once'. 'I know Michelle more than him,' she said.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michelle Obama: My brother had to talk me into being first lady
Michelle Obama has revealed her brother had to convince her to back Barack Obama's presidential run after she initially shut down the 'crazy' idea. The former first lady said her husband had to go to Craig Robinson, her elder brother, and ask him to help talk her into supporting his political ambitions. In the first episode of the siblings' new podcast IMO, which stands for 'in my opinion', Mrs Obama said her initial reaction to her husband's presidential campaign was 'Nope. No way. This is crazy. We've done enough crazy stuff.' 'I couldn't have gotten through eight years in the White House without my big brother,' she said. 'This whole, you know, being married to the president of the United States [is a] thing that none of us kind of banked on. 'I mean we knew Barack was smart and, you know, ambitious… but you talked me into supporting his run, and he was smart enough to know that he needed to come to you and sell you on the idea,' she said. Mr Robinson, who is the executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, described how the former president came to him and said: 'I can't convince your sister to go along with this.' 'I said: 'Listen, what you have to do is, first of all, let me talk to her, you don't talk to her, let me talk to her,'' he said, adding: 'I convinced you to not penalise him for being really good at what he does... I talked to you and mum at the same time, and both of you sat there reasonably mad and said I was right.' In the first two episodes of the podcast series, which launched on Wednesday and is produced by the Obamas' production company Higher Ground, Mrs Obama gives an extraordinary insight into her marriage with the former president. Speaking to her brother in the first hour-long episode, the mother-of-two, 61, takes a swipe at her husband's punctuality after describing how her father would always be ready an hour before they needed to leave. 'Barack had to adjust to what on time was... you know, I've got this husband who, when it's time to leave, he's getting up and going to the bathroom,' she said. 'And I was like, 'dude, like three o'clock departure means you've done all that.' It's like, don't start looking for your glasses, you know, at the three o'clock departure.' She added: 'He's improved over 30 years of marriage... you must adjust.' Mr Robinson joked that Mr Obama had been on 'island time,' appearing to refer to his brother-in-law's upbringing in Hawaii. In the second episode, the siblings discussed the differences between female and male friendships with guest Issa Rae, the American actress. Appearing to make another dig at her husband, Mrs Obama described how he would ask what she and her female friends are 'talking about all day' when they come to stay for a catch up. In contrast, she said her husband, 63, can spend five hours with his friends playing golf and not ask them about serious issues such as a cancer diagnosis. She said: 'I will have heard that somebody has cancer, and I was like 'how is X? Did you hear that they had cancer?' 'He's like, 'no, we didn't talk about that' and I'm just like 'what? You were golfing all day and it never came up? You never asked about our godson, for example… it's like what were you all doing?'' Mrs Obama added that the 'difference' between men and women is the former will be 'with each other all day, looking directly away from each other at a ball, right? 'Whereas when I'm with my friends, we are turned, we are physically turned in towards one another, feet off comfort, sometimes we're touching, you know, there are tears, and that can go on for hours.' Mrs Obama's comments come after her husband appeared to attempt to quash rumours of a split by posting a gushing social media post to celebrate the birthday of the 'love of my life'. The couple have rarely been seen together in public, sparking rumours of potential marriage problems. Mrs Obama skipped Donald Trump's inauguration in January, leaving her husband to attend alone. She also missed the state funeral of Jimmy Carter, citing a scheduling conflict. It later emerged that she was on holiday in Hawaii without her husband. Last year, Jennifer Aniston denied rumours that she had been having an affair with Mr Obama on Jimmy Kimmel Live, saying she had only 'met him once'. 'I know Michelle more than him,' she said. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
