Iowa State’s Floyd Has Surgery
Iowa State Coach Tim Floyd was listed in fair condition Wednesday after surgery to remove a benign polyp from his colon.
Floyd, 43, was expected to remain at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa for another day and could return to coaching for Saturday’s game against Alaska Anchorage in the Cyclone Holiday Classic.
Assistant Gar Forman will run this week’s practices.
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Responding to a players’ vote to force him out, UC Santa Barbara Coach Jerry Pimm says he won’t resign, adding, “I just told them that’s not going to happen and we’ve got to come up with more conclusions and lets talk it out.”
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The NCAA announced five finalists--all with domed stadiums--for college basketball Final Fours in 2003, 2004, 2005.
Finalists are The Georgia Dome in Atlanta; the RCA Dome in Indianapolis; the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans; the Trans World Dome in St. Louis; and the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Three sites will be recommended to the NCAA Championships/Competition Cabinet for approval next summer.
The Alamodome is the site of the 1998 Final Four. The event moves to St. Petersburg, Fla., Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Atlanta the following years.
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