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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Iconic as he was controversial, Bob Knight for decades embodied the spirit of basketball in a corner of the world mad about it. His hard-nosed, fundamentals-driven style and attention to detail became deeply rooted in the culture of the sport for basketball fans in southern Indiana and elsewhere, his admirers standing as ardently by him as his critics often chastised him.

It looks like Donald Trump got what he wanted — former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bobby Knight will be hitting the road with him on Wednesday. Trump in recent days has been talking up the idea that the famously hot-headed coach would back him, saying on Saturday that his endorsement would be a big get. “Tough, strong, smart. I would like to get that for Indiana, I’ll tell you what. To me, that would be a great endorsement," he said over the weekend, adding on Monday in Rhode Island that he hoped to win his support. Meanwhile, Knight, who is known...

Coach Knight didn't hesitate to push young people, or anyone who worked with him to the very edge of their emotional and physical capacity. That was the only way that he thought he could get the very most out of our generally lazy human nature. We were always highly prepared because we didn't want to receive the wrath of Coach if we weren't, or even more so we didn't want to let him down.

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA says Myles Brand has died after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 67. The university president turned NCAA chief who pushed for tighter academic standards in college sports and took on Bob Knight died Wednesday.

Bob Knight embraced all the proper things in college basketball: discipline, dedication, loyalty, smarts and toughness. His teams always had a high graduation rate, and there never was a whiff of rule-breaking associated with his programs. And yet, instead of being serenaded to a chorus of hallelujahs as he exits Texas Tech in midseason, Knight is being reminded yet anew of his legendary imperfections and combustible nature. Knight never was as disciplined as he demanded his players to be, which was the enigmatic dimension of his larger-than-life personality. His ideals were impeccable. He just could not live up to all...

LUBBOCK, Texas -- A spokesman for Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers says men's basketball coach Bob Knight has resigned, effective immediately.

Texas Tech coach Bob Knight gets win No. 880 JAIME ARON | AP Sports Writer - publication data - Posted: Monday, January 1, 2007Updated: Monday, January 1, 2007 8:06 p.m. LUBBOCK, Texas - Bob Knight won 880 games doing things his way. And he sure celebrated it his way. Long appreciated for his strategy and long questioned for his methods, Knight added the crowning achievement to his Hall of Fame career by becoming the leader in Division I men's basketball victories when Texas Tech beat New Mexico 70-68 on Monday. Having finally reached the pinnacle he's long insisted didn't...

Thursday evening the Texas Tech men’s basketball team plays at home — Lubbock —against the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, UNLV, once a superpower now fallen from grace. If Texas Tech wins, their coach, Robert Montgomery Knight, will become the winningest coach in the history of the sport. And since most of the hunting pack that has pursued Knight throughout his career will recount his many sins, it’s only fair you hear the bright shining side of this knight errant. Yes, he’s got a temper. I have never known a winning coach in any sport who did not have...

Religious Leaders Call for Boycott of Sony’s DaVinci Code the Movie:Sony’s Da Vinci Code the Movie… seeks to profit off bigotry, proselytizes paganism, and undermines the dignity of women …,” states prominent Roman Catholic Priest(Front Royal, VA) The Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, President of Human Life International (HLI), joined Dr. Ted Baehr of Movieguide.org, Don Feder, Austin Ruse of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, Patrick Reilly of the Cardinal Newman Society, and Bob Knight of Concerned Women for America as part of The Interfaith Coalition Against 'The DaVinci Code.'" An address by Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, President of...

Graduation will take place on Wednesday for "Knight School," but commencement won't occur for another couple of months for the reality show that is wrapping up taping this week at Texas Tech. Six film crews have followed around 16 candidates for the past several weeks, and show officials said they couldn't be happier with what's progressed thus far. "Unequivocally, we're thrilled with what's gone on," said Rob Lundgren, chief operating officer of RIVR Media and one of the executive producers of the show. "Coach (Bob) Knight and his coaches have done an extraordinary job. We've got some good kids and...

"Knight School" will be in session beginning today as the reality show centered on the Texas Tech men's basketball team and head coach Bob Knight begins filming. Rob Lundgren, one of the executive producers of the show, arrived in Lubbock on Friday and said the pre-production process has gone smoother than anticipated. "This has been a fabulous collaboration," Lundgren said. "The people at Texas Tech have been wonderful, everyone at the university. There are a lot of elements that are involved, and we've been in television for a long time and everyone in our crew has said that they've never...

© 2005 - The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal BY JEFF WALKER ASSOCIATED PRESS Texas Tech students will have the opportunity to go to night school. In this case, though, they'll be going to Knight School. ESPN is expected to announce today that 16 Tech students will be chosen to compete in a reality show called "Knight School" that will be filmed in Lubbock, Tech officials said. The winner, chosen by Tech head coach Bob Knight and his coaching staff, will have an opportunity to join the Red Raiders as a walk-on for the 2006-07 season. Knight said the concept has been talked...

Bobby Knight will be on O'Reilly tonight....8pm This is guy is always an interesting interview. You have to say that he speaks his mind, regardless.

DENVER (AP) A public relations consultant who helped Indiana University during a seven-month controversy over former basketball coach Bob Knight is now working for the University of Colorado Board of Regents. Christopher Simpson of Williamsburg, Virginia, will initially be paid 24-thousand dollars, plus 350-dollars an hour for any follow-up work. Simpson will help the Regents cope with the fallout from a football recruiting scandal, and the controversy surrounding ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill. Simpson says he hopes to shift the focus of C-U's image away from controversy. Simpson is a former Washington Times reporter and was vice president of communications...

Knight's Chair Toss Still Leaves a Mark By MICHAEL MAROT > AP Sports Writer > BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Those closest to Steve Reid know him as president of a trucking company, a former teammate, and a dad. Some even remember him as a color commentator on Purdue basketball broadcasts. However, most others know Reid as the answer to a trivia question. For 20 years, his life has been defined by one enduring image — Bob Knight hurling a red, plastic chair across the basketball court as the 5-foot-9 Reid stood at the free throw line for Purdue. "There are times...

Hearing on release of Knight firing report likely to be delayed Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A judge likely will delay a hearing set for next week that was to determine whether Indiana University must release a report that led to the firing of former basketball coach Bob Knight, court officials said. Special Judge Jane Spencer Craney of Morgan County was scheduled to conduct the hearing Wednesday in Monroe Circuit Court. But it might have to be postponed to an unspecified date because of criminal case in her own Morgan Superior Court, court officials said. Craney was hearing the case...

University back off ultimatum; Knight to coach Yahoo! Sports Dan WetzelFebruary 3, 2004Bob Knight will not be suspended as head coach of Texas Tech for his public argument with chancellor David Smith. The Hall of Fame coach will take the bench Tuesday when his 19th ranked Red Raiders host Baylor at 8 pm. ET. "He's going to coach, we just found out there is no suspension," said assistant coach Pat Knight three hours before tip-off. Knight had been issued an ultimatum Monday night by Smith: Take a five-day suspension – causing Knight to miss games against Baylor and at Kansas –...

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech coach Bob Knight got into a verbal spat with the university chancellor, David Smith, at a grocery store Monday, prompting a review by school officials. One eyewitness told the Lubbock Avalance-Journal that Knight raised his voice to Smith after the chancellor approached him at a salad bar to compliment the coach on his recent good behavior. The witness told the paper that Knight flew into a rage and accused Smith of being a liar, saying that there had been nothing wrong with his demeanor this year. Smith turned to leave the area, the Avalanche-Journal reported,...

<p>BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Knight is suing Indiana University over his firing after weeks of negotiations between his attorneys and the school collapsed.</p> <p>The lawsuit was filed in the Monroe County Circuit Court on Friday. The former Hoosiers coach had until Tuesday to take legal action against the school.</p>

Brian Dennehy says quot;nobody can imitate Bobby Knight,quot; so he does quot;an interpretationquot; of Knight in ESPN's quot;Season on the Brink.quot; An Interview on the Brink By Bill Simmons Page 2 columnist Three weeks ago, ESPN sent me to Winnipeg to spend one day on the set of the upcoming Bobby Knight biopic, quot;Season on the Brink.quot; After the requisite number of therapy sessions to deal with after-effects of spending 24 hours in Winnipeg in December, I was finally able to transcribe my interview with actor Brian Dennehy, who plays Knight in quot;Brinkquot; (my column about my day on the...