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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — It never fails, Tara VanDerveer always takes a minute to thank everybody for coming to the game and that includes offering her immense gratitude to the Stanford band. “This is a tremendous accomplishment for Tara VanDerveer, who is already one of the most accomplished coaches in the history of basketball,” Krzyzewski said in a statement. Oregon State coach Scott Rueck credits VanDerveer for elevating the entire over the decades. Stanford: VanDerveer, who didn't have the playing opportunities growing up before Title IX, has considered herself so fortunate to get an early start in coaching at Idaho in 1978-79. She earned her 1,000th win Feb. 3, 2017, and became winningest women's coach on Dec. 15, 2020, by passing the late Tennessee coach Pat Summitt (1,098).

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford's Tara VanDerveer tied Mike Krzyzewski as the winningest coach in college basketball history with her 1,202nd victory Friday night, guiding the No. VanDerveer can set the record Sunday, when she goes for 1,203 as Stanford (16-2, 5-1 Pac-12) hosts Oregon State. A couple dozen former Stanford players are expected to be on hand for the potential milestone. Cardinal players hugged their smiling coach and lifted her up in celebration after the teams shook hands. Stanford: VanDerveer has just one losing season, going 13-15 in her first campaign at Stanford in 1985-86.

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☆ Sydney Olympic stadium grandstand named after Indigenous icon Freeman
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The eastern grandstand of Sydney's Olympic stadium will be named after Cathy Freeman in tribute to the Indigenous runner who won the 400m gold medal at the venue during the 2000 Games. "This stadium and Sydney Olympic Park hold a truly special place in my heart and that will never change," the 50-year-old said. The grandstand will be named 'Cathy Freeman Stand'. Freeman also took the 400m silver at Atlanta and won back-to-back world titles in the distance. "For the past two Summer Olympic Games, Australia’s Olympic team has comprised more women than men, all of whom have an inspirational story," Australian Olympic Committee President Ian Chesterman said in a statement.

Persons: Cathy Freeman, Freeman, Ian Chesterman, Cathy Freeman’s, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: New, Sydney Olympic, Australian, Atlanta Games, Atlanta, Olympic, Thomson Locations: New South Wales, Australia, Melbourne

☆ Focusing on stable earnings growth helps this Olympic gold medalist beat the bear market
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A mutual fund led by a gold-medal winning Olympic swimmer is rare enough, but Joe Hudepohl's Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Focused Growth is also outperforming the stock market over the past five years. Maybe it's the former athlete's discipline and slavish devotion to patient training that's helping Focused Growth earn handsome long-run returns. " But despite falling 20.4% last year, the Focused Growth fund still enjoys a five-year annual trailing return of 13.97%, according to Morningstar. One of those long-time holdings is health technology company Danaher , which Focused Growth (EAALX) first bought in 2011, according to Morningstar. Morningstar rates the fund with five stars despite its 1.03% expense ratio, and says Focused Growth lands in the second percentile of more than 1,000 large growth funds for its five-year performance.

☆ 'Super Eagles 96': When Nigeria shocked the footballing world by winning Olympic gold
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Ollie Macnaughton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —When Nigeria’s national football team competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, few thought it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with countries like Argentina and Brazil. But the team, lovingly nicknamed the Super Eagles, stunned the footballing world by winning gold in the world’s biggest sporting event. “Super Eagles 96,” a new documentary by London-born filmmaker Yemi Bamiro, which recently premiered at the London Film Festival, showcases this brief, but important moment in Nigerian history. Director Yemi Bamiro at the "Super Eagles 96" world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on October 13, 2022. Clemens Westerhof, the “Dutchgerian,” coached the national football team between 1989 and 1994, laying the groundwork for the Olympic victory.

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