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Bulldogs Named Grand Marshal Of The 500 Festival Parade
http://butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2009-10/releases/041210aac
INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2010) - The 500 Festival announced today the Butler Bulldogs men’s basketball team has been named Grand Marshal of the IPL 500 Festival Parade. The 53rd IPL 500 Festival Parade is Saturday, May 29 and will be a celebration of the 2010 theme: Embrace the Pace: Honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway®.
The Butler Bulldogs just completed their most successful basketball season in school history, finishing as runner-up in the NCAA Basketball Championships. The Bulldogs fell just two points shy of Duke, 61-59, in the national championship game in Indianapolis.
“The 500 Festival is honored to pay tribute to the Butler Bulldogs men’s basketball team by naming them as Grand Marshal of the IPL 500 Festival Parade,” said Kirk Hendrix, President and CEO. “Grand Marshal is the 500 Festival’s highest distinction. Over our 53-year history, we have recognized as Grand Marshal those who have significant accomplishments and a body of work worthy of a grand celebration. The Bulldogs certainly have earned that,
and most impressively, have done so with a spirit that exemplifies commitment and teamwork.”
Butler’s memorable season included a 33-5 record and a 25-game winning streak; the nation’s longest. The Bulldogs finished the Horizon League schedule with an undefeated 18-0 mark, winning both the league’s regular season and conference tournament. The Bulldogs were the only unbeaten conference champions in the nation this season. They were the first Horizon League team to ever reach the NCAA Final Four.
Butler’s march to the NCAA Western Regional Championship included victories over top-seeded Syracuse, 63-59 and second-seeded Kansas State, 63-56. The Bulldogs defeated Michigan State, 52-50, in the national semi-final game. Butler was ranked in the Top 25 of the ESPN/USA Today national poll every week of the season and finished No. 2 in the final coach’s poll.
The more than 300,000 spectators who are expected to line the two-mile parade route will get a glimpse of the Butler Bulldogs, the 33 starting drivers of the 2010Indianapolis 500 ®, more than 80 specialty units, floats, marching bands and entertainment groups, giant inflatable balloons and costumed characters including Fred and Wilma Flintstone and the Powerpuff Girls.
The IPL 500 Festival Parade has grown to be one of the signature events in the U.S. each year. It consistently ranks among the top three parades in the nation including the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The IPL 500 Festival Parade will be televised nationally on VERSUS Cable Network and locally on WISH-TV.
Tickets to the IPL 500 Festival Parade are available at select AAA Hoosier Motor Club locations, any Ticketmaster outlet or by calling (317) 614-6400. Reserved bleacher seats are $14.50; reserved chair seats $18 and reserved VIP seats are $32. For more information visit www.500festival.com.
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Butler trio set for Globetrotters
http://www.indystar.com/article/20100413/SPORTS0605/4130334/1004/SPORTS/Butler-trio-set-for-Globetrotters?GID=6CpPn21Oepgz/pMnplpZ5Z4zNstRU2rgBONA18zO33s%3D
(April 13, 2010) - Butler seniors Willie Veasley, Avery Jukes and Nick Rodgers signed one-game contracts with the Washington Generals for the game against the Harlem Globetrotters at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Conseco Fieldhouse. Tickets for the game start at $15 and are available at the fieldhouse box office, Ticketmaster locations and online at ticketmaster.com.
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More direct Ticketmaster link for the Globetrotters, if it helps anybody:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Harlem-Globetrotters-tickets/artist/806223?tm_link=edp_Artist_Name
I'm going to try to get in on this one! For once, I have a free evening, and I've never been to a Globetrotters event ever.
As for the 500 Festival honors, that is just SO COOL! Considering how much I've gotten into IndyCar nowadays, with the addition of the Bulldogs it's like my two favorite things all at once! Well, at least two OF my favorite things. Lol! In any case, I'm pretty excited! :D
Oh, and one more "article", copy/pasted from a forum. ;)
Butler Hoops Team Under Investigation - AP
INDIANAPOLIS--Butler's run in the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Game may be tarnished after reports surfaced today that all 13 players on the roster are being given good educations in an effort to help them find good jobs after they leave the school. "It's important to remember that right now these are only allegations -- allegations that we are looking into," said NCAA president James Isch.
"But, obviously, if true, this would be very disappointing. The NCAA has certain expectations and standards. It's not fair for players at one school to be given good educations while athletes at other member schools receive basic, remedial instruction that is worth essentially nothing." According to documents seized from the school's registrar's office, Butler players have received an education worth $38,616 per year totaling more than $150,000 over a four-year career.
Compare that to player at a school like Kentucky , where tuition is set at $4,051 -- but with an actual value far below that. “We don't want to say too much until these reports are confirmed," said Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari. "But we're talking about almost $140,000 difference in education per player -- and that's even if my players stayed four years or graduated, which many of them do not. Then these Butler players are reportedly stepping into good jobs after graduation while my kids, if they don't make the NBA, have absolutely no job prospects or life skills. It's far from a balanced playing field. They are buying the best players by giving them a high-priced education."
In addition to the allegations that they were given an expensive education, many Butler players have been spotted around campus holding books, studying and engaging in interesting conversations. Others have been seen with people who are known to not be tutors. Butler point guard and Kentucky native Ronald Nored, who is reportedly a secondary education major, denied allegations that the Bulldog program is cheating.
"The discourse on this matter is fatuous and inane," he said, implicating the program further.
Apparently adapted from this "article": http://www.sportspickle.com/article:751/report-cornell-players-given-high-quality-education
LOL!
Bulldogs Named Grand Marshal Of The 500 Festival Parade
http://butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2009-10/releases/041210aac
INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2010) - The 500 Festival announced today the Butler Bulldogs men’s basketball team has been named Grand Marshal of the IPL 500 Festival Parade. The 53rd IPL 500 Festival Parade is Saturday, May 29 and will be a celebration of the 2010 theme: Embrace the Pace: Honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway®.
The Butler Bulldogs just completed their most successful basketball season in school history, finishing as runner-up in the NCAA Basketball Championships. The Bulldogs fell just two points shy of Duke, 61-59, in the national championship game in Indianapolis.
“The 500 Festival is honored to pay tribute to the Butler Bulldogs men’s basketball team by naming them as Grand Marshal of the IPL 500 Festival Parade,” said Kirk Hendrix, President and CEO. “Grand Marshal is the 500 Festival’s highest distinction. Over our 53-year history, we have recognized as Grand Marshal those who have significant accomplishments and a body of work worthy of a grand celebration. The Bulldogs certainly have earned that,
and most impressively, have done so with a spirit that exemplifies commitment and teamwork.”
Butler’s memorable season included a 33-5 record and a 25-game winning streak; the nation’s longest. The Bulldogs finished the Horizon League schedule with an undefeated 18-0 mark, winning both the league’s regular season and conference tournament. The Bulldogs were the only unbeaten conference champions in the nation this season. They were the first Horizon League team to ever reach the NCAA Final Four.
Butler’s march to the NCAA Western Regional Championship included victories over top-seeded Syracuse, 63-59 and second-seeded Kansas State, 63-56. The Bulldogs defeated Michigan State, 52-50, in the national semi-final game. Butler was ranked in the Top 25 of the ESPN/USA Today national poll every week of the season and finished No. 2 in the final coach’s poll.
The more than 300,000 spectators who are expected to line the two-mile parade route will get a glimpse of the Butler Bulldogs, the 33 starting drivers of the 2010Indianapolis 500 ®, more than 80 specialty units, floats, marching bands and entertainment groups, giant inflatable balloons and costumed characters including Fred and Wilma Flintstone and the Powerpuff Girls.
The IPL 500 Festival Parade has grown to be one of the signature events in the U.S. each year. It consistently ranks among the top three parades in the nation including the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The IPL 500 Festival Parade will be televised nationally on VERSUS Cable Network and locally on WISH-TV.
Tickets to the IPL 500 Festival Parade are available at select AAA Hoosier Motor Club locations, any Ticketmaster outlet or by calling (317) 614-6400. Reserved bleacher seats are $14.50; reserved chair seats $18 and reserved VIP seats are $32. For more information visit www.500festival.com.
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Butler trio set for Globetrotters
http://www.indystar.com/article/20100413/SPORTS0605/4130334/1004/SPORTS/Butler-trio-set-for-Globetrotters?GID=6CpPn21Oepgz/pMnplpZ5Z4zNstRU2rgBONA18zO33s%3D
(April 13, 2010) - Butler seniors Willie Veasley, Avery Jukes and Nick Rodgers signed one-game contracts with the Washington Generals for the game against the Harlem Globetrotters at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Conseco Fieldhouse. Tickets for the game start at $15 and are available at the fieldhouse box office, Ticketmaster locations and online at ticketmaster.com.
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More direct Ticketmaster link for the Globetrotters, if it helps anybody:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Harlem-Globetrotters-tickets/artist/806223?tm_link=edp_Artist_Name
I'm going to try to get in on this one! For once, I have a free evening, and I've never been to a Globetrotters event ever.
As for the 500 Festival honors, that is just SO COOL! Considering how much I've gotten into IndyCar nowadays, with the addition of the Bulldogs it's like my two favorite things all at once! Well, at least two OF my favorite things. Lol! In any case, I'm pretty excited! :D
Oh, and one more "article", copy/pasted from a forum. ;)
Butler Hoops Team Under Investigation - AP
INDIANAPOLIS--Butler's run in the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Game may be tarnished after reports surfaced today that all 13 players on the roster are being given good educations in an effort to help them find good jobs after they leave the school. "It's important to remember that right now these are only allegations -- allegations that we are looking into," said NCAA president James Isch.
"But, obviously, if true, this would be very disappointing. The NCAA has certain expectations and standards. It's not fair for players at one school to be given good educations while athletes at other member schools receive basic, remedial instruction that is worth essentially nothing." According to documents seized from the school's registrar's office, Butler players have received an education worth $38,616 per year totaling more than $150,000 over a four-year career.
Compare that to player at a school like Kentucky , where tuition is set at $4,051 -- but with an actual value far below that. “We don't want to say too much until these reports are confirmed," said Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari. "But we're talking about almost $140,000 difference in education per player -- and that's even if my players stayed four years or graduated, which many of them do not. Then these Butler players are reportedly stepping into good jobs after graduation while my kids, if they don't make the NBA, have absolutely no job prospects or life skills. It's far from a balanced playing field. They are buying the best players by giving them a high-priced education."
In addition to the allegations that they were given an expensive education, many Butler players have been spotted around campus holding books, studying and engaging in interesting conversations. Others have been seen with people who are known to not be tutors. Butler point guard and Kentucky native Ronald Nored, who is reportedly a secondary education major, denied allegations that the Bulldog program is cheating.
"The discourse on this matter is fatuous and inane," he said, implicating the program further.
Apparently adapted from this "article": http://www.sportspickle.com/article:751/report-cornell-players-given-high-quality-education
LOL!