Minneapolis (ap)
Using unconventional methods at a small private university in Minnesota, Gagliardi won more football games than anybody who has ever coached in college.
Gagliardi died on Sunday at the age of 91, according to St. John’s University.
“John was a winner in so many ways, but mostly in his ability to connect with others,” Gina Gagliardi Benson, the coach’s daughter, posted on Facebook. “His appreciation of others ran so deep that it was the core of who John was.”
Gagliardi retired in 2012 after a record 64 seasons as a head coach, with 60 of those at St. John’s, an all-male private school in Collegeville, Minn. He finished with 489 victories, 138 losses and 11 ties, winning four national championships with the Johnnies. But he drew as much national attention to a school with fewer than 2,000 students with his laid-back approaches to the sport. His policy was to not cut any players from the roster and guide nonstrenuous practices that never exceeded 90 minutes.
Gagliardi passed Grambling’s Eddie Robinson for all-time coaching victories with No. 409 in 2003 and again for all-time games coached with No. 588 in 2008. The major-college leader in wins is the late Joe Paterno, who finished with 409 at Penn State from 1966-2011.
Tway Wins First Title
Napa, Calif. (ap)
The son of eight-time PGA Tour winner Bob Tway, the 30-year-old former Oklahoma State player beat Ryan Moore on the par-4 10th after Brandt Snedeker dropped out on their second extra trip down the par-5 18th on Silverado’s North Course.
Sources: Mavs Fire Longtime Photographer
Dallas (Dallas Morning News)
Sources said the Mavericks opened an investigation into Bollinger about two weeks ago, days after the Sept. 19 release of the 43-page report on a seven-month investigation into sexual harassment within the Mavericks’ business offices.
Neither Bollinger, nor descriptions of his alleged behavior, were mentioned in the report. Sources said the Mavericks began investigating Bollinger when several employees stepped forward with allegations against him.
Four former female Mavericks employees, who spoke to the News on the condition of anonymity, said Bollinger had a history of propositioning female co-workers and making lewd comments in the workplace.
While the Mavericks investigation was in its early stages, Bollinger accompanied the Mavericks to China for its eight-day, two-exhibition-game trip. But sources said when the investigation yielded evidence of inappropriate behavior, Bollinger was told to return late Thursday.
That was the same evening in which The News’ story appeared online. Sources said Bollinger was fired upon his return and meeting with Mavericks CEO Cynthia Marshall on Friday. News of his firing was announced to employees.
Bollinger, 50, had worked in the Mavericks’ marketing department for more than 18 years, spanning Mark Cuban’s ownership. A friend of Cuban’s since the 1990s, Bollinger held the title of publishing manager.