Tuesday, September 18, 2001
Sports

Student-athlete graduation rates remain static
Men’s basketball rates among lowest in over a decade
By Jill Sutton
Staff Reporter
NCAA figures released Sept. 10 showed the graduation rates among college student-athletes have changed little, and TCU ranked above the national average.
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Eight athletes killed in weekend car crash
By ROBERT W. BLACK
Associated Press
LARAMIE, Wyo. — After spending part of their weekend in Colorado, eight Wyoming cross country runners crammed into a sport-utility vehicle to return to campus for a fraternity outing.
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Changes in scoring format lead Volley Frogs to adjust game plan
By Colleen Casey
Skiff Staff

The Volley Frogs are 1-6, but head coach Sandy Troudt did not attribute the team’s slow start to new changes in the scoring format.
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Security increased at stadiums
Associated Press

No coolers will be allowed at NASCAR's race. Backpacks and briefcases will be searched at hockey games. Football fans will be asked to arrive early. Even the Goodyear blimp might not fly.
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Today in sports history

1830 - The race was held between and an iron horse. Tom Thumb, the first locamotive built in America, was pitted against a real horse in a nine-mile course between Riley’s Tavern and Baltimore. Tom Thumb lost more than a nose.
1988 - The Seoul Summer Olympics became the first since Munich in 1972, to have no organized boycotts going on. On this first day of competition, the Soviet Union was first to claim a gold medal -- in the women's air rifle event. U.S. swimmers won silver and bronze in women’s platform diving.