For the Record

Died

At age 84 of natural causes in Newport Beach, Calif., Carl Kraushaar, the first starting center for legendary college basketball coach John Wooden at UCLA. Kraushaar (above) was a junior transfer from Compton College in 1948, the same year a 38-year-old Wooden accepted the head coaching job with the Bruins (who had managed only three winning seasons in the previous 20 years). Under the Wizard of Westwood, 6'5" Kraushaar laid the foundation for a dynasty: He was the leading scorer in 1948--49 as the team earned a record 22 wins and its first Pacific Coast Conference title, and a year later he made all--conference after leading UCLA to its first NCAA tournament. He was taken by the Rochester Royals in the '50 NBA draft. Instead of going pro—while Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton followed in his footsteps as centers under Wooden—Kraushaar chose to become a high school teacher, coach and administrator, working in education for almost 40 years.

Canceled

For 2011, HBO's NFL training camp reality show Hard Knocks, confirming speculation that the league's labor issues, combined with an abbreviated preseason, might scuttle the show, which debuted in 2001 and which won three Sports Emmys for last year's edition. Also proving problematic for the hourlong program, which had previously featured the Ravens, Cowboys, Chiefs, Bengals and Jets, was the casting of a new featured team. According to reports, the Buccaneers, Falcons and Lions had turned down HBO, while representatives of the Jets, Bears, Broncos and Vikings had publicly stated that they were not interested in being featured.

Retired

Following 17 seasons, Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood, 38, who earned more than 400 victories and won three Stanley Cups, a combined feat achieved by only five other NHL goalies. A third-round draft pick in 1991 by the Red Wings, Osgood spent his first eight years in Detroit and won two of his Cups during that run, once as a backup to Mike Vernon in 1997 and the next year as a starter. After Detroit signed Dominik Hasek in 2001, Osgood moved to the Islanders, then to the Blues, before returning to Detroit where in '07--08 he led the league in goals-against average during his third Stanley Cup season. Though criticized for inconsistency, Osgood produced when it counted. Described by Detroit G.M. Ken Holland as "an incredible competitor with tremendous mental toughness," he retires ranked fourth alltime in playoff shutouts, with 15.

Exonerated

By the LAPD, Giovanni Ramirez, who was arrested in May as a suspect in the beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow in a parking lot following a Dodgers game in L.A. in March. Investigators' case against Ramirez began to fall apart when they found no cellphone or ticket records to place him at Dodger Stadium on the day of the attack. On July 20 police arrested two new suspects, Louie Sanchez, 29, and Marvin Norwood, 30, on charges of mayhem, assault and battery. (A third suspect, Dorene Sanchez, was arrested as a suspected accessory but not charged.) Meanwhile, Stow, who suffered extreme brain damage and was in a medically induced coma until early May, opened his eyes for the first time last Friday.

Fired

By Tiger Woods, the golfer's caddie of 12 years, Steve Williams, who was at Woods's side for 66 PGA Tour victories and 13 major championships and who, by SI's estimates, would have earned some $10 million over that time. Despite a statement on Woods's website that called him a friend and an outstanding caddie, Williams (above, with Tiger in 2001) vented his frustration to the press upon being axed, saying that he had lost respect for the golfer during Woods's '09 sex scandal and that his time with Woods would make an "interesting chapter" in his future autobiography. The pair's relationship had been strained in recent months, with Tiger unhappy that Williams was manning the bag for Adam Scott in tournaments. Meanwhile, Williams says that he had grown frustrated with Woods's low productivity and last-minute decisions on whether or not he would play a tournament following a knee injury suffered at this year's Masters. A groomsman in Woods's '05 wedding, Williams is now permanently on the bag for Scott. Woods has yet to make an announcement about a new caddie or when he will return to PGA play.

Died

At age 65 of heart failure, boxing promoter Ronald (Butch) Lewis, who played a critical role in fights ranging from the Thrilla in Manila in 1975, to Tyson-Spinks in '88. A former used-car salesman who befriended Joe Frazier and began doing p.r. for the future heavyweight champion in the late 1960s, Lewis signed his first fight—after months of hounding Muhammad Ali's manager—in '76, a heavyweight title bout between Ali and Richard Dunn. He later promoted and mentored Leon Spinks, who upset Ali for the heavyweight title in '78, as well as Leon's brother Michael, who earned a $13.5 million payday for his 91-second title fight with Mike Tyson in '88. A charismatic figure in the boxing world, Lewis is remembered largely for his litigious relationship with rival promoter Don King and for his signature shirtless tuxedos.

Go Figure

2

Days following his July 18 no-hitter for the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers that pitcher Luis Mendoza had his feat changed to a one-hitter after the scorer ruled an error to be a double.

84

Consecutive baseball wins by Iowa's Martensdale--St. Marys High School, which broke the national record on July 19.

110

Temperature reached on July 18 at Target Field in Minnesota, prompting FOX Sports commentators to fry an egg on their desk.

$80

Price of the foot-long hot dog—deep fried, rolled in truffle oil and coated in porcini dust—served by the Brockton Rox of baseball's Can-Am League on Saturday, setting a new Guinness World Record for most expensive weiner.

$4,365

Price of the first mass-produced Foosball table featuring female players, which are described by its makers as being carved in "the image and likeness of her male partner.... but with more curves."

311.945 mph

Speed hit last week on a turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa by Bill Warner, breaking by 33 mph his previous world record speed on a two-wheel vehicle.

THEY SAID IT

Derek Dooley

Tennessee football coach, reflecting on his 2007--09 stint as both coach and AD for the Bulldogs:

"The best athletic director I ever worked for was at Louisiana Tech."

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BETTMANN/CORBIS (KRAUSHAAR)

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JOHN BIEVER (WOODS AND WILLIAMS)

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WADE PAYNE/AP (DOOLEY)