Bobby Knight, the former college basketball coach known for having a cow, who hit a cow last month on a dark stretch of highway in Wyoming, said he didn't realize he'd hit the animal until he stopped his vehicle.
Knight, now an ESPN college basketball analyst, told Wyoming Highway Patrol officer Brad McConnell that he never saw the animal, which was among several that wandered onto the roadway in an open range area. Knight told the trooper he was driving 35 mph in a 65 mph zone at the time, the Cody Enterprise reported.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol told The Associated Press that Knight was uninjured in the incident, although he totaled his 2012 Ford Expedition. McConnell said the impact caused the air bag to deploy and severely damaged the front end.
The vehicle was totaled.
Knight, who is infamous for his on-court temper tantrums that ranged from throwing chairs to physically abusing players, was returning from a fishing trip in central Wyoming when he collided with the cow.
Here's your sign
Kansas State switched up its offensive signals Thursday night because Coach Bill Snyder believed Auburn was stealing signs.
"They're getting our signals," Snyder told ESPN sideline reporter Samantha Ponder, adding that the Wildcats had to change some of their signals during halftime.
Auburn Coach Gus Malzahn denied any first-half advantage after the game, which the Tigers won 20-14.
"No, no," he said when asked if Auburn knew the signals.
Florida State Coach Jimbo Fisher made the same claims against Auburn last season after the Seminoles defeated the Tigers in the BCS Championship Game. Florida State used towels to block some of its signals.
Game changer?
They take high school football seriously in Liberty County, Texas.
So seriously that one law enforcement official recently stormed the field during a game to protest a call.
During a recent game between the Tarkington Longhorns and the Splendora Wildcats, two players got into a tussle with each other, YourHoustonNews.com reported.
The referees penalized Splendora 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct. But just before a kickoff, a local constable, L.W. DeSpain, walked up to the referees to protest the call, KHOU-TV in Houston reported.
DeSpain, who was in uniform and wearing a holstered gun, wanted the Splendora player ejected. After the game, referees filed a formal complaint with the Texas University Interscholastic League against DeSpain, accusing him of abusing his authority.
One official said he felt threatened by the constable's display of force.
Tough break
Think the Indianapolis Colts felt bad about blowing a two-touchdown lead in the second half against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night?
Imagine the man who picked 15 consecutive NFL winners on a $5 bet in the Delaware Sports Lottery last weekend, only to see his $100,000 windfall evaporate when the Eagles came back to win 30-27 on a field goal on the final play of Game 16.
"Honestly, we were rooting for the guy," Delaware Lottery Director Vernon Kirk told ESPN.com. "To have the Eagles rally like that -- and to win in the last three seconds of the game -- it was agonizing to watch when you knew one player was so close to such a big payout."
QUIZ
What year did Bobby Knight begin coaching Indiana University?
ANSWER
1971
Sports on 09/20/2014