HALL OF FAMER NEWTON, 88, DIES

Officials at Alabama and Kentucky say that Hall of Fame former administrator and basketball coach C.M. Newton has died. He was 88. Newton was a member of Kentucky’s 1951 NCAA championship squad during a basketball career spanning more than 50 years as a player, coach and administrator. Newton also influenced selection of the original U.S. Olympic “Dream Team” in 1992. Newton was 509375 as a coach at Transylvania College, Alabama and Vanderbilt and worked on several NCAA Division I basketball committees.