A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 3, 1971, Brigham Young University ...

Kruger was born in McAllen, Texas and is the son of legendary college basketball coach Lon Kruger who coached the Rebels from 2004-2011. He started playing college basketball at Arizona State and ...

Following his introduction to the Sooner Nation, new Oklahoma Men’s Basketball Coach Lon Kruger met with members of the media. Opening Statement: I’m really honored and so happy to be here.

But ESPN analyst Tim Welsh said Wednesday night that he owes a big part of his success to Sooner coach Lon Kruger. Welsh was talking about Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton’s confidence when the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Bryant Notree said Illinois basketball coach Lon Kruger has agreed to release him from his scholarship. Notree, a former All-State forward from Chicago Simeon High School, is ...

Lon Kruger is one of those rare sports figures whose accomplishments in two categories qualify him for the K-State Athletics Hall of Fame. After showing promise as a player his sophomore season by ...

Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops and several Sooners players attended a protest Monday following the release of an online video depicting members of a university fraternity making racist chants.