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On Saturday, Charles 'Lefty' Driesell, the Hall of Fame basketball coach, died at the age of 92. Driesell's program, which was launched in Maryland, has announced his death. Driesell's grandson, Ty Anderson, a Wofford assistant coach, told The Washington Post that he died at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Driesell's zealous on-court demeanor placed Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to re-invent several struggling programs. In a statement released by the school, Maryland men's basketball coach Kevin Willard expressed sadness that he learned this news today and our condolences go out to his families.'

Michael Jordan's influence on fashion is evident now, with everyone from Mark Wahlberg to Rihanna rocking a pair of Jordans, but it was a major gamble for everybody concerned when Nike announced the agreement with the all-star actor to produce the shoes. The tale of how it happened is now being told in a new film directed by Ben Affleck titled "Air." Affleck also plays Phil Knight, with his best friend Matt Damon playing marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro and recently minted EGOT winner Viola Davis portraying Michael's mother, Deloris Jordan. This spring, Amazon Studios' "air" will be released around the world. "Air" represents the "incredible game-changing collaboration between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division, which has changed the face of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand," a source tells Amazon. Knight, Vaccaro, and the remainder of Nike are described as "unconventional team with everything on the line" and Deloris as having "the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son's immense talent."