Former Dartmouth placekicker Nick Lowery '78 was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame this weekend, DartmouthSports.com reported. Lowery is the Chiefs all-time leading scorer with 1,466 points and made 80.2 percent of field goals during his career. At Dartmouth, Lowery scored the sixth-most points ever scored by a kicker and is the 16th highest scorer overall, according to DartmouthSports.com. As a junior, Lowery did not miss a single kick. He was a two-time All-Ivy pick. Lowery played 17 seasons in the NFL, 14 with the Chiefs, and was a three-time Pro-Bowler. He is the 39th player honored by the Chiefs.
Myra Sack '10 and Peter Boldt '10 were nominated for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, DartmouthSports.com reported. Sack is a co-captain of the women's soccer team and Boldt is the captain of the men's hockey team. The award is given annually to a senior NCAA Division I student-athlete who excels in class, on the field and in the community, according to the award's web site. Sack is a midfielder for the Big Green and has started since her freshman year. She has maintained a 3.61 GPA as a government major, according to DartmouthSports.com, and was named to the 2008 NSCAA Scholar All-America second team and 2008 All-Ivy academic team. Sack is one of ten national finalists for the award. Boldt is a defenseman for the Big Green, and during his freshman year, helped the team to its first Ivy League title since 1980. He is a two-time member of the ECAC All-Academic team. Fans decide one-third of the final vote, and Sack's and Boldt's supporters can vote for them every day online until Nov. 13.
Former Oklahoma State pitcher Andrew Oliver received a $750,000 settlement from the NCAA to drop a lawsuit filed against a ban preventing college baseball players from hiring legal advisors during negotiations with professional teams, the Associated Press reported. Oliver, a second-round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers this June, filed the lawsuit after he was suspended during the spring of 2008 for hiring an advisor for negotiations when he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins out of high school in 2006, according to the Associated Press. Oliver's attorney, Richard G. Johnson, said that the suspension severely hurt Oliver's draft status, and potentially cost him millions, the Associated Press reported. Johnson also said that it was unfair for the NCAA to force athletes to negotiate complicated contracts without a lawyer, according to the Associated Press. The settlement will allow the NCAA to keep the rule.
