Facilities: Stanford University has announced that it will expand its tennis facilities and rename them the Taube Tennis Center. The principal funding for the expanded facilities, scheduled for completion next fall, has been provided by philanthropists Tad and Dianne Taube, who are long-time supporters of Stanford tennis and other Stanford programs. The new facilities will consist of a complex of six lighted tennis courts with grandstands to accommodate about 500 people. Since its completion four years ago, the Taube Family Tennis Stadium has been the site of intercollegiate and international tennis competition It will host the 2002 Division I Women's Tennis Championships May 16-25. School officials say the expanded facilities will allow Stanford to bid for the Division I men's championships, as well.

Milestones: Baylor University head men's basketball coach Dave Bliss and his assistant Doug Ash were honored during a pregame ceremony last month for winning their 500th game in 27 years together. The milestone win came in a 88-64 victory over the University of Texas at Arlington November 21.

Miscellaneous: David Carr, the California State University, Fresno, quarterback who led Division I in passing yardage and touchdown passes, has been named the winner of the 2001 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. Carr beat out finalists Eric Crouch of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Joey Harrington of the University of Oregon; Kurt Kittner of the University of Illinois, Champaign; and Zak Kustok of Northwestern University. Carr threw for 4,299 yards and 42 touchdowns while completing 308 of 476 passes ... The Associated Press named University of Florida quarterback Rex Grossman as its College Player of the Year. He edged fellow quarterbacks Ken Dorsey of the University of Miami (Florida) and Crouch. Other nominees included University of Oklahoma safety Roy Williams; Indiana University, Bloomington, quarterback Antwaan Randle El; and Miami tackle Bryant McKinnie. Grossman finished the regular season as the nation's leader in total offense after throwing for 3,896 yards and 34 touchdowns ... Julius Peppers, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, defensive end who gave up basketball to concentrate on football, won the Vince Lombardi Award as the top college lineman. Peppers, a junior, has 30 1/2 career sacks. He beat out linebacker Rocky Calmus of the University of Oklahoma and defensive ends Alex Brown of the University of Florida and Dwight Freeney of Syracuse University for the award. Peppers had a season-high 10 tackles, including four for losses, and intercepted a pass in a 41-7 victory over Florida State that helped the Tar Heels toward their 7-5 season ... Joe Morrone, who guided the University of Connecticut to the 1981 Division I Men's Soccer Championship title during a tenure at the school that touched four decades, has been selected as the 37th member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Hall of Fame. "This is a richly deserved award, not just for Joe's coaching success, but also for all the many contributions he has made to the sport of soccer," said NSCAA President Jim Thieser. Morrone began his coaching career at Middlebury College in 1958, and he led the Panthers to an undefeated season in 1965. His tenure at Connecticut began in 1969, and he posted a 358-178-53 record in 28 seasons with the Huskies.