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Legislator Targeted Amid Alabama Two-year College System Probe
State Rep. Todd Greeson says his office at Northeast Alabama Community College was visited by federal agents who subpoenaed co-workers in a probe of Alabama’s two-year college system.

Feb 21, 2008, 13:58

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Supreme Court won't hear Dorrance sexual harassment lawsuit
RALEIGH N.C.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition Monday to hear arguments in the sexual harassment case against the women's soccer coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, knocking down the final legal barrier to a jury trial.

Oct 2, 2007, 03:03

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Southern Utah hires assistant basketball coach
CEDAR CITY Utah
Southern Utah University has hired a New Mexico Junior College assistant coach to join its men's basketball coaching staff.

Sep 25, 2007, 15:01

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Kupchella releases few details on Buning leave
GRAND FORKS N.D.
Surveys such as the one done in the University of North Dakota athletic department before Athletic Director Tom Buning took a four-week leave of absence are routine, UND President Charles Kupchella says.

Sep 25, 2007, 12:45

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NCAA championship teams honored in White House ceremony
WASHINGTON
The men and women's rifle team from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks has earned the distinction of traveling the farthest for a White House ceremony Friday honoring NCAA championship teams.

Sep 23, 2007, 16:06

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University of North Dakota athletic director says school lacks resources for transition
GRAND FORKS N.D.
University of North Dakota athletic director Tom Buning says he and his staff are overworked and don't have enough money to make a proper transition to the NCAA Division I.

Sep 23, 2007, 13:43

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Ohio State gives basketball coach Thad Matta $480,000 raise and adds a year to his contract
COLUMBUS Ohio
Ohio State gave men's basketball coach Thad Matta a raise of almost $500,000, boosting his salary to just under $2.5 million a year, and added a year to his contract to extend it through the 2016 season.

Sep 23, 2007, 13:24

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Atkinson leads Tigers to 34-3 win over Fort Valley State
TUSKEGEE Ala.
Jacary Atkinson threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns Saturday in leading Tuskegee to a 34-3 victory over Fort Valley State.

Sep 23, 2007, 12:58

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Two interceptions for TDs lead N.C. Central past N.C. A&T
GREENSBORO N.C.
Derrick Ray and Jeffe Henderson returned interceptions for touchdowns in the fourth quarter, leading North Carolina Central to a 27-22 victory over North Carolina A&T Saturday night.

Sep 23, 2007, 12:48

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Appeals court rules Ohio State must pay O'Brien $2.4 million
COLUMBUS Ohio
Ohio State must pay former men's basketball coach Jim O'Brien more than $2.4 million for his wrongful firing in 2004, an appeals court ordered Thursday.

Sep 21, 2007, 12:37

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Pulling the scab off an old wound at wrong time
Four years ago, Donovan McNabb got off to a lousy start and Rush Limbaugh said the media propped him up because it was "very desirous" to see black quarterbacks succeed.
Sep 20, 2007, 13:05

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West Virginia coach Rodriguez keeping tight rein on Devine
LOUISVILLE Ky.
Even after cutting through Maryland's defense for 136 yards on just five carries last week, don't expect to see West Virginia freshman Noel Devine taking any playing time away from star Steve Slaton.

Sep 20, 2007, 08:03

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Big dollars on the line this season for ACC's football coaches
RALEIGH N.C.
For any of the football coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference, winning the league title surely would mean a great deal. Financially, it means the most to Maryland's Ralph Friedgen.

Sep 20, 2007, 07:58

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Federal agents search Creighton coach's house
OMAHA Neb.
Federal immigration officers have raided the home of a Creighton University assistant softball coach.

Sep 19, 2007, 14:49

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Costner calls Omaha baseball stadium a "field of dreams" for College World Series
OMAHA Neb.
Even though corn doesn't line the outfield at the city's ballpark, Kevin Costner calls it a "field of dreams" for baseball fans who gather there each summer for the College World Series.

Sep 19, 2007, 14:44


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