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Lefty, Hockey And The Thin Line Between Praise and Over-Glorification
The Hartford CourantThe thinnest line in sports writing has less to do with winning and losing, and certainly much less to do with any degree of criticism. It strikes me on this great Father's Day sports weekend that the thinnest line is the one between the appropriate...Tags: Phil Mickelson, Ice Hockey, New York Islanders, Lucas Glover, Father's Day
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Briefs: Two 'Eaters sign
Matt Whitehouse, a junior pitcher for UC Irvine in 2013, has signed with the Cleveland Indians on Friday and has been assigned to the Mohoning Valley Scrappers, their short-season Single-A affiliate in the New York-Penn League. Whitehouse was chosen in...Tags: Baseball, Brian Thornton, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball Draft, Major League Baseball
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PRESS BOX: Change in Final Four locales, Fine sues ESPN
ReutersThe Sports Xchange PRESS BOX: Change in Final Four locales, Fine sues ESPN NCAA Tournament games leading up to the Final Four will no longer be played in domed football stadiums that have hosted previous regionals, ESPN reported Wednesday. According to...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Cowboys Stadium, FBI, Miami Hurricanes, Lucas Oil Stadium
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Shapiro takes job at NCAA from jail
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Shapiro takes job at NCAA from jail Former University of Miami booster Nevin Shapiro criticized the NCAA's enforcement division in a story published Wednesday by Sports Illustrated. The magazine examined the NCAA enforcement division...Tags: College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, FBI, Miami Hurricanes, Punishment
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NCAA releases latest scores for athletes in the classroom
A decade after it created the Academic Progress Rate, the NCAA says its annual measuring stick continues to show improved classroom performance by college athletes. The most recent four-year APR average for Division I was 974, up one point over last...
Tags: College Sports, Tiger Woods, Basketball, Academic Progress, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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UCI runners lauded
The UC Irvine women's cross country program has earned a Public Recognition Award from the NCAA based on its Academic Progress Rate. The Anteater team's score ranked among the top 10 percent in its sport for 2011-12, the most recent year in the report....Tags: College Sports, Academic Progress, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Education, University of California, Irvine
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A look at George Scott Paterno et. al vs. the NCAA et. al
Nittany LinesThe Paterno family filed its lawsuit today in Centre County Common Pleas Court, though it's not entirely the family's lawsuit. More than 20 plaintiffs are named, including five members of Penn State's Board of Trustees, two former assistant coaches and...... -
Paterno family announces lawsuit against the NCAA
Nittany LinesPaterno family spokesperson Dan McGinn released the following statement Wednesday night announcing a new lawsuit against the NCAA. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The family of Joe Paterno and several members of the Penn State Board of Trustees, faculty and former... -
New subdivision for 5 power leagues a possibility
Orlando SentinelConcerns over the current state of the NCAA have grown to such a point that the group’s own president admits that a fourth subdivision is a possibility. After meeting with Big 12 leaders last week in Texas to discuss their concerns, NCAA president...Tags: Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Pacific-12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, Texas Longhorns
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John Tortorella is fired as coach of New York Rangers
John Tortorella was defiant in stating that the New York Rangers didn't take a step back when they were knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in the second round. General Manager Glen Sather thought otherwise and fired the combative coach Wednesday....
Tags: UCLA Bruins, Tiger Woods, Steve Smith (wide receiver, born 1979), Oregon State Beavers, NBC (tv network)
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OSU head jabs Notre Dame, Catholics
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The president of Ohio State University said Notre Dame was never invited to join the Big Ten conference because the university's priests are not good partners, joking that "those damn Catholics" can't be trusted, according to a...
Tags: Ice Hockey, Culture, Atlantic Coast Conference, Louisiana State University, West Virginia University
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Paterno family suit seeks injunction against enforcement of NCAA sanctions
A group representing the Paterno family, former Penn State football players and several university trustees has announced a new lawsuit against the NCAA to end last year's sanctions of the football team. In an interview broadcast Wednesday on the NBC...
Tags: Bob Costas, The Pennsylvania State University, Corporate Crime, NBC (tv network), Centre County
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