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Duke lacrosse team hires big-time lawyer
Apr 12 2006 10:18PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A small group of boosters and others close to the Duke University lacrosse team have hired President Clinton's former lawyer as part of an aggressive public relations effort to argue that the players did not rape a woman at an off-campus party.
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Police back off booster's cause of death
Apr 12 2006 9:06PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police backed off calling the death of an Alabama football booster a homicide Wednesday, a day after investigators said he died in a fierce, bloody struggle.
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Duke's Redick named top amateur athlete
Apr 12 2006 7:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Duke star J.J. Redick won the Sullivan Award on Wednesday night, becoming the first men's basketball player since Bill Walton in 1973 to be honored as the nation's top amateur athlete.
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Arizona's Shakur declares for NBA draft
Apr 12 2006 7:30PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona point guard Mustafa Shakur has made himself eligible for the NBA draft but has not hired an agent and may return to the Wildcats for his senior season this fall.
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Mountain West reprimands BYU coach
Apr 12 2006 6:15PM (CT)
PROVO, Utah (AP) - BYU women's basketball coach Jeff Judkins was reprimanded Wednesday by the Mountain West Conference for comments he made after the Cougars lost to Utah in the conference tournament championship game.
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NCAA committee backs scheduling changes
Apr 12 2006 6:04PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA Management Council has approved a proposal allowing men's and women's college basketball teams to compete in one exempt tournament per season, and another that would move up the start of the season.
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Alford optimistic about staying at Iowa
Apr 12 2006 5:59PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - After months of speculation about his future, Iowa coach Steve Alford said Wednesday that he hopes to sign an extension with Iowa soon.
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Poinsettia Bowl leads off postseason
Apr 12 2006 5:58PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Poinsettia Bowl has been scheduled for Dec. 19, giving it the leadoff spot in college football's postseason.
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New Bearcats coach Cronin playing catch-up
Apr 12 2006 4:51PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Mick Cronin and his new coaching staff were fixated on their cell phone keypads when the food arrived at their restaurant table. With hardly a word exchanged, they went on texting and recruiting.
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Kent St. gives Christian new 7-year deal
Apr 12 2006 4:45PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Kent State coach Jim Christian, who led the Golden Flashes to a Mid-American Conference title and an NCAA tournament appearance this season, signed a new seven-year contract on Wednesday.
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N.C. State still seeking basketball coach
Apr 12 2006 4:38PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina State has plenty of money to spend on its next basketball coach. Finding someone to take it apparently is a problem.
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Tar Heels make big pitch with three studs
Apr 12 2006 3:36PM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Sometimes, in the roll of the dice that is recruiting, a college baseball coach must rely on plain luck. Landing quality pitchers is particularly difficult.
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Jerry West's son signs at West Virginia
Apr 12 2006 3:29PM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Jonnie West has signed a national letter-of-intent to play at West Virginia, the school his father Jerry led to a national title game 46 years ago.
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Mo. St. players sue to keep women's tennis
Apr 12 2006 12:31PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Four Missouri State women's tennis players are suing the university for cutting their program as part of a sports reduction, contending the move violates Title IX rules.
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Coroner examining death of Ala. booster
Apr 12 2006 12:20PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The investigation into the brutal slaying of a former Alabama booster convicted last year of bribing a high school football coach was in the hands of a medical examiner Wednesday after police questioned some of the victim's family.
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Turgeon's 10-year deal has big raise
Apr 12 2006 12:00PM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Wichita State basketball coach Mark Turgeon's new 10-year contract extension includes a base salary of $750,000 per year, making him one of the highest-paid coaches in the Missouri Valley Conference.
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D.A.: Duke lacrosse case 'not going away'
Apr 12 2006 3:42AM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Standing before a mostly black audience, the district attorney in charge of the Duke University rape investigation said Tuesday he does not need DNA to bring charges and vowed, "This case is not going away."
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Capel not just another Coach K protege
Apr 12 2006 2:25AM (CT)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Mike Krzyzewski has developed quite a few coaching proteges in college basketball. Jeff Capel thinks he might not fit the same mold as the rest of his Duke brethren.
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