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Mike Rice fired as Rutgers coach after airing of practice video
Mike Rice was fired as the Rutgers basketball coach Wednesday, one day after ESPN aired a video that showed him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players and directing anti-gay slurs toward them during practice. Rutgers Athletic Director Tim...
Tags: Chris Christie, Executive Branch, ESPN (tv network), Politics, Government
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Florida, finally, may set ethics reform trend
NEW ORLEANS –People who have taken a government class are familiar with the Athenian Oath, the two-millennia-old pledge of civic responsibility to "transmit this City not only, not less, but greater and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us."...Tags: Ethics, Political Fundraising, Civil and Public Service, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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When it comes to diversity in the NFL, nepotism trumps the 'Rooney Rule'
This NFL offseason represents the 10-year anniversary of the inception of the "Rooney Rule." The rule, named after Pittsburgh Steelers' Chairman Dan Rooney, requires teams to interview minority candidates for all head coaching and senior football...
Tags: Mike Smith (football coach), Brian Billick, Cincinnati Bengals, College Football, New York Jets
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Towson professor investigated over allegations of plagiarism
A longtime Towson University professor has resigned his post as the head of the city school system's ethics panel amid allegations that his published academic articles contain content from dozens of sources without proper — or in some cases any...
Tags: Science and Technology, Towson University, Agricultural Research and Technology, Ethics, Washington, DC
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Errant Plays, Bad Calls Leave UConn Sidelined
The Hartford CourantNo living person could explain what happened to the sports programs of the University of Connecticut in the last six months. It would take John Milton, who was so good with rebel angels being "hurled headlong flaming from the ethereal sky / With hideous...Tags: UCF Knights, Basketball, Virginia Tech, College Football, Atlantic Coast Conference
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Miami offers Lake Mary DL Adam Torres
Adam Torres picked up a scholarship offer from Miami on Thursday. It was an exciting moment for the Lake Mary junior defensive tackle, but it’s a sensation he’s becoming familiar with. Big-time schools are taking notice of Torres, who is...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Football, Sports, Georgia Institute of Technology
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UCF athletic director Todd Stansbury sends email to fans, alumni
UCF athletic director Todd Stansbury sent a 1,000-word email to fans and alumni regarding the state of the program and the Knights' new conference moving forward. The email touched on the new television deals with ESPN and CBS, the split with the...
Tags: Media Industry, CBS Corp., Houston Cougars, ABC (tv network), The Pennsylvania State University
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Friday's college multi-sport roundup (updated at 11:59 p.m.): Shaver sparks two-run rally as W&M edges Rutgers
Daily PressWilliam and Mary scored twice in the eighth to beat Rutgers 4-3 Friday in a baseball series opener at Plumeri Park. Jackson Shaver -- a Jamestown High graduate and Tribe basketball coach Tony Shaver's son -- hit a tying RBI single with two out and...Tags: Baseball, Baseball Statistics, Tony Shaver, University of California, Los Angeles, Virginia Tech
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Digest: Wade's 3-run triple in 7-run 5th helps Terps pull past JMU, 10-5
College baseball Wade's 3-run triple in 7-run 5th helps Terps pull past JMU, 10-5 The Maryland baseball team broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the fifth inning with seven runs sparked by a bases-clearing triple by LaMonte Wade (St. Paul's) to defeat...Tags: Baseball, Basketball, Washington Mystics, College Football, Coppin State University
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As kids head to college, beware liberal groupthink
I've been thinking a lot about college lately. You see, one of my more time-consuming tasks is to write college recommendation letters. It's an occupational hazard from extended time in the state legislature, Congress and the governorship. But it's one...
Tags: Book, Crime, Law and Justice, Financial Aid, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Students
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Snubbed And Abandoned: The ACC Keeps Rejecting UConn While Big East Charter Members Flee To Other Conferences
The Hartford CourantIn April 2011, UConn was on top of the college sports world. The men's basketball team, led by Kemba Walker, had just won an improbable national title, the third for coach Jim Calhoun. Geno Auriemma's women's team had made it to the Final Four yet...Tags: Southeastern Conference, Big 12 Conference, Connecticut Huskies, Cincinnati Bearcats, College Football
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Harlem Quartet strings together old and new music
Musical and cultural diversity are at the heart of what the Harlem Quartet is all about. The string ensemble brings an eclectic program to Columbia when it performs for the Candlelight Concert Society series on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 8 p.m., at Howard...
Tags: Music Industry, Paquito D'Rivera, Culture, Education, Colleges and Universities
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