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It appears that Fresno State basketball coach Ray Lopes learned nothing from the Baylor scandal last summer. When the police came to ask for help investigating a murder by one of his former players, he ignored them. (registration required)
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The US didn’t qualify, but Iraq did. How did they even get a team together in time? I thought they disbanded under Uday’s reign. I like how they celebrated with gunfire and tracers.
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… but excited in a bad way. Their assessment? “He can’t play the game” and “what a waste of time.” Ouch.
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Jason Whitlock nails this one. The Kobe-as-hero story is a joke.
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Despite the recent word from the NCAA that all kinds of things have been going wrong at Missouri, Quin Snyder is keeping his job. He’s lost the luster of being Coach K’s wonder boy though.
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The only thing surprising about this story is that it doesn’t involve Jerry Tarkanian or a samurai sword.
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The Colorado attorney general has decided not to press charges in any of the nine recent allegations of sexual assault against Buffalo football players. None of them. It seems that some of the women no longer want to cooperate. Hmmmm.
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The ACC is reviewing football recruiting rules in the expectation that the NCAA is going to tighten its rules. Wisely, the ACC wants to get in and draw some of their own lines before the NCAA steps in. The ACC has always tried to hold higher standards than the NCAA at large. The flash point…
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Don’t mess with Bill Simmons on NBA trivia. He gives Sleepy Floyd some love in today’s excellent column.
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Former FSU coach Pat Kennedy continues his “Lefty Driesel Memorial” coaching career by taking the job at Towson. FSU –> Depaul –> Montana –> Towson. Look for him at a junior high near you!