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Wisconsin students celebrate Badgers' NCAA victory

Thousands of students rushed onto State Street in Madison to celebrate Wisconsin's 64-63 overtime victory over Arizona in the NCAA basketball tournament, a win that sends the Badgers to the Final Four.
by The Associated Press

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Police fire pepper spray at students after game

Tucson police said Saturday night that they shot pepper spray at several hundred fans who took to the streets and threw beer bottles and firecrackers at officers after the University of Arizona basketball team's overtime loss in the NCAA tournament.
by The Associated Press

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For women, being a jock may also signal political ambition

For women, being a jock may also signal political ambition

Women who play competitive sports in college are more likely to go into politics, a study says, suggesting that increased opportunities for women under Title IX may help boost interest in public office.
by Alexandra Starr

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Would March be less mad if players were paid?

Would March be less mad if players were paid?

Last week's National Labor Relations Board ruling that football players at Northwestern University should be able to form a union triggered dire warnings from the NCAA that the ideal of the student-athlete would be forever corrupted if players were treated as employees and paid as such. But for fans, the reality is that the game wouldn't change. The real question is how the pie would be sliced, with players suddenly demanding a share of the take.
by Alan Greenblatt

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U of M fires women's basketball coach Pam Borton

U of M fires women's basketball coach Pam Borton

Pam Borton was relieved of her duties immediately and assistant coach Kelly Roysland will serve as interim coach, the university said today.
by Jon Collins

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Gopher women's basketball coach's seat gets hotter after NIT loss

The season is over for the University of Minnesota women's basketball team. They were defeated by South Dakota State last night in the women's N.I.T. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the future of the Gopher program and head coach Pam Borton.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Northwestern player unionization could cause sweeping changes

Northwestern player unionization could cause sweeping changes

A federal decision to allow Northwestern University football players to unionize will have little immediate impact on major universities like the University of Minnesota, but it could portend big changes down the road. The decision “has huge implications,” said Steven Silton, a Minneapolis attorney who has worked with both professional athletes and sports franchises. As Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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College athletes can unionize, federal agency says

College athletes can unionize, federal agency says

The decision by a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board answered the question at the heart of the debate over the unionization bid: Are football players who receive full scholarships to the Big Ten school considered employees under federal law, thereby allowing them to unionize?

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Twins installing metal detectors at Target Field

Twins installing metal detectors at Target Field

Major League Baseball is requiring all teams to have new security measures in place by the 2015 season but has not told teams how they must do so.
by Brandt Williams

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FiveThirtyEight: Ricky Rubio is as good as Kevin Love

Steals may be a bigger part of the game that is generally believed, a FiveThirtyEight statistician says. If true, it means Ricky Rubio is as elite as Kevin Love.
by Bob Collins

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