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July 23, 2012 4:29 PM

U, Tubby Smith sign contract extension

Minnesota coach Tubby Smith has agreed to terms on a contract extension with the university through the 2016-17 season.

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July 23, 2012 8:23 AM

NCAA punishes Penn State: Paterno wins tossed out, football program fined $60M

Other sanctions include a four-year ban on bowl games, and the loss of 20 scholarships per year over four years.

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July 22, 2012 3:00 PM

NCAA lays out Penn State punishment

The NCAA announced its punishment for Penn State this morning following a child sex-abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Penn State faces a $60 million fine, as well as four-year postseason ban.

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July 22, 2012 1:17 PM

Ernie Els wins stunning Open when Scott collapses

Ernie Els kept feeling that something special could happen at the British Open, and it did. But only after a collapse by Adam Scott that no one imagined.

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July 22, 2012 10:58 AM

Statue of famed Penn State coach Paterno taken down

The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday as the NCAA announced it would be issuing sanctions against the university whose top officials were accused in a scathing report of burying child sex abuse allegations against a now-convicted retired assistant.

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July 22, 2012 6:00 AM

Olympians complain of gender discrimination

Sports governing bodies from Japan and Australia are being skewered following complaints that male Olympic athletes flew business class to the London Games, while the women sat in the cheap seats.

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July 21, 2012 6:25 PM

Former Vikings GM Mike Lynn dies

Mike Lynn, the longtime Minnesota Vikings executive who made the ill-fated trade with Dallas for Herschel Walker, has died. He was 76. The team confirmed Lynn's death Saturday with a statement on the Vikings website.

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July 21, 2012 6:00 AM

Olympians complain of gender discrimination

Sports governing bodies from Japan and Australia are being skewered following complaints that male Olympic athletes flew business class to the London Games, while the women sat in the cheap seats.