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BCS booted in favor of 4-team playoff

The best way to determine a major college football champion seemed so obvious to so many for so long. Just have a playoff. Now the people in charge of making that decision are on board, too.

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Youth hockey board to decide on extending penalty rules

Youth hockey board to decide on extending penalty rules

The board of the nonprofit that oversees games for more than 50,000 of the state's youngest hockey players plans to vote Sunday on whether to allow increased penalties for checking to lapse.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Friday key deadline in Armstrong case

Friday key deadline in Armstrong case

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency informed Lance Armstrong on June 12 that it plans to bring charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs. If found guilty, Armstrong could ultimately be stripped of the Tour de France titles he won from 1999-2005.

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NFL denies witness retractions in bounty probe

NFL denies witness retractions in bounty probe

The NFL denies accusations it covered up retractions made by key witnesses in its bounty investigation, or that Commissioner Roger Goodell has placed gag orders on Saints employees and others who could help punished players clear their names.

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Senator calls off NFL bounty hearing

Senator calls off NFL bounty hearing

A high-ranking senator is calling off a proposed hearing on bounties in professional sports because he is satisfied with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's response to the issue, including setting up an anonymous hotline.

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Teague takes over as Gophers A.D.

Teague takes over as Gophers A.D.

On his first day on the job as the new athletic director at Minnesota, Norwood Teague proclaimed the long-talked about and exhaustively negotiated contract extension for men's basketball coach Tubby Smith "at the very end" of completion.

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Forbes list of top money-making athletes

Forbes list of top money-making athletes

The world's highest-paid athlete is in jail. The guy in second place just lost a title fight, and the man who held the distinction for a decade is now third.

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Senators push bill to battle fraud in boxing

Two senators introduced legislation that would create a special boxing commission to oversee all matches in the United States and restore integrity to the sport.

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Goodell hears bounty appeals from players

Goodell hears bounty appeals from players

The NFL went public with some of its evidence against the four players suspended for their roles in the New Orleans Saints bounty program. Among the things the league revealed: a prize of $35,000 or more for knocking Brett Favre out of the NFC championship game in January 2010.

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