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Bobby Petrino Will Not Be Missed; The White Horse Cometh

Today in sports: Bobby Petrino is a masterless coaching samurai once more, Drew Brees wants his money, and a pretty white horse might win the Kentucky Derby.

By Ray Gustini

Feb 2, 2012

How the NBA Lost China; The High Cost of Hosting a Super Bowl

Also: Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is back on a campus in Ohio, Gordie Howe is sick, and Serena Williams is spending quality time in Paris with Grigor Dimitrov.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 27, 2012

Sexual Assault Charge May Have Cost Yale's Quarterback a Rhodes Scholarship

Former Yale quarterback Patrick Witt supposedly gave up a chance to win a Rhodes Scholarship for a chance to play a game against rival Harvard, but a new report in The New York Times says there may have been another reason why he lost his shot at Oxford.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 18, 2011

Joe Paterno Has Lung Cancer

Joe Paterno's son, Scott Paterno, has announced that his father has a treatable form of lung cancer, reports the AP. "His doctors are optimistic he will make a full recovery," said the son.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 17, 2011

Yale's Football Coach Bluffed About His Rhodes Decision

Yale quarterback Patrick Witt's wildly-covered decision to forego a Rhodes scholarship appointment so that he could play in this coming weekend's game against Harvard was supposed to be something he and his coach, Tom Williams, could relate to, but that isn't the case.

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By Dino Grandoni

Nov 14, 2011

Yale Quarterback Chooses Harvard Game Over Rhodes Scholarship

Patrick Witt, star quarterback of Yale's football team, decided to pull his Rhodes Scholarship application in order to play in the Harvard-Yale football game this coming Saturday, Bloomberg News and the Yale Daily News are reporting.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 10, 2011

Cartoon

Penn State's New Reputation

Cartoonist Steve Benson on the Penn State scandal

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By Dashiell Bennett

Nov 10, 2011

Penn State Students Go Nuts After Joe Paterno's Firing

Thousands of Penn State students poured into the streets of State College, overturning cars and tussling with police after the university decided to fire coach Joe Paterno late last night.

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By Ray Gustini

Nov 3, 2011

Obama Doesn't Scare College Football; LSU's Logo Woes

Today in sports: College football's powers-that-be aren't afraid of the Obama White House, Roger Clemens comeback fever hits Puerto Rico, LSU fans are ashamed of their cartoon tiger.

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 31, 2011

Cardinals Manager Retires; The College Football 'Game of the Century' Isn't

Also in the day in sports: Tony La Russa exits the castle, why college football's "game of the century" is bound to disappoint, and Iran suspends two soccer players indefinitely for an "immoral" post-goal celebration.

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 22, 2011