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Coaching greats John Chaney (Temple), Rollie Massimino (Villanova), and Speedy Morris (La Salle) will be inducted into the Big Five Hall of Fame this winter, the organization announced yesterday.
The date and site of the ceremonies will be announced later.
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University of Louisville president James Ramsey said he considered several options to deal with the scandal surrounding Rick Pitino before telling the basketball coach to publicly apologize, according to a memo released to the Associated Press.
Pitino apologized Thursday, a day after police documents were made public that said the coach acknowledged having sex in 2003 with a woman accused of later trying to extort money from him. Pitino said he gave Karen Cunagin Sypher $3,000 after she said she was pregnant and seeking an abortion.
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Nahjee Gibson, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound running back from Timber Creek High in South Jersey, made an oral commitment to play football at Temple in 2010. So did Taray Carey, a 6-4, 215-pound defensive end from Whitehall, Pa.
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Syracuse has agreed to play three home football games against Notre Dame and Southern Cal over the next seven years in the new stadium at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J.
Orange coach Doug Marrone named former Duke point guard Greg Paulus as his starting quarterback even though Paulus has not played the sport since high school. He will be a graduate student at Syracuse.
The Toronto Raptors agreed to send swingman Carlos Delfino to Milwaukee in exchange for power forward Amir Johnson as part of a four-player trade, the Associated Press reported. The deal would also send guard Roko Ukic to Milwaukee in exchange for Bucks guard Sonny Weems.
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The Phoenix Suns signed second-round pick Taylor Griffin, a forward out of Oklahoma who is the brother of top overall pick Blake Griffin. Terms were not disclosed.
American Tyson Gay withdrew from the 200-meter race at the world championships in Berlin because of a groin injury, preventing a rematch with Jamaica's Usain Bolt.
Shelly-Ann Fraser won the women's 100 in 10.73 seconds, topping Jamaican teammate Kerron Stewart.
Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird will have minor throat surgery today, but his trainer hopes the 3-year-old gelding can run in the Travers Stakes in less than two weeks. The operation to clear a breathing passage will be performed at the Ruffian Equine Medical Center near Belmont Park.
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Jockey Norberto Arroyo Jr, 33, was charged by police in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., with possessing and intending to sell cocaine after he was found with about 12 grams during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik's fight against Paul Williams at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall was postponed from Oct. 3 until November after Pavlik hurt his left hand.
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