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FB: Buckeyes Klein and Mewhort Help USA Football Reach Junior World Championship Game
Ohio State freshmen aid in 55-0 defeat of Mexico in Canton, Ohio's Fawcett Stadium
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Buckeyes in the News ...
"I'm not here just to be in the tournament. I don't want to be that local guy... that's a great story anyway.' Anytime I tee it up I want to win." - Bo Hoag, men's golf, on his exemption to play in the Nationwide Tour event July 30-Aug. 2 at OSU Scarlet Course (Col. Dispatch July 2)
The People. A Fond Farewell to Retiree Bob Tucker
"Coach Tuck" has been a part of eight Big Ten championship squads at Ohio State
FB: JWCFootball.com to Offer Live Game Webcasts from IFAF Junior World Championship
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Ex-Purdue star to play 2 LPGA events
Former Boilermaker Maria Hernandez will compete in the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic LPGA tournament this Thursday through Sunday in Sylvania, Ohio.

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Indiana to play Pitt in Jimmy V Classic
The Indiana University men's basketball team will face Pittsburgh in the second game of the 2009 Jimmy V Classic scheduled for 9 p.m., Tuesday December 8 in New York's Madison Square Garden. Butler will face Georgetown in the opening contest at 7 p.m., with both games set to air on ESPN. This is the 15th Annual Classic, with Indiana making its second appearance in the event (1999).

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Ohio St AD appointed NCAA committee chair
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has been appointed chairman of the Division I Men's Basketball Committee for 2010-11, the NCAA announced Tuesday.

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Senate to hold hearing on college football's BCS
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate plans to hold a hearing next week looking into antitrust issues surrounding the Bowl Championship Series. It's the second time this year that Congress is shining a light on the polarizing system college football uses to crown its national champion.

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NCAA denies Kelvin Sampson appeal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The NCAA on Tuesday rejected an appeal from former Indiana basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, who was slapped with five years of potential penalties for taking part in more than 100 impermissible calls to recruits while coaching the Hoosiers.

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Ex-Badgers Beckum, Urbik sign NFL contracts
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Giants have signed tight end Travis Beckum, the second of their two third-round draft picks.

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Michigan freshman to have knee surgery
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan men's basketball head coach John Beilein announced today (Monday, June 29) incoming freshman forward Jordan Morgan (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit HS) will have surgery on his left knee to repair articular cartilage and will be out four to five months during recovery and rehabilitation. The surgery, to be performed by Dr. Jon K. Sekiya, is scheduled for Wednesday, July 1, at the University of Michigan Medical Center.

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Thousands attend funeral for Iowa football coach
PARKERSBURG, Iowa (AP) -- Thousands of mourners gathered Monday to remember a slain high school football coach as a man of faith who believed in leading by example.

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Hummel, Turner help U.S. beat Russia
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Corey Fisher (Villanova / Bronx, N.Y.) scored 15 points and Deon Thompson (North Carolina / Torrance, Calif.) added 12 to go with nine boards as the 2009 USA Men's World University Games Team (2-1) earned a 67-63 hard-fought defensive battle over Russia (1-2) in the 2009 Serbia International Invitational on Monday night in Belgrade.

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10 Big Ten schools crack Top 50
Ten Big Ten athletic programs cracked the top 50 in the 208-2009 Learfield Directors' Cup standings this year.

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NCAA may change women's gymnastics championships
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The NCAA women's gymnastics committee is recommending changes to the national championship format: It wants four teams to compete in the finals instead of the current six.

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Two Gophers taken in NHL Draft first round
For the fourth time in six years the University of Minnesota had two players selected in the first round of the National Hockey League Entry Draft as Nick Leddy and Jordan Schroeder each went among the top picks.

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Mullens goes to Dallas with 24th pick, traded to OKC
COLUMBUS, Ohio - B.J. Mullens, a 7-foot center, became the fifth Ohio State freshman to be selected in the opening round of the NBA draft in the last three seasons when the Dallas Mavericks selected him with the 24th pick Thursday. Mullens was then traded to Oklahoma City as part of a draft-day deal.

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Michigan's women's golf coach resigns
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Kathy Teichert announced today (Thursday, June 25) her resignation as University of Michigan women's golf head coach effective June 26. The most successful coach in the 33-year history of the program, Teichert led the Wolverines to 24 team titles and 15 runner-up finishes, and 11 U-M players accounted for 19 individual championships during her 16 seasons as head coach.

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BCS presidents reject MWC playoff plan
Bowl Championship Series presidents have rejected the Mountain West Conference's playoff plan.

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Summer schedule keeps Indiana's Crean working
Iowa high school football coach Ed Thomas gunned down
Junior Jordan dropping basketball for studies
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Michael Jordan's son, Jeff, is leaving Illinois after two seasons.

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CFN roundtable: Most unbreakable record
Will anyone break Timmy Chang's career passing record? How about the career INT mark? CFN debates which is more unbreakable.
CFN 2009 preview: Colorado
Given the state of the Big 12 North, CFN says Colorado has a good shot to be the class of the division this season.
CFN: Best non-BCS program?
Does its winning percentage over the past several years make Boise St. the best non-BCS program in the country? CFN debates it.
CFN 2009 preview: Washington St.
It seems as though there's nowhere to go but up for Washington St. this season. CFN says the Cougars could see some improvement.
Senate will hold BCS antitrust hearing next week
The Senate plans to hold a hearing next week looking into antitrust issues surrounding college football's Bowl Championship Series. It will be the second hearing on the BCS held on Capitol Hill this year, following a contentious one in the House in May. The Senate Judiciary Committee Web site says the hearing will be next Tuesday in the committee's subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights. Sen.
N.C. State LB out of surgery after big car crash
North Carolina State linebacker Nate Irving is recovering from surgery after being hurt in a car crash. A WakeMed Trauma Center spokeswoman said Irving was in good condition Monday after surgery Sunday night. Irving was hospitalized with a broken leg and a collapsed lung after running his vehicle off the road at 4:40 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 40 in Johnston County. State troopers think Irving might have fallen asleep at the wheel before crashing into two trees.
Attorney: Texas LB crashed car while texting
Texas linebacker Sergio Kindle was treated for a concussion after crashing his car into an Austin apartment building last week while he was either sending or receiving a text message, his attorney said Monday. Kindle's attorney, Brian Roark, said Kindle lost control of the car on June 24 while looking at the message. "It was probably something he should not have been doing," Roark said. The crash caused about $8,700 damage and no one inside was hurt.
Arkansas LB dismissed after DUI arrest
Arkansas linebacker Khiry Battle has been dismissed from the team after a weekend arrest on a charge of driving under the influence. Coach Bobby Petrino announced Battle's dismissal Monday, saying only that he'd violated team rules. The 20-year-old Battle was arrested early Sunday on a charge of misdemeanor DUI. Police say Battle failed a field sobriety test and refused to take a breath alcohol test, leading to a charge of violating the state's implied consent law.
Lawsuit settled in death of Rice player
The family of a former Rice University football player who died during a workout has settled its lawsuit with the school and the NCAA. The NCAA has agreed to recommend that its member universities test all student athletes for sickle cell trait. Dale Lloyd II died a day after he collapsed during a conditioning workout Sept. 24, 2006. The 19-year-old freshman's death was linked to sickle-cell trait and created the basis for the lawsuit filed in state district court in Harris County.

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