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	<title>Breaking News &#187; College Basketball</title>
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		<title>Seton Hall University basketball player suspended from team after being charged with DWI</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Henry</dc:creator>
		
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Seton Hall basketball player charged with DWI

NEWARK, N.J. — A Seton Hall University basketball player has been suspended indefinitely from the team after police charged he was under the influence when he drove the wrong way on the Garden State Parkway and collided with another car.
Keon Lawrence was treated for severe facial cuts, while the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defense lawyers say ex-lobbyist on Jack Abramoff&#8217;s team is victim of guilt by association</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The second trial in the long-running influence peddling scandal surrounding imprisoned lobbyist Jack Abramoff went to the jury Monday with the defense arguing that a former member of Abramoff&#8217;s team is being prosecuted for guilt by association.

Unlike other people implicated in the probe, former lobbyist Kevin Ring is fighting the criminal charges the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retired NFL players seeking to help college players in legal battle with Electronic Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Two retired NFL players on Monday asked a judge to let them formally support a former college quarterback&#8217;s legal fight with video game maker Electronic Arts Inc.

Hall of Famers Herb Adderley and Jim Brown asked U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken to let them file the legal document in support of former [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College basketball coaches urge quick action on health care reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — NCAA basketball coaches who are sometimes rivals on the court came united to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to push for quick approval of health care reform.

&#8220;Now is the time to press full court,&#8221; Notre Dame Coach Mike Brey told about 200 American Cancer Society activists and others, adding, &#8220;And foul a little bit.&#8221;
Georgetown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>University of Kentucky seeks to dismiss, move former basketball coach Billy Gillispie&#8217;s suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Barrouquere</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Athletics Association says former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie has sued the wrong people and in the wrong place.

The athletics association has asked a federal judge in Texas to either dismiss Gillispie&#8217;s lawsuit over his firing or move the case to Kentucky. In a motion filed Friday in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP ENTERPRISE: Hundreds of Africans turn to US hoop teams in hopes of a better life</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-enterprise-hundreds-of-africans-turn-to-us-hoop-teams-in-hopes-of-a-better-life-88942/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Newberry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MARIETTA, Ga. — Growing up in Nigeria, Robert Ojeah fretted over the demands of everyday life, the sort of things that shouldn&#8217;t be a burden to a child.

Would he have a roof over his head that night? What was he going to do for money? Where was his next meal coming from? He bounced around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine associate basketball coach resigns after student brings sex charge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 23:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORONO, Maine — The associate men&#8217;s basketball coach at Maine has resigned after being charged with making sexual advances on a member of the women&#8217;s soccer team.

Mike Burden resigned Monday after being placed on paid administrative leave a day earlier by Athletic Director Blake James. University spokesman Joe Carr says James had no further comment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UCLA announces $185 million facelift for Pauley Pavilion</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ucla-announces-185-million-facelift-for-pauley-pavilion-59840/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 09:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Solange Reyner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — UCLA is giving Pauley Pavilion a $185 million facelift in hopes of putting one of college basketball&#8217;s most recognized arenas on the national map again.

The renovation plans, announced Monday, will include a new entrance, locker rooms for both the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball teams and over 1,000 additional seats to bring its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Day: Obama speaks on health care and welcomes Tar Heels to White House</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-day-obama-speaks-on-health-care-and-welcomes-tar-heels-to-white-house-59030/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 17:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Reforming the health care system to make it affordable for all Americans is one of President Barack Obama&#8217;s top priorities.

Obama plans to talk Monday about a health care industry offer of $2 trillion in spending reductions over 10 years to help pay for the program. Six major groups are pledging to cut the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costly cut: NCAA schools find that penny-pinching on academics can come with steep price</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/costly-cut-ncaa-schools-find-that-penny-pinching-on-academics-can-come-with-steep-price-55426/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 01:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Marot</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA president Myles Brand understands it&#8217;s expensive running a Division I athletic program, and it can be just as expensive to give student-athletes academic help.

Shortchanging classwork for wins and losses just won&#8217;t cut it any more.
On Wednesday, the NCAA banned two teams — Centenary men&#8217;s basketball and Tennessee-Chattanooga football — from the postseason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan State coach Izzo ready to dance, maybe even sing in show for Coaches vs. Cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Martin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EAST LANSING, Mich. — Tom Izzo stands on stage and takes a deep breath after his latest two-hour rehearsal for an upcoming Broadway-style show to benefit cancer research.

The Michigan State basketball coach is used to the spotlight, but not quite like this — with singers, tap dancers and actors rushing around stage on an ultra-polished [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA hopes new draft rule takes guessing game out of coaches&#8217; offseason repertoire</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ncaa-hopes-new-draft-rule-takes-guessing-game-out-of-coaches-offseason-repertoire-47228/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Marot</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA is trying to end the continual guessing game for college basketball coaches.

Next season, coaches will have all their answers by May 8.
On Thursday, the NCAA&#8217;s board of directors approved legislation that shortens the time players have to withdraw from the NBA draft, moving the date up from mid-June to early May.
&#8220;This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama salutes UConn team, shoots hoop with women&#8217;s team</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-salutes-uconn-team-shoots-hoop-with-womens-team-41346/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Miga</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Championship ceremony is a White House standard for sports teams. Shooting hoops with the president, now that&#8217;s something to remember.

Moments after Monday&#8217;s event in front of the South Portico, President Barack Obama hustled the University of Connecticut&#8217;s women&#8217;s basketball team over to the outdoor half-court, away from reporters and cameras.
The president, a former [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House salute for champion University of Connecticut women&#8217;s basketball team</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-salute-for-champion-university-of-connecticut-womens-basketball-team-41234/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Miga</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has welcomed the University of Connecticut women&#8217;s basketball team to the White House, saluting the squad&#8217;s national title and undefeated season.

The president, a former high school player and avid hoops fan who still plays pickup games, paid tribute Monday to coach Geno Auriemma (aw-ree-EH&#8217;-muh) and his club during a championship [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jackson: Lakers consultant Tex Winter improving after suffering apparent stroke</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jackson-lakers-consultant-tex-winter-improving-after-suffering-apparent-stroke-40131/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Tex Winter, the longtime Los Angeles Lakers consultant and mentor to coach Phil Jackson, is recovering in a Kansas hospital from an apparent stroke.

Winter, 87, fell ill Saturday morning in Manhattan, where he was attending a reunion of Kansas State basketball team members, the Lakers said.
&#8220;The assessment today is some of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA committee punishes Northeastern men&#8217;s basketball program for recruiting infractions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ncaa-committee-punishes-northeastern-mens-basketball-program-for-recruiting-infractions-38288/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ncaa-committee-punishes-northeastern-mens-basketball-program-for-recruiting-infractions-38288/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Northeastern University has been placed on probation for two years and had its scholarships and recruiting privileges reduced because of violations in its men&#8217;s basketball program, the NCAA announced Friday.

The school&#8217;s recruiting violations included giving unauthorized benefits to a student-athlete and banned activity by a booster, someone who helps an athletics department land [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class System: NCAA basketball champs show wins will not take backseat to academics</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/class-system-ncaa-basketball-champs-show-wins-will-not-take-backseat-to-academics-34957/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Marot</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — Scott Drew had a simple plan to fix the Baylor men&#8217;s basketball program.

He insisted on doing things by the book, recruiting athletes who could win and players who could perform in the classroom. So perhaps it was only academic that the Bears coach would eventually restore the school&#8217;s image.
Mission accomplished.
Three weeks ago, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Academic study: North Carolina, UConn prove they can win titles in the classroom, too</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/academic-study-north-carolina-uconn-prove-they-can-win-titles-in-the-classroom-too-34766/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Marot</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — College basketball champions North Carolina and Connecticut both made the NCAA&#8217;s list of academic overachievers Wednesday.

The list rewards teams that score between 976 and a perfect 1,000 on the Academic Progress Rate. Points are awarded for each student-athlete on a team who remains academically eligible, remains at that school and subsequently graduates. Actual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tar Heels, Huskies prove they can win titles in the classroom, too</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tar-heels-huskies-prove-they-can-win-titles-in-the-classroom-too-33897/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Marot</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — College basketball champions North Carolina and Connecticut both made the NCAA&#8217;s list of academic overachievers Wednesday.

The list rewards teams that score between 976 and a perfect 1,000 on the Academic Progress Rate. Points are awarded for each student-athlete on a team who remains academically eligible, remains at that school and subsequently graduates. Actual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women&#8217;s college basketball gets plenty of A&#8217;s on report card for diversity in coaching hires</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/womens-college-basketball-gets-plenty-of-as-on-report-card-for-diversity-in-coaching-hires-33700/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Marot</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — Women&#8217;s college basketball is getting good marks in racial diversity for its coaching hires.

One reason: The search committees for coaches are more diverse.
Fourteen of 16 schools received A&#8217;s for their hires before the 2008-09 season, according to the second hiring report card in women&#8217;s basketball that was released Wednesday by the Black Coaches [...]]]></description>
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