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Colleges

Willie Burton returns to Minnesota . . . to a degree

Willie Burton will walk across a stage Saturday morning to receive his University of Minnesota diploma, and it will not be difficult to distinguish him from his classmates.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Big money to be made for USC figures

LOS ANGELES-Pat Haden took on a challenging job when he was hired to oversee a USC athletic program that had been hit hard with NCAA sanctions.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Chip Scoggins: Pitino Ball will look foreign to Minnesota Gophers fans

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. ï¿½ Richard Pitino walked into a community center banquet room and a group of fans immediately surrounded him in search of autographs, pictures and a few words with the new Minnesota Gophers basketball coach.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Former Tulane standout joins San Diego State

Josh Davis, formerly of Tulane, was added to the San Diego State roster after the school granted him an Athletic Offer of Aid.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Big Ten may shake up its bowl lineup

Not to dis Mickey Mouse, but Big Ten officials know their fans don't want to go to Orlando every year. Or Tampa. Or Houston.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Coach O'Brien defends Penn State's medical treatment in response to SI story

Bill O'Brien was angry. His voice rose often Wednesday on a conference call with reporters. Some folks swore they could feel the spittle through the phone.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Penn State defends medical changes after report

Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is fervently disputing suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Column: Notre Dame not chicken, just greedy

Brady Hoke was talking the way football coaches do, the way university presidents can't. Imagine, if you will, the snickering in academia if Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman, a biochemist by trade, accused her counterparts at Notre Dame of chickening out on a science fair.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

CU's Webb, Lewis charged with assault in brawl

Colorado quarterback Jordan Webb and former Buffaloes offensive lineman Alexander Lewis were both charged with second-degree assault on Wednesday after prosecutors alleged they knocked a man unconscious in a weekend brawl.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

TCU suspends DE Fields for 1st 2 games of season

TCU defensive end Devonte Fields has been suspended for the first two games of the 2013 season due to an unspecified violation of "university and team policy."
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Penn State's Marshall to forgo senior season

Penn State junior guard Jermaine Marshall announced on Wednesday that he will forgo his senior season to pursue a professional basketball career.