Sports
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Eureka College senior quarterback Sam Durley went into the inaugural Abraham Lincoln Bowl at Knox College with hopes of returning home with a win to start off the season. After a 62-55 offensive slugfest, he came home with the all-time NCAA single-game passing record.
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Academic fraud in the African-American studies program at UNC may have been occurring for even longer than first believed. The department handed out phony grades and gave high-profile athletes special treatment.
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Following the revelation of the extent of its participation in one of the most egregious sports scandals of all time, Penn State University has been punished by the NCAA. But is the punishment too much—or not enough?
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The University of North Dakota’s moniker, “the Fighting Sioux,” will be retired per the wishes of 68% of voters.
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The goal is avoiding public relations disasters and embarrassments to the school’s brand image. But some people wonder whether these efforts violate the First Amendment rights of student-athletes.
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The voters of North Dakota will decide today whether the University of North Dakota should keep "the Fighting Sioux" as its nickname, despite pressure from the NCAA to drop it.