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  • April 2008

    • Congratulations! ...Possibly

      Sports Illustrated  |  Apr 16, 08 11:59 AM CDT

      Congratulations! ...Possibly

      (Newser) - Most people will never get a full football scholarship offer from a big-name university. But those masses need not wonder what such letters look like: high school quarterback Tate Forcier has posted his collection of sometimes fawning, sometimes caveat-laden recruiting letters online. Sports Illustrated breaks down the coaches' voices, the letterhead style, and the legalese woven into those letters. More »

  • December 2007

    • Big Ten Denies Ref Fixed Football Games

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 22, 07 12:24 AM CST

      Big Ten Denies Ref Fixed Football Games

      (Newser) - The Big Ten commissioner denied any football games were fixed this season, even though an official with a criminal background worked the games, the Chicago Tribune reports. Referee Stephen Pamon was in charge of both the Purdue-Penn State game and the Ohio State-Illinois matchup; both games were marred by controversial calls. More »

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      NCAA football  • Big Ten Conference  • Illinois Fighting Illini  • Penn State  • Purdue  • Ohio State

    • Penn State Costumes Spark Va. Tech Wrath

      Washington Post  |  Dec 9, 07 11:22 AM CST

      Penn State Costumes Spark Va. Tech Wrath

      (Newser) - Virginia Tech is in an uproar over Penn State students who dressed up for Halloween as Tech shooting victims, then posted the tasteless pictures on Facebook, reports the Washington Post . The reaction has been both mournful and violent. "People all over Penn State—students, faculty, alumni—are appalled at what they've done," said a Penn official. Website moderators have had to remove threatening comments. More »

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      Virginia Tech shootings  • Virginia Tech  • Halloween  • Penn State

  • August 2007

    • College Athletes Scrape for Cash for Low-Profile Sports

      New York Times  |  Aug 24, 07 5:34 AM CDT

      College Athletes Scrape for Cash for Low-Profile Sports

      (Newser) - Football and basketball squads are big money makers for colleges, but less popular spectator sports have trouble just staying afloat. How much trouble? Penn State's fencing team clears trash at the football stadium after games to earn funds for the team,  reports the New York Times . Star athletes at many other colleges also do menial tasks to raise money. More »

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      NCAA  • college  • soccer  • Utah  • athlete  • swimming  • Rutgers  • college sports  • Penn State  • lacrosse  • fencing

  • March 2007

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