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Winthrop baseball rained out; season over

Eagles finish season at 21-33.

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WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

Kelsey comes full circle at Villa 7

Pat Kelsey spoke last weekend at the Villa 7 conference, bringing his experience at the influential college basketball conference full circle. Kelsey attended the event as an assistant at Wake Forest and Xavier and credited Villa 7 with helping him become the head coach at Winthrop University.
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

Eagles fall in Asheville opener

UNC Asheville took advantage of a pair of three-run innings as the Bulldogs topped Winthrop 7-3 in the Big South series opener Thursday afternoon.
COLLEGE

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.
COLLEGE

Buffs hoping to stampede way back to respectability

It's been more than two decades since the football team at the University of Colorado hoisted its one and only national championship trophy, and the program has struggled to remain relevant ever since.
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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

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.
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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.
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

4-run second inning powers Winthrop over Wake Forest

The Eagles took advantage of a big four-run second inning highlighted by Matt Lobacz’s solo home run to lead off the inning and Stephen Wallace’s two-run blast over the left-field fence. Clay Altman joined the home run party in fourth when he led off the inning with a solo blast over...
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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.
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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.