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Univ. of Missouri president, chancellor resign amid race relations controversy

The University of Missouri Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced Monday that he would step down as of January 1. Tim Wolfe, president of the University of Missouri, announced in a Monday news conference that he was resigning from his post amid a controversy regarding race relations at the school.

 
Lamar Odom released from Sunrise, friend confirms

A friend of Lamar Odom confirmed an E! News report that the former NBA star and husband of Khloe Kardashian was released from Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Monday.

 
Lamar Odom speaks to doctors, gives thumbs-up

Lamar Odom gave doctors a thumbs-up and spoke briefly Friday morning, a family spokeswoman said in the first official update on his condition since he was found unconscious in a Nye County brothel and hospitalized in Las Vegas.

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IOC ‘confident’ on U.S. 2024 bid despite Boston pullout

The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it remains confident the United States will deliver a bid to host the 2024 Summer Games despite Boston’s withdrawal a day earlier.

 
Mistrial in Vanderbilt rape case because juror was once raped

A Tennessee judge on Tuesday declared a mistrial in a rape case against two former Vanderbilt University football players because a juror had failed to disclose that he was himself a rape victim, according to court documents.

 
Jarret Stoll out on bond after Las Vegas arrest

Las Vegas Police said Stoll was arrested at the Wet Republic pool at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. Multiple reports indicated that he was charged with cocaine possession.

 
Soccer player gets 8 to 15 years in prison for referee’s death

A soccer player was sentenced to eight to 15 years in prison on Friday for fatally injuring a referee he punched during a recreational league game in a Detroit suburb last summer.

 
Las Vegas Strip dims lights for Tarkanian — VIDEO

Las Vegas lost a legend with the death of UNLV’s Jerry Tarkanian. To honor his memory, the city of glittering neon lights came together and dedicated 3 minutes of darkness to the fallen basketball coach.