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Condition of Muhammad Ali ‘vastly improved,’ spokesman says

The condition of Muhammad Ali has “vastly improved” since he was admitted to the hospital over the weekend with a mild case of pneumonia and doctors hope to discharge the boxing legend soon, a spokesman said on Monday.

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A week later, a new rushing record in college football

LaDainian Tomlinson’s record stood for 15 years. Melvin Gordon’s lasted a week. Samaje Perine ran for 427 yards on Saturday, scoring five touchdowns on a rain-soaked field to lead the No. 23 Oklahoma Sooners over Kansas 44-7 Saturday.

 
Report shows UNC athletes, other students enrolled in fake classes

Hundreds of athletes at the University of North Carolina enrolled in classes they didn’t have to attend and received artificially inflated grades in far-reaching academic fraud over an 18-year period, according to results of an independent investigation.

 
Coaches of high school football team charged in hazing suspended

New Jersey school officials voted on Tuesday to suspend five high school coaches in a locker-room hazing scandal that has led to criminal sex abuse charges against teen football players.

 
‘No misinformation’ by Ravens on Rice, owner says

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti criticized a report that suggests he and other team officials tried to persuade the NFL to be lenient on Ray Rice after the running back was arrested for knocking out his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City elevator.

 
Atlanta Braves fire GM Frank Wren

The Atlanta Braves fired general manager Frank Wren on Monday, less than 24 hours after being eliminated from the NL playoff race.

 
UNLV stadium could generate up to $13.9 million in profits, report says

A new UNLV 50,000-seat, on-campus stadium would generate from $12 million to $13.9 million in annual profits if it was enclosed and $7 million to $8.3 million in profits if it was open air, according to a consultant’s draft report presented at Thursday’s stadium board meeting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

 
9 reasons we found ourselves talking about the Olympics

Many of the most talked about parts of the Sochi Olympics had nothing to do with athletics. Here are 9 reasons we found ourselves talking about the Games this year that don’t involve the medal count.

 
$1 billion offered for perfect NCAA Tournament bracket

Correctly predicting the outcome of every game in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is no layup. There’s now a $1 billion prize waiting for anyone able to pull off the feat this spring.

 
NFL umpire suspended for ‘derogatory statement’ at Redskins player

An NFL game official was suspended Friday for one game without pay for making “a profane and derogatory statement” to a Washington Redskins player, an incident that has led to a call for NFL players to stop using the N-word on the field and in the locker room.

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