Rising conservative maverick behind Wright blitz
WASHINGTON (AP) - The wealthy executive who considered and then dropped a proposal to revive controversy over the relationship between President Barack Obama and his former pastor is a rising conservative maverick with ties to the Chicago Cubs baseball team. He's also linked to a "super" political action committee that bankrolled an upset in Nebraska's recent Republican Senate primary.
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Delany: National title game likely to be bid on
CHICAGO (AP) - Big Ten administrators could see a national championship game being played in cities that aren't necessarily traditional hosts. Big Ten officials came out this week in favor of having bowl games host an expected four-team playoff, preferring to keep the Rose Bowl as its postseason tradition. Yet they also said they can envision the title game played elsewhere. Commissioner Jim
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Marcelo Lippi joins Guangzhou Evergrande as coach
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) - Marcello Lippi has been hired to coach big-spending Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande. Evergrande released a statement Thursday saying it had hired the World Cup-winning Italian coach until November 2014. Lippi later appeared at a news conference broadcast live on Chinese television to discuss his appointment. Lippi replaces South Korean manager Lee Jang-soo,
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Former SLU coach Gray-Miller to be Nebraska aide
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Former Saint Louis women's head basketball coach Shimmy Gray-Miller has been hired as an assistant at Nebraska. Nebraska coach Connie Yori announced Tuesday that Gray-Miller would replace Kellie Lewis-Jay, who left to become head coach at Florida Atlantic. Gray-Miller was fired in March after the Billikins went 11-12. They were 71-136 in Gray-Miller's seven years at the
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Sprint champ Bailey charged with drunken driving
TORONTO (AP) - Former sprint champion Donovan Bailey has been charged with drunken driving. The five-time world and 1996 Olympic champion from Canada has been charged with having a blood-alcohol level of more than 80 milligrams while driving in Toronto. The Toronto Star reported that Bailey was not in court Monday for a first appearance on the charge, referred to as "being over .08." A
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Indian board to investigate fixing allegations
NEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian cricket board is investigating allegations of spot fixing in domestic games stemming from a sting operation by a TV news channel. The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday said it would closely scrutinize the TV footage and would "not tolerate any violation of regulations and any act of corruption." The TV sting involved reporters posing as
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College home run derby returns to Omaha in July
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The College Home Run Derby will return to Omaha in July for a third year. Eight of the top hitters in college baseball will be invited to compete on July 3 at TD Ameritrade Park, which is home to the College World Series. The rules of the competition have been tweaked. Any ball that hits the warning track will not be considered an out, and hitters will have a chance to score
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Applications to be taken for Neb. big game permits
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will open this year's application period for state big game hunting permits on May 21. Applications will be accepted through June 1. A person may apply for only one deer permit, one antelope permit and one elk permit at that time. Drawings for these permits will take place in early June, and residents will get preference over
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Huskers Set To Host Final Weekend Series Agaisnt Minnesota
 The final three-game home series of the regular season for the Nebraska Baseball team starts Friday night at Haymarket Park, as the Huskers take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. First pitch is at 6:30. Nebraska is sitting in seventh place in the Big Ten. The top six go to the post season Big Ten tournament.
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TV Times Set For Three Nebraska Football Games
 The Big Ten Conference and ABC/ESPN have announced that three 2012 Nebraska football games have been selected for prime-time telecasts. Nebraska home games at Memorial Stadium against Wisconsin on Sept. 29 and Michigan on Oct. 27, and its road game at Ohio State on Oct. 6 will all kick off at 7 p.m. CT.
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2012 Shrine Bowl Teams Announced
 The players and coaches for the 2012 Shrine Bowl were announced Friday. The game will be played June 2 @ Memorial Stadium and will be at 1:30 p.m., since the lights at Memorial Stadium will not be available for use.
South Roster:
Jose Leon from Columbus high school
Cody Plazeck from Columbus Scotus high school
Brandon Barta from David City
Jake Bartunek Aquinas
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