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Georgetown 'Goodwill' Game in China Ends in Brawl

Matt Cantor — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:13:05 CDT

It was called a “goodwill” trip—but Georgetown’s voyage to China has resulted in bad blood. An exhibition game between the Hoyas and a Chinese team ended in a massive brawl on court, the Washington Post reports. Punches weren’t the only thing being thrown: Chairs and full water bottles also...

Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Syracuse Top Brackets

M. Morris — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:39:58 CDT

Overall No. 1 seed Kansas leads the field of 65 NCAA tournament teams, with Kentucky, Duke, and Syracuse—late-season slump and all—topping their respective brackets. The 32-2 Jayhawks, who won the 2008 title, captured this season's Big 12 tournament and will tangle with Syracuse in one semifinal if the...

5 Killed in Energy Plant Blaze

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:41:44 CDT

Five workers trapped in an empty water tunnel at a Colorado hydroelectric plant were killed late yesterday when a chemical fire ignited in equipment. The workers had communicated after the blaze erupted that they were safe, but firefighters later found their bodies as they battled the blaze. The men worked...

NCAA Records Sought in Payola Probe

Joseph Fasano — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:23:51 CDT

New York's attorney general has demanded records of 40 NCAA athletic departments from Georgetown and UCLA to discover if students were illegally steered to a particular college loan provider for kickbacks. Several of the Division I schools have links on their websites to a company that officials suspect is offering...