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Roundup: Thoughts On The Mizzou Protests And President Tim Wolfe's Resignation

7:50pm November 09, 2015

by Laura Wagner

After student protests, a hunger strike and a players' strike over racist incidents on campus, University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe agreed to step down.

Report: Widespread Doping In Russian Track And Field

4:35pm November 09, 2015

The World Anti-Doping Agency has found evidence of "deeply rooted culture of cheating" and use of performance-enhancing drugs. It is calling for Russia to be suspended from international track events.

University Of Illinois Fires Its Athletic Director

3:56pm November 09, 2015

by Laura Wagner

After months of scandals and reviews that resulted in the firing of the football coach and several lawsuits, the school has dismissed athletic director Mike Thomas.

Before their performance, three members of the Amazonas Del Dorado watch the men's roping and riding competitions.

With Sombreros And Sidesaddles, Virginian Women Renew A Mexican Tradition

3:13pm November 09, 2015

by Vanessa Rancaño

The six horsewomen of the Castro clan, known as Las Amazonas del Dorado, bring the Mexican sport of escaramuza to Catlett, Virginia.

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Clemson Tops AP football poll; Tar Heels No. 1 In AP Preseason Basketball

7:17am November 09, 2015

by Paul Garber

ACC teams sit atop both the AP football and preseason basketball polls.

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With Sombreros And Sidesaddle, Virginian Women Renew A Mexican Tradition

7:40pm November 08, 2015

by Vanessa Rancaño

The star of the Mexican rodeo may be the cowboy, but it's the cowgirls who put on the best show. Women of the El Dorado ranch are rediscovering this tradition in an unlikely place: rural Virginia.

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Mizzou Football Players Pledge A Strike, Citing Systemic Racism

5:24pm November 08, 2015

University of Missouri football players have pledged to go on strike until university President Tim Wolfe resigns for the way he has handled a string of racially charged incidents.

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From College To The Pentagon, Football's Controversial Week

7:54am November 08, 2015

Alabama beat LSU in the annual SEC West college football rivalry last night. Mike Pesca, host of Slate's The Gist podcast, joins Rachel talk about it and the scandals plaguing football.

'Tribal' Book Looks At College Football's Rabid Fans

6:34pm November 07, 2015

Florida State University Professor Diane Roberts talks about her book "Tribal: College Football and the Secret Heart of America" which examines the communities of rabid fans around college football.

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Returning From War to Find A New Battle At Home

8:13am November 07, 2015

On this installment from Storycorp's Military Voices Initiative, a husband and wife from California look back at struggles with alcohol and PTSD after coming home from deployments in Iraq.