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...payment of $381 in court costs stemming from a previous charge of possession of a handgun without a permit, had the misfortune of being spotted by Muncie police as he left a gas station last week. Even worse, three of the arresting officers - women's world wrestling champion Trish Stratus, former CHiPS star Erik Estrada and Jason Wee-Man Acuna - were celebrities, who had received police training and joined the law-enforcement team for the TV reality show...
Down 13 in the second half, the defending America East champion Great Danes (4-4) stormed back to beat the Crimson (5-4), 79-76, in a thrilling game at Lavietes Pavilion that featured four lead changes and seven ties...
...first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament, the Great Danes, the America East Champion, came close to pulling off what would have been arguably the greatest upset in NCAA history, as it led #1 seed Connecticut by 12 points, 50-38, with under 12 minutes to play in the game. The Huskies would eventually rally...
...also easy for many to see a champion in Jefferson, who rose from a poor North Louisiana upbringing to become a Harvard-trained lawyer and the first African American to represent Louisiana in Washington since Reconstruction. The question now is, will he still be able to deliver the goods...
...this January, things will not get any easier on the squad. “It’s going to be a tremendous loss, because she’s our best saber fencer,” Crimson coach Peter Brand said, adding that with the departure of defending NCAA champion Emily Cross to train for the 2008 Olympics, “we’re not going to have the same depth we had last year for sure.” The men’s saber needed to wash off a bit of rust, as things started off poorly...