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One-man rebellion: Sonny Vaccaro takes on the NCAA
Sonny Vaccaro can get lost in his words, the stories tumbling clumsily from one into the next, and if you aren't careful, the conversation can really end up in the desert. But when he's on point, when he knows exactly what needs to be explained, his...Tags: Converse, Inc., High School Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Adidas AG, NBA Draft
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Lawsuit called another 'skirmish' as Under Armour takes aim at Nike
Nike started with running shoes and Under Armour with undershirts. Both stories begin with dissatisfaction. While trying to sell a Japanese manufacturer's shoes, Phil Knight sent some to his former coach, who modified them, using, among other things, a...
Tags: Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Soccer, Lawyers, Judges, Media Industry
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Oregon's Laika animation batting 1.000 with academy
If you were starting an animation house with an eye toward the bottom line, you wouldn't necessarily follow the course that Oregon-based Laika studio has charted in its fledgling years. Its first feature-length film, Henry Selick's "Coraline," took...
Tags: Bambi (movie), Entertainment, Wreck-It Ralph (movie), Literature, Pinocchio (movie)
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Upon further review, Phil Knight calls Freeh Report "unjustified and unsubstiantiated"
Nittany LinesNike co-founder Phil Knight said Monday that the Freeh Report is "unjustified and unsubstiantiated" and called the NCAA's actions against Penn State "grandstanding" in a statement reversing course from last July. Knight released a statement to ESPN... -
After a fall from grace, time to consider Lance's rise
At long last, we know what we thought we knew is true. Lance Armstrong did it. The disgraced cycling icon came clean to Oprah about being filthy. We now know, for certain, that he juiced and doped largely throughout his record run of seven Tour de...
Tags: Tour de France, George W. Bush, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Mark Sanford, Mike Tyson
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Matt Murschel: No one should be surprised Chip Kelly bolted for NFL
Chip Kelly has flown the coop. After flirting with the idea of leaving for the NFL, Kelly has decided to leave the Oregon Ducksprogram and take over as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Leave it to Kelly, whose offenses at Oregon were just as...
Tags: Pacific-12 Conference, Dallas Cowboys, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Brian Kelly, BCS National Championship Game
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Chip Kelly takes another pass on NFL, opts to stay at Oregon
Chip Kelly came oh-so close to making the leap to the NFL but in the end decided to stay put as the highly successful coach of the Oregon Ducks. Sound familiar? Multiple sources are reporting that after lengthy interviews with the Cleveland Browns and...
Tags: Pacific-12 Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Fiesta Bowl, College Sports, Sports
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'Ground Breakers' nabs up sales: Docu series profiles Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg
VarietyBIARRITZ, France -- Upside Distribution, owned by French media conglom Havas, has scored pre-sales on "The Ground Breakers," a six-part investigative documentary series profiling six entrepreneurs including Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg....Tags: France, Documentary (genre), Russia, Al Arabiya (tv network), IKEA
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Miller, Sampson, Nelson enshrined into Hall of Fame
Reggie Miller, Ralph Sampson and Don Nelson were among those enshrined as part of the 2012 Naismith Hall of Fame class.
Miller, a five-time NBA All-Star, Sampson, a three-time collegiate national player of the year, and Nelson, the winningest coach in...Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports, Houston Rockets, Awards and Prizes
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Oregon debuts latest uniforms for 2012 season
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'ParaNorman' costume designs no small effort
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticHILLSBORO, Ore. — Movie buffs probably have some idea of what goes into designing a costume for film. But what about when the star is a 9-inch-tall puppet named Norman? As I learned a few months ago during a visit to the Laika Studios set of...Tags: Entertainment, Fashion Trends, Stand by Me (movie), Movies, Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities)
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Disassociating themselves from Paterno
Nittany LinesPeachy Paterno ice cream remains on the Berkey Creamery menu, and the statue of Joe Paterno still stands outside Beaver Stadium -- though somebody rented a plane to suggest it shouldn't. Elsewhere, however, groups, companies and institutions are...
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