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Wade Payne/Associated Press Auburn Coach Nell Fortner wants a new challenge.

Veteran basketball coach Nell Fortner announced on Tuesday that she would be stepping down at Auburn at the end of the season, citing a need to try something new. Fortner has coached Auburn for the past eight seasons, and

By Shaun Al-Shatti - Staff Writer

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Feb 22, 2012 - Superior Cage Combat middleweight champion Bristol Marunde has signed on to replace Derek Brunson against former titleholder Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza at next Saturday's Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey event.

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed the

Gary Carter didn’t want to be called Coach. He never liked the word and, besides, Coach Carter would have sounded like an awkward play off a Hollywood film.

As for Kid, his career-long nickname, that didn’t quite fit for a roster of fresh-faced collegians.

“Call me Skip,” Carter told them

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Feb 22, 2012 - A temporary suspension of Nick Diaz's fighter license was issued during a Wednesday meeting of the Nevada state athletic commission, stemming from the positive drug sample he produced during the weekend of UFC 143.

The Big East is in discussions to add Temple for all sports as early as the next school year, according to someone briefed on the talks. Temple belongs to the Mid-American Conference and the Atlantic 10 in various sports and there are legal issues that have to be dealt with

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