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2006 Heisman winner Troy Smith

December 8, 2006 0 89
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New York Mets break ground on their new ballpark Citi Field

November 13, 2006 0 62
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Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander cops the AL Rookie of the Year award,

November 13, 2006 0 58
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Hanley Ramirez, in an extremely tight race wins Rookie of the Year

November 13, 2006 0 66
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2006: The NCAA celebrates its 100th anniversary. One of the centennial projects is a list of the top 25 defining moments in the first 100 years of the NCAA. The list was based on nominations from the membership and selected by a committee chaired by Alfreeda Goff of the Horizon League.

January 11, 2006 0 215
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Kobe Bryant scored 62 points in three quarters

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2005 Heisman winner Reggie Bush

December 7, 2005 0 87
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Aug. 5, 2005: The NCAA Executive Committee announces a new Native American mascot policy to prohibit NCAA colleges and universities from displaying hostile and abusive racial/ethnic/national origin mascots, nicknames or imagery at any NCAA championships. The policy, which took effect Feb. 1, 2006, prohibits schools with such mascots from hosting any NCAA championship competitions.

August 5, 2005 0 75
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June 24-26, 2005: Division II brings together presidents and chancellors in Orlando, Florida, to discuss issues important to the future of the division. It is the first such presidential summit in Association history.

June 26, 2005 0 77
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Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt leads her Lady Vols past Purdue in the 2005 NCAA tournament to become the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history.

March 31, 2005 0 104
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