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While we don’t yet know the severity of the punishment, if any, that UNC will receive as a result of Wainstein’s findings, looking at academic scandals at other universities provides insight into the scope and magnitude of the situation in Chapel Hill. How does the number of students reportedly involved in the Tar Heels’ impropriety compare to academic scandals at other schools? In March of 1999, on the eve of the Gophers’ first-round tournament game against Gonzaga, the Saint Paul Pioneer-Press published a report from a former hoops office worker and Gophers tutor, Jan Gangelhoff, alleging that she had completed more than 400 assignments for at least 20 basketball players who were part of the Golden Gophers program....

Line: UNC -10 Total: 155.5 MORE: College hoops live odds | ATS standings Trends: UNC 31-6 SU, 17-19-1 ATS, 19-18 O/U. ND 24-11 SU, 16-16-1 ATS, 16-17 O/U. KenPom efficiency ratings: UNC 4 (overall), 2 (offense), 16 (defense). ND 33, 10, 154 Effective FG percentage: UNC 52.2, ND 53.8 EFG% against: UNC 47.4, ND 49.1 Pick: There’s a gift offered by the sports books based on the results of the past two days of Sweet 16 games....

After overcoming England in the opening game and dispatching hosts Israel in their second, Italy went into their final game against Norway having already qualified for the semifinal stage. That being said, the Italians had their eyes on top spot in the group. The Norwegians also were in an almost similar position. With a draw against Israel and an impressive win against England, Norway had 4 points in the kitty....

What Is Rhinoplasty? Other than in the case of a car accident (or bar fight) nose surgery is a procedure that’s typically scheduled in advance. You’ll meet with your surgeon to discuss the plan, evaluate your expectations, and see examples of past patients. When it comes time for surgery, you’ll be placed under conscious sedation with local anesthesia. Most patients are able to return home on the same day of surgery....

What Klinsmann did get were answers. Loud and clear answers on some players who he obviously still had questions about. Players he still held out hope could potentially make the U.S. World Cup team. Players who left little doubt that the 2014 World Cup is better left to other options. If nothing, Klinsmann is thorough, and he gives his players plenty of rope to save themselves or hang themselves, On Wednesday, several players on the World Cup roster fringes saw their dreams of a trip to Brazil fade....

Solace came from the highest level: Nixon. Dole had called the president to make sure Nixon could accept a divorced man as party chairman. Now Nixon was calling back to say that he was sending over books. ““You ought to read these,’’ the president advised. One was a novel about Benjamin Disraeli, Nixon’s own hero. Here was another wounded soul. A striving outsider of Jewish ancestry in Victorian England, Disraeli had overcome public ridicule to achieve, late in life, his dream of leading Britain’s Conservative Party....

The 28-year-old who spent the 2015/16 season with the Swans rejoined the side from West Ham United for a club record fee of €22.9 million on January transfer window’s deadline day. And the former Olympique Marseille player has disclosed that a chance to reunite [with both having played at Marseille together] with his younger brother was not the reason behind his return to the Liberty Stadium but rather manager Carlos Carvalhal....

Rajkot, Oct 2 (PTI) West Indies coach Stuart Law is not reading much into India’s recent troubles in overseas Tests and says his fast-improving team faces a huge challenge against the world number one side in the two-Test series starting here on Thursday. “We have spoken a lot (ahead of the series). We played two good home series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. At the same time, I don’t read too much into India’s form in England....

Before he stopped talking to the press, Leavitt readily admitted Spender’s book was “a springboard” for his own. Reviewers have noted that Leavitt’s plot–a writer following his lower-class lover to the Spanish Civil War–corresponds in detail to an episode in Spender’s life. Leavitt said a lawyer for his publisher, Viking, talked him out of acknowledging Spender in the front of the book. It might not have mollified Spender anyhow; last year, says British author Hugh David, Spender tried to derail David’s biography of the poet....

When I arrived I expected a city bereft of just about everything–power, transportation, people. Instead I found downtown streets clogged daylong with lines of buses and cars, some of them seized from Kuwait. Gasoline is plentiful and sold at cheap prewar prices. Electricity and water have been partially reconnected. Gaudy 10-foot-high portraits of Saddam Hussein have been touched up with fresh paint. His feared Republican Guard, who monitor occasional roadblocks, are polite and neatly attired....

The five-star prospect from Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine Richland told Notre Dame of his intentions to play for Brian Kelly and the Irish during a visit Monday. MORE: Ranking the top 25 college running backs “I came up here with the intent of committing,” Jurkovec told 247Sports. “It’s the right fit for me. The whole education of Notre Dame from the books to the spirituality, the whole university and everything that it offers I just fell in love with it....

Jerry Jones has tried to prop up Dallas’ championship chances with Romo for a long time, but after the team learned he has broken more bones in his back, it’s the right time to move on from the 36-year-old quarterback. FANTASY FOOTBALL: Top 200 | QB rankings If and when Romo can return, there’s no guarantee he’ll ever play another down for the Cowboys. Now, it’s all about Dak Prescott ....

Real Madrid crash out of Copa del Rey History is now repeating itself. Zinedine Zidane’s side set a new Spanish record by putting together a 40-match unbeaten streak. That was extremely impressive, but it ended with a 2-1 loss at Sevilla, was followed by a defeat by the same scoreline at home to Celta Vigo last week and on Wednesday, Los Blancos were unable to overturn that deficit in the teams’ Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg at Balaidos....

Messi’s big chance to surpass Ronaldo The 28-year-old is expected to stay at Chelsea having only signed a new contract in July that keeps him at the club until 2020. He also spoke about ending his career at Stamford Bridge in an October interview. Willian found himself out the team after he flew to Brazil to mourn his mother’s death after a long-term battle with cancer. Pedro stepped in and has since started seven games in the eight-match winning run that has seen Chelsea rise to the top of the Premier League table....

Check. Stokes scored 19 points and No. 18 Kansas State clinched a share of the conference title with a 68-53 victory over Oklahoma on Saturday night. Brown added 15 points and Wade had 11 as the Wildcats (24-7, 14-4) finished atop the conference for the second time in 42 years, and first since 2013.The three seniors capped senior night by hoisting the Big 12 title in front of a sold-out crowd after winning just five conference games their freshman year....

A week after a crushing collapse, the Ducks responded with a resilient performance for their first Pac-12 road win since 2016. Justin Herbert threw two touchdown passes to help No. 19 Oregon build a big lead and the Ducks used five takeaways and two defensive touchdowns to avoid a repeat of last week’s loss to Stanford, beating No. 24 California 42-24 on Saturday night. “We had a lot of naysayers saying we were going to be back to the old Oregon way,” linebacker Troy Dye said....

Fargo is an anthology crime series inspired by Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1996 film of the same name. Each season tells a different story with similar themes and a recurring Midwestern setting. The series is generally set somewhere in Minnesota or North/South Dakota and is known for its pitch-black comedy and for the characters’ comically thick Midwestern accents. Like the film, the Fargo series is “based on a true story” despite each story being completely fictitious....

Dillon Gee was placed on the disabled list Friday with a sore groin, freeing up a spot in the Mets’ rotation. Bartolo Colon will move up to replace Gee’s scheduled start on Sunday. Jacob deGrom will pitch Monday. MORE: Rays’ Cobb needs Tommy John | Ranking the NL Uniforms Syndergaard has been excellent so far this season at Triple-A Las Vegas , posting a 1.82 ERA and 34/8 K/BB ratio over 29 2/3 innings....

After a goalless draw with Slovakia on Monday, England finished second behind Wales in Group B and will now face the second-placed team from Group F, comprising Hungary, Iceland, Portugal and Austria, in the last 16 in Nice on Monday. Shearer, who captained England, believes the changes which manager Roy Hodgson has been making to his line-ups in the group stages are a major problem. “Hodgson says he does not fear anyone in the knockout stages, which is fair enough, but I do not see any teams being scared of playing us either,” Shearer told the BBC....

When you click an image, you are actually saving a memory. Earlier this process was complicated where you could not judge what you had clicked and wait until the camera roll developed. With digitalization, you can see what you have clicked and click another snap if the previous one was unsatisfactory. However, with all the latest technology out there is always a chance that the photo clicked might have some spots, clutters, speckles and noise....