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Gregg Doyel
May 24, 2013
Mark Slessinger a great coach, but his best work is as a foster parent
Mark Slessinger does his best work away from the court. Gregg Doyel says the New Orleans men's basketball coach and his wife, Toni, are true heroes as foster parents to children in need of a loving home.
 
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Gregg Doyel
May 6, 2013
Boston College publicist Kelley inspires as he battles ALS
Sports information director Dick Kelley is an inspiration to his Boston College family as he maintains grace and dignity amid a struggle with ALS. Gregg Doyel tells Kelley's story.
 
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Gregg Doyel
April 10, 2013
Silly NCAA rules stop Louisville men from supporting women in Final Four
Because it's an 'extra benefit,' Louisville's champion men can't fly to New Orleans to support the women in their NCAA final. Gregg Doyel says it's another example of NCAA rules getting in the way of what's right.
 
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Gregg Doyel
April 8, 2013
Webber's appearance a first step toward healing Michigan rift
Michigan is here, so he had to be here too. He's Michigan. He's the good of Michigan, the bad. And if he wasn't going to be here, then Michigan wasn't going to be here. Not entirely.
 
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Gregg Doyel
April 5, 2013
Don't let Kevin Ware's story get lost in mess of misguided agendas
If there's a message in the Kevin Ware story, Gregg Doyel wants Ware to tell it. Not all the people peddling their own agendas and seeking to turn Ware into a cause.
 
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Dennis Dodd
April 3, 2013
Why is former Rutgers coach Rice reviled and Bob Knight respected?
Bob Knight got a pass at Indiana for 29 years before he was let go for his tactics. Comparisons to Rutgers' Mike Rice provide an interesting dichotomy, Dennis Dodd says.
 
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Dennis Dodd
April 3, 2013
What's behind Louisville's success? The country's best AD, Tom Jurich
Hoops teams in Final Fours. Football is fresh off a BCS bowl win. And a spot in the ACC waiting. Louisville is on a roll, and Dennis Dodd says it all starts with AD Tom Jurich.
 
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Gregg Doyel
April 3, 2013
Are there more coaching monsters like Mike Rice in college hoops?
Mike Rice is fired by Rutgers, his treatment of players impossible to justify. Gregg Doyel wonders if there are more Mike Rice-types out there and fears the answer is yes.
 
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Gregg Doyel
April 2, 2013
Enfield lacks charm of great coaches, but can still make USC great
Andy Enfield? He's nice. Gregg Doyel knows that's damning with faint praise, but wonders whether USC's new coach has the charisma to make the Trojans great.
 
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Gregg Doyel
March 28, 2013
Florida Gulf Coast acts like it belongs in the big time
Doyel: Pressure on FGCU?
 
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Ken Berger
May 25, 2013
Paul George is welcomed into big time in Pacers\ Game 2 victory
The handshake was a simple gesture, but Ken Berger says it was also a meaningful one as LeBron James welcomes Paul George -- and the Pacers -- into rarified air.
 
Dennis Dodd
May 8, 2013
Post-spring Top 25: SEC rule coming to end at hands of Ohio State
The SEC's seven-title run has been fun (for the SEC), but Dennis Dodd says Braxton Miller and Ohio State have the talent and motivation to end it.
 
  
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