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Rape allegations against athlete

According to the New York Times, Duke University suspended the season of its n ationally ranked men's lacrosse team while the authorities investigated allegations that a woman from a nearby college who had agreed to dance at a private party attended by many team members had been sexually assaulted.

The incident on March 13, which occurred at an off-campus house owned by the university, has brought into sharp relief long-simmering tensions between the private university and the city. The woman is black, most of the team members are white and law-enforcement officials say they are investigating allegations that racial epithets were shouted at the woman, according to an article in the New York Times.

New rules require players to be off the ground

The NFLis introducing new rules. The new rules require players to remain off the ground during their celebrations. This means snow angels are out and they are not to not use any props. So the Bengals' Chad Johnson, who once celebrated a touchdown by dropping to one knee to propose to a cheerleader, would be hit with a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for that action next season, but only if he dropped to his knee. Standing up, the act is legal. Many of Terrell Owens's stunts from the sit-ups to grabbing a pen to sign a football are prohibited. But Johnson's Riverdance celebration is acceptable. If a celebration goes on too long, officials will warn the player to stop. If he does not, he will be penalized, according to the New York Times.

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The weather outside is perfect and the sun is finally peaking out for the first time since September. Don’tlet the shift in season fool you, because the NHLis reaching its highest peak of the year. Hardcore hockey fans are anticipating who will take the next Stanley Cup. After a whole year of collecting dust, fans are waiting for the Cup to shine once again and Philadelphia fans are hoping to take it home this year

Despite the Flyers’four-game winning streak which was snatched by the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 28, fans are still optimistic about their success for this season. The Philadelphia Flyers are currently ranked fifth place overall for the Eastern Conference. The race is on against the New York Rangers for first place of the Atlantic Division despite only being two points behind the Rangers overall.

Dave Drysdale, a junior exercise science and health promotion major, said that he is rooting for Philadelphia to take the Cup but doesn’tthink they are destined to do so.

“I think the Flyers are doing pretty good, but honestly, I don’t think they will make it to the Stanley Cup. I think it’sgoing to be the Bruins and the Islanders in the end,” he said.

However,the Flyers still have achance of pulling through with 10 games left in the regular season.

Freshman business major Erica McKay thinks the Flyers will take home the big prize this season. “It’sPhiladelphia’sturn to finally win something! We always get so close and mess it up in the end but I think the Flyers are going tobreak that tradition this year,” she said.

“They need to really start working hard,” said Joe Stanzione, a senior marketing major.“Philadelphia teams are the worst because they do really well all season and then they drop the ball when the pressure really starts to come on. I think the Flyers are a good team but they need to step it up because chances are they are going to disappoint us all in the end,” he said. Drysdale agreed and said, “I don’t think they will make it because they choke and fold when it’sfinally time to step it up and win.”

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Mitchell to head steroid inquiry

According to reports in the New York Times and on ESPN’s website, Major League Baseball will investigate alleged steroid use by Barry Bonds and other players. Major League Baseball has hired former house majority leader George Mitchell to lead the inquiry. According to a baseball official who spoke to the Associated Press, on condition of anonymity, investigations were still pending.

Woods leads Isleworth to victory

In his final tune-up for the Masters, Tiger Woods shot a 7under 65 on Tuesday to lead Isleworth to a victory over Lake Nona in the Tavistock Cup.

The matches were between tour professionals who belong to the two private clubs in Orlando. Isleworth improved to 20-1 in the series.

The final round was two-man teams playing stroke play against each other,with four points available in each of the five matches. Isleworth won 111/2 of the 20 points available.

Woods had the low round of the day,winning two points by beating Lake Nona captain Ernie Els (72) and Champions Tour player Mark McNulty (68), both of whom earned a point each by beating John Cook (76).

Woods earned $200,000- $300,000 for being medalist on Tuesday, and $100,000 for being on the winning team.

Isleworth, which had a 6-4 lead going into the final day, seized control when Charles Howell III (68) and Stuart Appleby (72) swept all four points against Retief Goosen (73) and Sergio Garcia (74).

Lake Nona picked up three points when Trevor Immelman shot 68 to score two points over Isleworth captain Mark O'Meara (80) and Arjun Atwal (72). Atwal picked up a point by beating Immelman's partner, Maarten Lafeber (74).

Isleworth won the inaugural matches in 2004. The matches ended in a tie last year because of darkness, The New York Times.