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Army Athletic Director Boo Corrigan Accepts NC State Job Army Athletic Director Boo Corrigan Accepts NC State Job
Army Athletic Director Boo Corrigan Accepts NC State Job Longtime Army athletic director Boo Corrigan is trading black and gold for the red and white, as he prepares to take his talents to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The U.S. Military Academy announced on Wednesday that after eight years, Corrigan has accepted a new position at North Carolina State University, where he will replace the retiring Debbie Yow. Corrigan is scheduled to start his tenure at NC State on May 1 and is expected to be introduced to his new school and its fans at a news conference on Thursday, Jan. 31. "Boo is a leader of character who knows how to build teams and w…

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by Zak Failla
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Adidas Executive, College Basketball Recruiting Insiders Convicted In SDNY Corruption Case Adidas Executive, College Basketball Recruiting Insiders Convicted In SDNY Corruption Case
Adidas Executive, College Basketball Recruiting Insiders Convicted In Sdny Corruption Case Three whistleblowers have been convicted have been convicted for funneling money to top prospects to steer them toward some of college basketball’s biggest programs. James Gatto, Merl Code and Christian Dawkins are facing up to 20 years in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud for their roles in running schemes to recruit players in violation of NCAA rules. The three were tried in Manhattan federal court by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York. Gatto, the director of global basketball sports marketing at Adidas, Code, an Ad…

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by Zak Failla
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'More Active' Hurricane Season Projected For Atlantic Basin 'More Active' Hurricane Season Projected For Atlantic Basin
'More Active' Hurricane Season Projected For Atlantic Basin With the June 1 start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season fast approaching, weather experts are offering their predictions on what to expect. Researchers at North Carolina State are calling for a "significantly more active" hurricane season than the overall averages from 1950 to now, predicting 14 to 18 named storms. Scientists at Colorado State University anticipate that the 2018 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have "a slightly above-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States coastline and in the Caribbean." The Weath…

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by Joe Lombardi