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Trevor Mbakwe has returned to practice for the Minnesota basketball team for the first time since he was sidelined by an assault accusation.

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Trevor Mbakwe returns to practice for Minnesota Golden Gophers

Wisconsin athletic officials are asking for a $76.8 million Athletic Performance Center in the next two-year state budget, five years after a $109.5-million expansion of Camp Randall Stadium.

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Wisconsin Badgers ask for $76.8 million athletics center in state budget

Miami forward Adrian Thomas has been given a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA.

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Miami Hurricanes’ Adrian Thomas gets 6th year of eligibility

Rival Utah’s move to the Pac-10 has given BYU the impetus to seriously explore the possibility of leaving the Mountain West, going independent in football and re-joining the WAC in all other sports, multiple sources told ESPN.com Tuesday.

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Sources: BYU considering move to become a WAC-affiliated football independent

Kentucky won its second exhibition game in Canada despite having a limited roster.

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Kentucky wins 2nd exhibition game, despite only having eight players

The NCAA’s executive committee has approved cost-cutting changes in the drug-testing program.

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NCAA makes cost-cutting moves in drug testing

Villanova, Tennessee, Wake Forest and UCLA will serve as the regional hosts for the 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off.

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Field set for 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off

Kentucky coach John Calipari has already started turning a top-notch recruiting class into part of a team that hopes to contend for a national championship.

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Kentucky Wildcats win first of three Canadian exhibitions

University president Mike Adams introduced Athens native Greg McGarity as Georgia’s new athletic director, effective Sept. 1.

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Georgia Bulldogs introduce Greg McGarity as new athletic director