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In 2015, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim was suspended for nine games, with the school being penalized for ignoring “the NCAA’s most fundamental core values” for academic, drug and other violations.

1981 – Scott Hamilton wins the men’s title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Hartford, Connecticut. Bowling Green’s Scott Hamilton, right, is congratulated by his coach Don Laws after winning the men’s world figure skating championship with his performance in the men’s world figure skating championship free skate March 6, 1981 in Hartford, Connecticut. … Read more

BEIJING (AP) – The Winter Paralympic Games opened in Beijing on Friday with Russian athletes heading home, Ukraine’s team fleeing a war zone to China and an impassioned call for peace. Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, expressed his horror at the fighting in Ukraine and called on world authorities to promote peace. … Read more

2001 – A bloody John Ruiz becomes the first Hispanic heavyweight champion by knocking out Evander Holyfield in the 11th round and earning a unanimous decision for the WBA title. Evander Holyfield of Atlanta, Georgia, left, covers up as John Ruiz of Chelsea, Mass. attacks in the third round of their WBA heavyweight championship bout … Read more

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