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    Steelers LB Worilds to Hit Free Agency

    by Jason Butt/CBSSports.com – The Steelers will allow outside linebacker Jason Worilds to hit free agency,according to a report from ESPN.com. The Steelers have decided against using the transition tag on Worilds, electing to let the open market decide how much his value is worth. Worilds totaled 59 tackles and 7.5 sacks during the 2014 season. The deadline for all teams to use the franchise or transition tag is Monday. Worilds was taken by Pittsburgh in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft out of Virginia Tech. He’s spent all five of his NFL seasons with the Steelers.

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    Chambers Reprimanded by Big Ten, University Fined $10K

    Big Ten Release – The Big Ten office today issued a public reprimand of Penn State men’s basketball head coach Patrick Chambers for violating the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy following Penn State’s game against Maryland on Feb. 14. In addition, the conference announced that the institution has been fined $10,000 as a result of the violation. The Big Ten determined that Chambers’ post game comments regarding officials were in violation of Big Ten Conference Agreement 10.01, which states in part that “The Big Ten Conference expects all contests involving a member institution to be conducted without compromise to any fundamental…

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    Full Bowl Share in 2015

    UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa./GoPSUSports.com – The Big Ten and the Council of Presidents/Chancellors issued a decision on Feb. 11 to restore Penn State’s share of the conference bowl revenues for the upcoming football season. In 2013 and 2014, as part of sanctions put in place by the Big Ten, Penn State’s share of the conference’s bowl revenues were divided equally among 12 Big Ten schools and were distributed to child-focused organizations in their local communities. Penn State also used bowl revenues from 2012 to support related causes. “We are grateful to the Big Ten and the Council of Presidents and Chancellors…

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    Coach Jerry Tarkanian Dies

    LAS VEGAS (AP) – Hall of Fame coach 84-year-old Jerry Tarkanian, who built a basketball dynasty at UNLV, has died. The towel-chewing coach dubbed “Tark the Shark” had been hospitalized three times in 10 months.  He had a second heart attack last April and was treated for pneumonia in November. Tarkanian led the 1990 UNLV team that won an NCAA national title and the 1991 Runnin’ Rebels who lost to Duke in the Final Four.  Tarkanian later coached with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs and at Fresno State, leading the Bulldogs to the NCAA tournament twice.

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    Jackie Robinson West LL Stripped of Title

    CBSSports.com – Jackie Robinson West of Chicago will vacate its wins from the 2014 Little League World Series for using ineligible players, Little League Baseball announced Wednesday morning and initially reported by ESPN. Mountain Ridge Little League of Las Vegas will be handed the US Little League World Series title as a result. In a statement, Little League International CEO Stephen D. Keener said: “For more than 75 years, Little League has been an organization where fair play is valued over the importance of wins and losses. This is a heartbreaking decision. What these players accomplished on the field and…

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Chambers Reprimanded by Big Ten, University Fined $10K

Feb 17, 2015

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Big Ten Release – The Big Ten office today issued a public reprimand of Penn State men’s basketball head coach Patrick Chambers for violating the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy following Penn State’s game against Maryland on Feb. 14. In addition, the conference announced that the institution has been fined $10,000 as a result of the violation. The Big Ten determined that Chambers’ post game comments regarding officials were in violation of Big Ten Conference Agreement 10.01, which states in part that “The Big Ten Conference expects all contests involving a member institution to be conducted without compromise to any fundamental…

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Full Bowl Share in 2015

Feb 12, 2015

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa./GoPSUSports.com – The Big Ten and the Council of Presidents/Chancellors issued a decision on Feb. 11 to restore Penn State’s share of the conference bowl revenues for the upcoming football season. In 2013 and 2014, as part of sanctions put in place by the Big Ten, Penn State’s share of the conference’s bowl revenues were divided equally among 12 Big Ten schools and were distributed to child-focused organizations in their local communities. Penn State also used bowl revenues from 2012 to support related causes. “We are grateful to the Big Ten and the Council of Presidents and Chancellors…

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Steelers LB Worilds to Hit Free Agency

by Jason Butt/CBSSports.com – The Steelers will allow outside linebacker Jason Worilds to hit free agency,according to a report from ESPN.com. The Steelers have decided against using the transition tag on Worilds, electing to let the open market decide how much his value is worth. Worilds totaled 59 tackles and 7.5 sacks during the 2014 season. The deadline for all teams to use the franchise or transition tag is Monday. Worilds was taken by Pittsburgh in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft out of Virginia Tech. He’s spent all five of his NFL seasons with the Steelers.

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Chambers Reprimanded by Big Ten, University Fined $10K

Big Ten Release – The Big Ten office today issued a public reprimand of Penn State men’s basketball head coach Patrick Chambers for violating the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy following Penn State’s game against Maryland on Feb. 14. In addition, the conference announced that the institution has been fined $10,000 as a result of the violation. The Big Ten determined that Chambers’ post game comments regarding officials were in violation of Big Ten Conference Agreement 10.01, which states in part that “The Big Ten Conference expects all contests involving a member institution to be conducted without compromise to any fundamental…

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Full Bowl Share in 2015

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa./GoPSUSports.com – The Big Ten and the Council of Presidents/Chancellors issued a decision on Feb. 11 to restore Penn State’s share of the conference bowl revenues for the upcoming football season. In 2013 and 2014, as part of sanctions put in place by the Big Ten, Penn State’s share of the conference’s bowl revenues were divided equally among 12 Big Ten schools and were distributed to child-focused organizations in their local communities. Penn State also used bowl revenues from 2012 to support related causes. “We are grateful to the Big Ten and the Council of Presidents and Chancellors…

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Coach Jerry Tarkanian Dies

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Hall of Fame coach 84-year-old Jerry Tarkanian, who built a basketball dynasty at UNLV, has died. The towel-chewing coach dubbed “Tark the Shark” had been hospitalized three times in 10 months.  He had a second heart attack last April and was treated for pneumonia in November. Tarkanian led the 1990 UNLV team that won an NCAA national title and the 1991 Runnin’ Rebels who lost to Duke in the Final Four.  Tarkanian later coached with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs and at Fresno State, leading the Bulldogs to the NCAA tournament twice.