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Few Connecticut residents are calling foul on UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun’s recent outburst to a blogger who pressed him on his $1.6 million annual salary.
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New executive director DeMaurice Smith has been working for the NFL Players Association without a contract for six weeks while a deal is being negotiated.
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