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New Mexico district judge Daniel Schneider ruled against the NCAA and in favor of New Mexico recruit Kenny Thomas, granting a preliminary injunction against the NCAA’s denial of eligibility for the freshman…. Jessica Foschi can keep swimming toward her Olympic dream despite flunking a drug test for steroids. The head of United States Swimming says that’s an emotional decision that’s just not right. Federation president Carol Zaleski said she would try to replace the two-year probation given to Foschi, a 15-year-old freestyler from suburban Long Island, with a two-year ban from national and international competition…. Bill “Mojo” Lackey, an assistant equipment manager and fixture with the Houston Oilers since 1979, died Thursday of a stroke. He was 43. Beginning in the “Luv Ya Blue” era under former coach Bum Phillips, Lackey became a favorite of NFL fans for the way he sprinted onto the field to get the kicking tee and spiked it on the sideline after turning a somersault.