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Frankie Randall, who beat Argentina’s Juan Coggi to win the WBA junior welterweight title on Aug. 16, has tested positive for drugs. Randall, 34, of Birmingham, Ala., beat Coggi, an Argentine, by a unanimous decision… . Fred Hobdy, Grambling’s athletic director, was reassigned as the college president’s special assistant for athletic affairs. Baseball coach Wilbert Ellis was named interim athletic director… . The NCAA restored the eligibility of Michigan State freshman tackle Robert Newkirk, who was part of an investigation into alleged rules violations.