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College football
Cheating scandal hits Florida State
Florida State may have to forfeit some of coach Bobby Bowden’s 382 wins and will be on probation for the next four years as part of its punishment for a widespread academic cheating scandal.
The Seminoles will have to give up two football scholarships this recruiting season and one the following year. Other sports will lose scholarships and have victories threatened.
The NCAA said 61 Florida State athletes cheated on an online test from the fall of 2006 through summer 2007 or received improper help from staffers who provided them with answers.
The NCAA said the school must vacate all wins in contests in which athletes involved in the cheating participated. That could involve up to 14 football victories.
The 79-year-old Bowden, who has often stated he wanted to reach 400 wins before calling it a career, was not available to comment.
Football
The Boz arrested on DUI suspicion
Former NFL player-turned- actor Brian Bosworth was arrested in Hollywood on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Bosworth was arrested early Friday, Los Angeles police Sgt. Alex Ortiz said. The 43-year-old Bosworth was being held on $5,000 bail.
Bosworth went from Oklahoma to the NFL before retiring three years into a 10-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks because of a shoulder injury.
Hockey
NHL loses pioneer
Colleen Howe, 76, the wife of hockey great Gordie Howe and one of the first female sports agents, died at her home in suburban Bloomfield Hills, Mich., after battling Pick’s disease, a rare form of dementia similar to Alzheimer’s, the Detroit Red Wings said.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman called her a “formidable woman, the wife and partner of our iconic player, the matriarch of a remarkable hockey family.”
Known as “Mrs. Hockey,” Colleen Howe promoted the sport in her own right and stood outside her husband’s shadow through her charitable work and success as a businesswoman and author.
Spokane Chiefs
Playoff tickets on sale Monday
Spokane Chiefs tickets to the first two games of the WHL playoffs will go on sale Monday. The Chiefs will host the first two games of the playoffs on March 20 and March 21.
Tickets range in price from $9-$18 and can be purchased by calling the Chiefs at 535-PUCK or TicketsWest at 325-SEAT.
Spokane’s first-round opponent has yet to be determined.