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Newmakers: Pakastani cricket legend Hanif Mohammad dies

In this Friday, June 27, 2008 file photo, Legendary Pakistani cricketer Hanif Muhammad, left, receives a life time achievement award in Karachi, Pakistan. Hanif Mohammad, Pakistan cricket's “Little Master,” who lasted 970 minutes in the longest innings in test history, died Thursday. He was 81. (Anjum Naveed / Associated Press)
In this Friday, June 27, 2008 file photo, Legendary Pakistani cricketer Hanif Muhammad, left, receives a life time achievement award in Karachi, Pakistan. Hanif Mohammad, Pakistan cricket's “Little Master,” who lasted 970 minutes in the longest innings in test history, died Thursday. He was 81. (Anjum Naveed / Associated Press)
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Died Pakistan cricket’s “Little Master” – Hanif Mohammad – who lasted 970 minutes in what is still the longest innings in test history, died Thursday. He was 81. Hanif played the longest individual test innings against West Indies at Barbados in 1958, scoring 337 runs.

A football player at Chadron State College in Nebraska has died following the team’s practice Thursday. Eric Goll, 20, of Haines City, Florida, was taken from the practice field to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A Lexington, South Carolina, high school football player has died after collapsing at practice, Lexington County officials confirmed Thursday. Lewis N. Simpkins, 14, was pronounced dead Wednesday night at a hospital.

Former Texas A&M football coach Tom Wilson has died. The school announced Wilson died Wednesday in Corsicana, Texas, at age 72. Wilson was Texas Tech’s quarterback from 1964-1965, going 14-7-1. He was a Red Raiders assistant before joining the Aggies in 1975, as offensive coordinator then head coach in 1978. Wilson was 21-19 with A&M through 1981.

Transferring Georgia senior linebacker Tim Kimbrough said he will transfer to a Division II school after being forced off the team by coach Kirby Smart, who called the player’s exit “a mutual decision.” Kimbrough was third on the team with 67 tackles last season.

Donated The family of dirt-track racer Bryan Clauson says his organs have been donated to five other people. Clauson died Sunday after a crash Saturday night in a Kansas race last weekend.

Added Memphis has added 6-foot-11 center Chad Rykhoek, a Baylor graduate transfer who never played basketball at his original school because of injuries. Rykhoek was rated as a top-150 recruit by Rivals when he enrolled at Baylor in 2012.

Resigned Oklahoma wrestling coach Mark Cody resigned, saying he believed it was time for new leadership. Cody led the Sooners to a 55-34 record over five seasons.

Reported The lawyer for suspended Tennessee defensive lineman Alexis Johnson says a student disciplinary panel has determined that an allegation against his client was unfounded. Johnson has been suspended from the team since his February arrest on charges of false imprisonment and aggravated assault. The false imprisonment charge was dismissed and the aggravated assault was reduced to misdemeanor domestic assault in April.

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