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November 21, 2006

Swimming

Towson's Hoff named Athlete of the Year

Katie Hoff of Towson won Female Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year at USA Swimming's Golden Goggle awards Sunday night in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hoff, who beat out Natalie Coughlin and Kate Ziegler, won five medals, including three gold, at the Pan Pacific meet, and set an American record in the 200 individual medley at U.S. nationals.

College football

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Washington QB said to have tumor

Washington quarterback Johnny DuRocher reportedly has a brain tumor that was found during a routine test after a concussion. It is believed to be non-cancerous and DuRocher is expected to have surgery in the next few weeks to have it removed.

• Texas // Quarterback Colt McCoy, knocked out of a loss to Kansas State with a shoulder and neck injury, was cleared to play this week against Texas A&M. Offensive lineman Justin Blalock, who has started 49 consecutive games, also was cleared to play.

Colleges

3 at Duquesne struck
in a hit-and-run

Three members of Duquesne University's club hockey team were struck by a hit-and-run driver after an argument at a bar early yesterday in Pittsburgh. It is the second violent altercation involving Duquesne athletes this year. On Sept. 17, five basketball players were shot after an on-campus party. Timothy Fish, 22, was listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital with a compound fracture and severe cut to his left leg that required surgery, according to police. Mike Heath, 22, was treated at Mercy for a neck injury, cuts and abrasions, and then released. Mark Heier, also 22, refused treatment. Hockey is a club sport at Duquesne, meaning it gets only partial funding and does not fall under NCAA guidelines. The three players got into an argument with three other people at the pub, but were separated by bar staff and left shortly afterward. As they walked across a parking lot, a passenger in a car asked what they were looking at and the driver drove at them, police said. Police had the name of one suspect, a police spokeswoman said.

Soccer

Adu begins trial
with Man United

American teenager Freddy Adu began a two-week trial with English Premier League club Manchester United. Adu, 17, took part in training with players from the club's youth academy. Adu, who plays for Major League Soccer club D.C. United, is not allowed to transfer to a club outside the United States until he turns 18, which will be June 2.

Doping

LeMond advocates
criminal charges

Three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond wants athletes who cheat by using banned drugs to face criminal charges for defrauding the public and their sponsors. LeMond also told the World Anti-Doping Agency that athletes who confess or come forward with information that could undo doping networks should receive more lenient punishment, balancing the benefit of people coming clean with the need to penalize cheaters. "I believe in severe penalties, possibly even life bans," said LeMond.

Steroids

Bonds' trainer
returns to prison

Barry Bonds' personal trainer returned to prison for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Bonds' alleged steroid use. Greg Anderson has twice been freed on technicalities. He was ordered to report after an appeals court last week upheld the entirety of his contempt-of-court citation. In 2003, Bonds testified before a federal grand jury probing steroid use that Anderson did not provide him with steroids. Authorities suspect Bonds is lying, and have subpoenaed Anderson.

College basketball

18 schools support
Ohio State vs. O'Brien

Eighteen universities and the Big Ten, Pacific-10 and Big 12 conferences filed a brief in state appeals court supporting Ohio State in its bid to overturn a $2.4 million award to former men's basketball coach Jim O'Brien. They argue the Ohio Court of Claims' ruling that Ohio State improperly fired O'Brien limits their ability to comply with NCAA rules.

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