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Though Gerry Faust, who died Monday at 89, had a 30-26-1 record coaching Notre Dame, he said he "was the happiest guy in the ...

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...

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“Every large research university in the United States probably has some rhesus macaques hidden somewhere in the basement of ...

North Carolina and Kansas share more college basketball history than perhaps any two other schools. From Dean Smith to Roy ...