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The school announced the findings of the probe by the law firm of Pugh, Jones & Johnson on Monday in a statement from Chancellor Phyllis M. Wise. MORE: Bruce Pearl says he ran “clean program” | 99 things we’re excited for this season Seven former Illini players have filed a lawsuit against the university and named head coach Matt Bollant, former assistant Mike Divilbiss and athletic director Mike Thomas as defendants....

The Olympia School District issued an apology on January 19 after Ahmari Steplight from Lacey’s River Ridge High School was subject to abusive taunts. Students in the crowd were captured making gorilla noises at Steplight while making mocking hand gestures. The footage went viral on social media after being posted to Instagram and came to the attention of Steplight and his father. The Olympia School District issued an apology on January 19 addressing the incident on its website....

Is it any wonder that the slogan the advertising people came up with was “The sooner you believe it, the sooner we can end it”? It’s the beginning of summer in America’s cement cities, in the deep, hidden valleys of the country and the loop-de-loop sidewalkless streets of the suburbs. For many adults who are really closet kids, this means that their blood hums with a hint of freedom, the old beloved promise of long, aimless days of dirt and sweat and sunshine, T shirts stained with Kool-Aid and flip-flops gray with street grit or backyard dust....

Former Real Madrid boss Bernd Schuster will succeed Manuel Pellegrini as coach of Malaga, German sports news agency SID, said today. La Liga is familiar territory for the 53-year-old, who played for Barcelona, Real and Atletico Madrid, and as a coach guided Real to the 2008 league title. The former Germany international has been out of work since leaving Turkish side Besiktas in March, 2011. Outgoing Malaga manager Pellegrini said he has a verbal agreement to become the new boss of English giants Manchester City....

The World Cup-winning midfielder, who left Bayern for Manchester United in 2015 and is now playing in the United States for Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire, still believes Bayern Munich are a powerhouse and doesn’t agree with the suggestion that they might be in need of a shake-up. Bayern hit out at ‘false’ Sanches fee claims “No, Bayern Munich is for me one of the top three clubs at the moment in the world,” Schweinsteiger told Goal ....

The scientists from RMIT University, Australia, collected data from devices known as accelerometers that detect motion in three dimensions. These are used by numerous applications ranging from motion-sensing games to health apps that track how many steps a user has taken in a day. Previously, scientists have been able to predict the personality types of phone users by looking at the frequency and length of phone calls that they make, or their messaging behavior....

It may sound like something from the realms of sci-fi classics such as Blade Runner or Ex Machina, but researchers at the University of Tokyo are bringing androids a major step closer by crafting living human skin on robots. The method not only gave a robotic finger a skin-like texture, but also provides water-repellent and self-healing functions. Study first author Professor Shoji Takeuchi said: “The finger looks slightly ‘sweaty’ straight out of the culture medium....

The light spotted 840 years ago by Chinese and Japanese observers was the result of a supernova triggered by the collision of two extremely dense stars in the Milky Way, according to a study. The finding provides evidence of a rare form of collision between white dwarfs—the smoldering remnants of exhausted stars—and Type Iax supernova, marking only the second time such a phenomenon has been discovered in our galaxy....

Researchers from the U.K. used custom built drones to monitor meltwater lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet. This expanse of ice is the second largest in the world, after the Antarctic Ice Sheet. It is also the biggest contributor to sea level rise. It is estimated that if we continue on the current trajectory of global warming, the Greenland Ice Sheet will eventually disappear, raising sea levels by 23 feet....

Over the past three drafts, the Magic have compiled an impressive backcourt — starting with swingman Victor Oladipo in 2013 and following up with point guard Elfird Payton the following year. To differing degrees, both Payton and Oladipo came into the league with reputations for defensive wizardry and lack of offensive polish. Hezonja brings contrast and serious offensive potential. The combination of a smooth jumper, excellent leaping skills, ball handling ability and supreme confidence makes him a potential League Pass favorite among rookies....

Commander Kathy Palazzolo of Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the arrest of Kim Vincent Avis, 55, who is from the Edinburgh area in Scotland. The 55-year-old busker also went by the name Ken Gordon-Avis. Avis’ 17-year-old son reported him missing on February 25 after he said his father went swimming off of Carmel’s Monastery Beach, about 120 miles down the Pacific coast from San Francisco. Because of the strong currents, Monastery Beach is sometimes referred to as “Mortuary Beach” by locals, as more than 30 people have died there....

A resolution included in the party’s provisional conference agenda details the historical involvement of Scots in the tobacco, sugar, and cotton trades, based on the labor of slaves. The motion, if passed, would see the Scottish government, led by the SNP, tasked with deciding whether a national apology by the Scottish Parliament would be possible. It has been proposed for debate at the conference by Anne McLaughlin, Minister of Parliament for Glasgow North East, and Glasgow City Council councilor Graham Campbell, who chairs the Black Asian Minority Ethnic caucus of the SNP....

Much discussion about Ohio State has become about their offensive moves and playmakers, and for good reason: they offer one of the more storyline-rich offenses in the country. MORE: SN Top 50 Player Rankings | This week’s SN Power Poll But against Rutgers, a 49-7 victory that was nearly a shutout if not for a late Rutgers score, the defense proved once again why it’s among the nation’s best, and one of the richest units in recent college football history for NFL teams to mine for talent....

While horror fans will definitely watch Scream 6 when it hits movie theaters in 2013, it’s huge news that Campbell won’t be part of it, making audiences curious about the future of the franchise and how the film will explain her absence. RELATED: Why Scream 6 Might Be A Bad Idea Famous final girls Laurie Strode and Sidney Prescott have been entertaining horrors fans for decades. Jamie Lee Curtis has returned for every new Halloween film, which feels right, and Scream fans were hopeful that Neve Campbell would appear in every new movie as well....

That certainly isn’t a confirmation but he definitely didn’t say never. Last we heard from 5th Cell, they mentioned that their current project is an Xbox Live Arcade game that “is going to be pretty big.” We at Game Rant don’t believe this means that they’re making a Scribblenauts game for the Xbox Live Arcade but we’ll tell you what it does mean. It means that Scribblenauts Wii might be in the cards someday but that they’re still too busy being creative and original with a brand new title....

While the notion of intelligent children spelling words that are not a part of any normal human’s vocabulary might seem boring, the past few years have shown that the kids know they’re on television (ESPN televised the event for the 25th year in a row). This has led to contestants celebrating after spelling words correctly like never before, and even doing some trash-talking. MORE: Spelling Bee contestants hit dab, Running Man Challenge during final round...

Packaged with the PS5, the DualSense was the newest controller design from PlayStation. With impressive new features, including haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, many fans liked the look and feel of the gamepad. Following this positive reception to the DualSense, it was only a matter of time until third-party alternatives became available. While it took over a year after the PS5 was released, popular controller manufacturer Scuf finally looks to be providing an alternative gamepad based on the DualSense design....

The tentative bill said that the moment of silence would last up to one minute, and both students and teachers may use the time as they wish. This can include engaging in “voluntary prayer, reflection, meditation, or other quiet, respectful activity during the moment of silence,” the draft bill said. “The legislature of South Dakota finds that schoolchildren and teachers are best served by a moment of silence at the start of every school day to afford them a reprieve from the frenzy of daily life and to set a tone of decorum that will be conducive to learning,” the legislation said....

Detailed through a new Sea of Thieves update video, Neate claimed that January had the highest number of active players in a calendar month and the most concurrent users the game has seen to date. “To be nearly three years into the journey for Sea of Thieves and to be in that position is incredible,” Neate states in the video, claiming “I definitely think this year is going to be our biggest one yet....

Even though Arena apparently only accounted for a small fraction of Sea of Thieves playtime, plenty of fans still mourn the loss of the PvP mode. The move is particularly frustrating for some fans because Rare has stated that it won’t offer alternate ways to complete Arena-centric Sea of Thieves achievements; Arena achievements will be retired as legacy achievements instead. While Rare seems to be doing what it can to ease Arena’s passing, the loss of the mode would be far less painful if fans could get its achievements in new ways....