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University Daily Kansan
Page 0571_1 from reel: NP 14931 (2010-03-01 to 2010-07-28)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/65602

Title: Big 12 Conference Intact — For Now
Summary: Article covering Big 12 Conference spring meetings where discussions about potential realignment with Pac-10 occurred, with commissioner Dan Beebe expressing confidence the conference would remain intact.
Category: sports
Subjects: college athletics; conference realignment; Big 12 Conference; sports administration
Named Entities: Thibodeaux, Corey [reporter]; Perkins, Lew [athletic director]; Beebe, Dan [Big 12 commissioner]; Vitale, Dick [ESPN analyst]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Perkins Claims Blackmailed, Borrowed Exercise Equipment
Summary: Athletic Director Lew Perkins discusses findings of investigation into inappropriate ticket distribution and claims of being blackmailed regarding borrowed exercise equipment.
Category: sports
Subjects: athletic department scandals; ticket distribution; university athletics; investigations
Named Entities: Perkins, Lew [athletic director]; Buser, Richelle [reporter]; Reissen, Matt [student]; Dent, William [former director of sports medicine]
Confidence: 0.85

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