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Lessons Learned from March Madness

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Roy coached my alma mater the University of Kansas for many years. They are NOT however good and healthy reactions. They are NOT examples of “Gracious Losing” One of my favorite coaches in the NCAA is Roy Williams. I have always thought of him as a ‘class act’ Yesterday, he proved it to the world. Not Roy Williams.

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Match a City’s Perks with Your Attendees’ Interests

Associations Now

In January 2000, both the NCAA and NFHS moved from Kansas City, Mo., Indy was the first city to have a sports commission—Indiana Sports Corp—and is home to a new tech startup incubator focused on challenges in sports and sports events. to Indianapolis. “We We wanted to be in the hub of sport governing bodies, which is Indianapolis.

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NCAA Tightens Rules Against LGBT Discrimination

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Kirk Schulz, the chair of the Board of Governors and president of Kansas State University, said that the strategy was meant to ensure that the NCAA’s events were welcoming, even if the state laws weren’t. Last year in Indiana, a religious-freedom law similar to North Carolina’s passed but was later revamped.

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Reports of “Utter Chaos” Draw Fresh Attention to Teen Bans at Malls

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In Independence, Kansas, a couple of hundred young kids became disruptive. “It was just utter chaos,” a perfume-kiosk clerk at the Indiana mall said. Some examples: More than 1,000 teens reportedly participated in a series of fights at a Pittsburgh-area mall the day after Christmas. Rising Talk of Bans.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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DanaMNelson - Dana Nelson; Evansville, Indiana; Owner: @DanaMNelson where we connect people to build community. V); West Lafayette, Indiana; Tech prof, Comm Ph.D. tracykemp - Tracy Kemp; Kansas City; Product Director for AllofE. Moderator of #collegechat & Biz tweet @pathwaypr. mihaela_v - Mihaela (Dr. Legacy builder.

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Governors Association Launches Opioid Treatment Pilot Targeted at Prisons

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Last month, NGA announced a pilot program in eight states—Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia, and Washington—that will expand access to addiction treatment for offenders in prisons. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 65 percent of U.S.