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Report: Kansas football coach probed
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NORMAL, Ill., April 28 (UPI) -- Will Robinson, first African American head coach in U.S. Division I college basketball, died Monday at age 96.
Robinson was a successful high school coach before heading to Illinois State in 1970 to break the color barrier among Division I basketball coaches at age 60.
Robinson left Illinois State after the 1975-76 season. He became a Detroit Pistons scout before retiring in 2003.
Robinson was inducted into the Michigan High School Basketball Hall of Fame and Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame. In 1992, he received the John W. Bunn award, given in recognition of outstanding contributions to the game of basketball.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla., Nov. 22 (UPI) --
Kyle Busch clinched the Nationwide points title by winning the Ford 300 auto race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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HENRIETTA, N.Y., Nov. 22 (UPI) --
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appeared in South Strabane, Pa., and Henrietta, N.Y., in promotion for her book "Going Rogue," event organizers said.
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