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Lane Kiffin is 'humbled' to be the new football coach at Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic isn’t nearly as flashy as the previous jobs on Lane Kiffin’s coaching resume.

It isn’t USC or Tennessee. It isn’t the Oakland Raiders.

But on Tuesday morning, Kiffin expressed gratitude for being named the new head coach at the Boca Raton school, whose football program has seen mostly losing seasons over the past decade.

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Tiger Woods to play in L.A. Tour stop for the first time since 2006

There seems to be one sure way to get Tiger Woods to play in your tournament — let his company run it.

In a move as expected as the large crowds that will follow him, Woods announced Tuesday that he has committed to play in the Genesis Open, more familiarly called the L.A. Open, Feb. 13-19 at Riviera Country Club.

Woods has not played in the L.A.

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Take that, Phil Jackson: It's OK for Jay Z to call LeBron James' business associates his 'posse'
New MLB policy bans hazing practice of dressing rookies as women

The baseball hazing ritual of dressing up rookies as Wonder Woman, Hooters Girls and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders is now banned.

Major League Baseball created an anti-hazing and anti-bullying policy that covers the practice. As part of the sport's new labor deal, set to be ratified by both sides Tuesday, the players' union agreed not to contest it.

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Adam 'Pacman' Jones makes it perfectly clear what he thinks of Terelle Pryor: 'Garbage' [Video]
LeBron James, HBO begin production on new Muhammad Ali documentary

LeBron James’ SpringHill Entertainment will begin production on a multi-part HBO documentary on the life of Muhammad Ali, the premium network and the NBA champion announced Monday.

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