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Russia's Human Rights Commissioner VLADIMIR LUKIN "has been re-elected as the president of the country's Paralympic Committee after its most successful Winter Games in history." Lukin has presided over the Paralympic Committee since '96. The re-election will take Lukin through the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympics ( R-SPORT,...

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Former ManU player PAUL SCHOLES has been brought on to ManU’s coaching staff for the club’s final four matches of the season. He will coach under interim Manager RYAN GIGGS , who was installed in the wake of DAVID MOYES ' sacking. Scholes "is expected...

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Rogers Communications Vice Chair & Exec VP/Regulatory  PHIL LIND will retire at the end of '14 "after 45 years" with the company. Lind "will continue as a consultant at Toronto-based Rogers for three years, working on specific projects." He also "will retain his seat" on the BOD (...

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USA TODAY's Jeff Graham profiles Clippers C DEANDRE JORDAN in the paper's "Talking Your Tech" feature, describing Jordan as a "massive video gamer -- both of old-school games and new ones for his PlayStation 4 console." Jordan boards the team plane or bus "with a MacBook Air,...

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K-League Seongnam FC coach PARK JONG-HWAN resigned "in the wake of accusations that he assaulted two players during a scrimmage last week." Seongnam FC said the 76-year-old "stepped down to accept responsibility" ( KOREA JOONGANG DAILY, 4/23 ). ... Racing Victoria "will stand...

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