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NCAA strips Crimson Tide of 21 football wins over three years for major violations due to misuse of free textbooks

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- The NCAA has scheduled a teleconference for today to announce a decision on Alabama amid reports that the football program will forfeit at least 10 wins.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- The NCAA has scheduled a teleconference for today to announce a decision on Alabama amid reports that the football program will forfeit at least 10 wins.

Study challenges argument that chopping down trees improves economic and social conditions, writes Alok JhaChopping down the Amazon rainforest to make way for crops or cattle has no economic or social benefit for local people in the long term, according to a major new study.The finding undercuts the argument that deforestation, which causes 20% of the globe's greenhouse gas emissions, leads to long-term development.Conservationists showed communities develop rapidly but temporarily when forests are cleared. But rates of development quickly fall back below national average levels when the loggers move on and local resources near depletion.More than 155,000 square kilometres of Amazonian rainforest in Brazil have been cleared for timber or burned to make way for agricultural land since 2000. Every year, around 1.8m hectares are destroyed - a rate of four football fields every minute. The Amazonian rainforest is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, guarding against climate

NCAA places Alabama football, 15 other sports, on probation; football team to vacate wins

The NCAA placed Alabama's football program and 15 other of the school's athletic teams on three years' probation for major violations due to misuse of free textbooks. The football team must also vacate an unspecified number of wins.

Seoul - South Korea has completed work on its first space centre with its own satellite launch pad on an island off the country's southern coast, President Lee Myung Bak announced Thursday. The Naro space centre is to be the site of the launch of a r...

European football supremo Michel Platini expressed shock as Real Madrid's world record bid for Cristiano Ronaldo followed hot on the heels of the massive Kaka move.

Quarterback Tony Romo isn't very creative when planning nights with Jessica Simpson. Their dream date? 'A little bite to eat and probably watch a football game!' he tells entertainment tonight. See what Jessica Simpson -- and other stars -- look like without makeup. Simpson doesn't seem to mind catering to Romo's interests. 'She loves the game. It's exciting for both of us,' Romo says.... Join Us on Facebook and Twitter for even more up to the minute celebrity news and photos!

The Arizona Wildcats' silent summer ended two weeks ago when incoming freshman Ryan Milus asked to be released from his football letter of intent to pursue track and field.