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Judge rules against Terry Sanford High
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close xTerry Sanford High, which gained a football playoff berth after a judge's decision, has lost its chance to continue playing after another round in court.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that a judge ruled Tuesday to drop Terry Sanford from the title chase for using an ineligible player.
Judge Jack Thompson said he was surprised by testimony that the Terry Sanford principal was authorized to give a player a passing grade in a class which he had failed.
The team was ruled ineligible by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association after problems with the player's credits and attendance were discovered. The team was restored to the playoffs last week and defeated Pine Forest 48-29 on Saturday.
Glock to drive for Manor GP
Timo Glock will drive for the new Manor GP team next season in Formula One.
The German driver agreed to a two-year contract Tuesday, with another season as an option, according to Glock's manager, Hans-Bernd Wersauer.
Glock drove for Toyota the past two seasons, but the Japanese automaker has announced it is quitting F1. Glock missed the last three races of the 2009 season following a crash in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix in which he cracked a vertebra.
Bulls' Montoyo honored
Durham Bulls manager Charlie Montoyo has been awarded the second annual Mike Coolbaugh Award. He will be honored with Minor League Baseball's four other major award winners during the Baseball Winter Meetings from Dec. 7-10 in Indianapolis.
The Coolbaugh Award is presented to an individual who has shown an outstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game and skill in mentoring young players on the field.
Cyclist loses Olympic medal
Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping.
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said it received instructions from the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday.
Rebellin was one of five athletes who tested positive in April for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting drug EPO, in new tests using retroactive blood samples taken at the games. All denied doping.
Russian skater facing charges
Police say Russian figure skater Andrei Lutai stole a car and drove it while drunk after finishing 10th overall in the Skate America competition in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Police say the car was stolen from a service station lot late Sunday night. A garage employee followed the car and called police. Sgt. Carol Hayes says officers pulled over the 23-year-old Lutai, of St. Petersburg, a few minutes later.
Police have charged Lutai with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, unauthorized use of a vehicle and aggravated driving while intoxicated.
He is being held in the Essex County Jail on $100,000 cash bail. Brian Barrett, Lutai's lawyer, says he has "serious doubts" about the DWI and theft charges, but he wouldn't go into specifics.
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