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Huggins’ deal worth $20 million
West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins(below) will earn at least $20 million in guaranteed income over the next 10 years of his new contract, which includes incentives that could add thousands more.
West Virginia on Tuesday released details of the contract Huggins signed Friday.
The contract also stipulates Huggins can be fired for substance abuse or habitual intoxication affecting his job performance. A West Virginia spokesman said that is a standard clause in employment contracts.
In 2005, Cincinnati president Nancy Zimpher refused to extend Huggins’ contract following his conviction for drunken driving a year earlier. Huggins took a year off, coached at Kansas State for one season and left for West Virginia, his alma mater, in April 2007.
College briefs
•The deal with the NCAA to keep the College World Series in Omaha is actually for 25 years, through 2035, mayor Mike Fahey said. It was originally reported to be a 20-year contract.
•Sam Aubrey, who played on a national-championship team in 1946 and succeeded Henry Iba as Oklahoma State’s basketball coach, died. He was 85.
•Former Georgia Tech quarterback Joe Hamilton was charged with marijuana possession, driving under the influence of alcohol and hit-and-run early Tuesday, less than a week after he was hired as the school’s assistant director of player personnel.
Canada beats U.S. in hockey
•Dany Heatley scored the winning goal with 46.8 seconds remaining, lifting Canada to a 5-4 victory over the United States at the world hockey championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Earlier in Quebec City, Washington Capitals teammates Alex Ovechkin and Sergei Fedorov each scored a goal, helping Russia defeat Denmark 4-1.
•Goalie Evgeni Nabokov will join the Russian team at the world hockey championships this weekend after his Sharks were eliminated from the playoffs.
NFL news
•The Bears released veteran strong safety Adam Archuleta, ending a brief and disappointing tenure with the team.
•Washington receiver Antwaan Randle El had arthroscopic knee surgery and is expected to recover in time for training camp.
Ex-Viking charged
Former Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Darrion Scott, 26, was charged with assault and accused of holding a plastic dry-cleaning bag over the head of his 2-year-old son.
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