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  Prosecutors drop Lance Armstrong doping investigation

  Posted 4:05 PM 2/3/2012 by Terry Frieden, CNN Justice Producer

  (CNN) -- Justice Department prosecutors said Friday that they are closing a criminal investigation of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong without filing charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

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  QB Brett Smith recovering from hand surgery

  

  Posted 3:44 PM 2/3/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  Laramie, WY - University of Wyoming freshman quarterback Brett Smith is recovering from surgery on his throwing hand in Laramie.

  "Brett had surgery Thursday," said Christensen. "The surgery went well, and we expect Brett to be back during spring ball."

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  UW eager to bounce back against UNLV

  

  Posted 3:42 PM 2/3/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  Laramie, WY - The University of Wyoming men's basketball team welcomes another ranked foe to the Arena-Auditorium on Saturday, when No. 11/13 UNLV visits Laramie for a 2 p.m. Mountain West showdown. The Cowboys (17-5, 3-3) look to defend a 12-2 mark in the Double A this season, while the (More)

  
  

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  MSUB men sweep Nanooks

  

  Posted 3:39 PM 2/3/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Seniors Jaxon Myaer and Antoine Proctor each recorded at least 20 points as the Montana State University Billings men's basketball team handed the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks their ninth loss in a row with a 75-64 road-win Thursday night in Great Northwest Athletic (More)

  
  

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  Bussey's record-breaking night lifts Bobcats to win at ISU

  

  Posted 11:04 PM 2/2/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  POCATELLO, ID - Montana State senior standout Katie Bussey poured in a Bobcat school-record 41 points to lift MSU to a 79-67 overtime victory over Big Sky-leading Idaho State, Thursday night in Reed Gym.

  Montana State (15-7, 7-3) overcame a 16-point first half deficit outscoring Idaho (More)

  
  

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  Idaho State tops MSU in overtime

  

  Posted 10:48 PM 2/2/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  BOZEMAN - Kenny McGowen's contested layup with 10 seconds remaining pushed Idaho State into the lead and Tre Johnson missed a tip-in attempt at the buzzer as the Bengals beat Montana State in a back-and-forth affair in Bozeman on Thursday.

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  Peoples paces Lady Jackets to blowout win

  

  Posted 10:43 PM 2/2/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  BILLINGS - Freshman Quinn Peoples was just one point shy of her career-high scoring 20, pacing MSUB's basketball women to a come-from-behind 88-72 win over Alaska Fairbanks Thursday night. Peoples also tied a career-high with five three-pointers.

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  Without Cruz's magic, Giants wouldn't be in Super Bowl

  

  Posted 3:18 PM 2/2/2012 by CNN - Don Banks

  INDIANAPOLIS -- There are at least two questions that come to mind when beholding the out-of-nowhere monster season turned in by salsa-dancing second-year Giants receiver Victor Cruz:

  Where in the world would this New York team have been without him? (Already home, immersed in the (More)

  
  

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  Gordie Howe fighting dementia

  

  Posted 3:15 PM 2/2/2012 by CNN

  DETROIT - At 83, Mr. Hockey is still in demand and on the move. Gordie Howe is about to embark on another series of fundraisers to support dementia research.

  It's a personal cause. The disease killed his wife, Colleen, in 2009 and is beginning to affect him.

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  Jackets add local pair

  

  Posted 3:08 PM 2/2/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  BILLINGS - Adding to an already solid local presence, the Montana State University Billings men's soccer team and head coach Dan McNally have announced the signing of two local standouts to national letters of intent. Senior High School's Logan Deeney and teammate Alex Erickson signed their names (More)

  
  

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  Knudsen named to Capital One Academic first-team

  

  Posted 3:06 PM 2/2/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  BILLINGS - Montana State University Billings women's basketball student-athlete Bobbi Knudsen has been recognized for her hard work off the court, as she was recently named to the Capital One Academic NCAA Division II Women's Basketball All-District Eight First-Team.

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  Pokes fall at TCU, 58-52

  

  Posted 9:20 PM 2/1/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  Fort Worth, TX - Redshirt junior forward Leonard Washington scored 21 points, but the University of Wyoming men's basketball team dropped a 58-52 Mountain West game to TCU on Wednesday night in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The Cowboys (17-5, 3-3) went back and forth with the Horned Frogs (13-8, 3-3) (More)

  
  

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  Odems joins Bobcats

  

  Posted 6:14 PM 2/1/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  BOZEMAN - Rob Ash has admired Demo Odems for years. On Wednesday, he made the former University of Iowa running back and highly successful Texas high school coach part of his Montana State football coaching staff.

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  Cats latest football class all over the map

  

  Posted 3:24 PM 2/1/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  BOZEMAN - Montana State football fans can find ties to their 2012 recruiting class from Iowa to Nevada and Texas to California, with three Montanan's sprinkled into the mix.  Head coach Rob Ash said he was eager to chase down a solid core of offensive lineman and has three new recruits, plus (More)

  
  

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  Griz split 2012 recruiting class down the middle

  

  Posted 3:08 PM 2/1/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  MISSOULA - The University of Montana signed 23 new football players Wednesday, highlighted by seven in-state standouts.  The Griz split their recruits fairly evenly on each side of the ball, signing 11 defensive players, 10 offensive, 1 kicker and 1 'athlete'.

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  Cowboys go West for 2012 recruiting class

  

  Posted 2:52 PM 2/1/2012 by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports

  Laramie, WY - The University of Wyoming's latest football recruiting class has a definite West Coast feel to it. Head football coach Dave Christensen announced his fourth recruiting class at a Wednesday afternoon media conference. Of the 23 signees announced, over fifty percent of the recruits -- (More)