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By Jay Smith |@_SmithJ_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — It was a cold January night in Syracuse, New York.  Jim Boeheim was returning to the bench as coach of the Syracuse Orange after serving a nine-game suspension for NCAA violations.  The crowd of 26,811 at the Carrier Dome welcomed the coach home with a …

By Jay Smith |@_smithj_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — The leadership of the National Collegiate Athletic Association may soon become more assertive in its stance against legislation that discriminates against lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender people. NCAA President Mark Emmert and University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides, chair of the Division I Board …