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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. For programs that rarely play and have very different football traditions, Virginia and Penn State share a number of personnel connections.

Quarterback Michael Roccos father was a standout signal caller for the Nittany Lions, and coaches Mike London and Bill O'Brien have ties that go back to their days as ACC assistants.

But perhaps most notable is the fact that Jerry Sandusky was one of the top finalists for the job when Cavaliers coach George Welsh retired.

Sandusky, who awaits sentencing on 45 counts of child sex abuse, was interviewed twice by Virginia officials in late 2000, and was visited in Pennsylvania by then-president John Casteen and then-athletic director Terry Holland.

Accounts from the Times-Dispatch at the time said Casteen and Holland came away from (the) visit concerned that his involvement with the Second Mile, the charitable organization he founded in 1982, might prevent him from making the necessary commitment to coaching.

Two days later, Al Groh announced his resignation as New York Jets coach to take the job at U.Va.

Holland, in an e-mail, said the search was waiting for Groh to finish the season with the Jets all along.

We never got to the point of a background check for Coach Sandusky, so (I) dont have any idea of whether or not that would have revealed anything, particularly at that time, he wrote.

Of his reaction to hearing the charges against Sandusky, Holland said he was surprised: Everything we knew of Coach Sandusky at that time indicated that he was an excellent coach and an even better human being.

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OAKLAND, Calif. Don Nelson will officially enter the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. But there is one notable person that thinks the NBA's all-time leader in coaching victories should not be inducted.

Nellie himself.

"I don't really feel deserving to be in the Hall of Fame, but I am in and I'm happy about that," Nelson told Yahoo! Sports. "It's a great, great honor. There are a lot of guys who deserve it more than me that haven't got in yet like Al Attles, Bill [Fitch], [Dick] Motta and those guys. They were real coaches. Man, did they ever coach.

"So I feel a little undeserving. But anyway, here I am. Here I come."

Nelson walks into the Hall of Fame with one thing that can't be questioned. His record win total.

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Through 11 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks the first beginning in 1976 11 seasons in two stints with the Golden State Warriors, one short-lived campaign that lasted 59 contests with the New York Knicks and eight seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, Nelson earned a record 1,335 victories. He downplayed his excitement about surpassing Lenny Wilkens' old mark as he approached it. But Nelson showed his true feelings by dancing with players following record win No. 1,333 in the struggling Warriors' 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 7, 2010.

"That team that I coached that I love so dearly wanted me to have that record so bad," Nelson said. "And they worked so hard for me to get it that I got caught up in it just like they did. They were excited. I got excited. Personally, second would have been fine with me."

Nelson wore fish ties early in his career and sneakers with his suits, yet for all his quirkiness, his innovative schemes and personnel decisions made an impact on the league. Nelson was big on using small ball, sometimes playing Golden State guards Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Sarunas Marciulionis together. He started Hack-A-Shaq. He allowed the late Manute Bol, a 7-foot-7 center, to shoot 3-pointers. He once had 7-foot forward Dirk Nowitzki guard 5-3 guard Muggsy Bogues.

"I didn't do it to be different," Nelson said. "I did it because I thought it gave me an advantage to win games otherwise I wouldn't have done it. When I coached good teams, I didn't have to do that. But when I coached bad teams I had to be creative."

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Glenna Hiett worked many different positions before she found counseling.

An Ashmore, Ill. native, Hiett worked as an interior designer, a writer, a secretary, and at a floral shop, before she decided to go back to school, in her 40s, at Indiana State University. Thats when she found her calling: marriage and family counseling. She was also certified as a life coach in 2001.

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Retirement home owners who face large exit fees when they sell or sublet the property will find their costs cut considerably after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) forced one of the larger providers to curb its fees.

Fairhold, which has 53,000 retirement home leases and owns many of the freeholds for former McCarthy & Stone properties, has agreed to change its structure for charging tenants. In the past it has levied transfer fees of 1pc. It will now not charge a transfer fee for new leases that it obtains through acquisition or development, and will impose fees only for a service that it undertakes.

The OFT has been investigating these fees, also known as exit fees, which are payable when a tenant sells or lets out their retirement home and in some other situations. Typically calculated as a percentage of the value of the property, these fees can amount to thousands of pounds. Fairhold has said leaseholders will not pay any transfer fee when the lease is passed on through inheritance or surrendered, or if a relative or carer moves in with the elderly tenant.

A flat fee of 85 will now be charged for subletting, which replaces the current fee of 1pc of the property's value. The OFT said the change should make it more affordable for tenants not living in their property to sublet it.

Fairhold also indicated that it will not enforce any transfer fees on properties that it may acquire from developers in the future. The company said it "welcomes" the conclusion of the uncertainty which has arisen as a result of the discussions with the OFT.

The OFT is still investigating the fees charged by other retirement home companies and said it hoped to provide an update in the autumn.

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Some Americans may be better prepared for retirement than they realize.

About 56% of baby boomers and Generation X (people now between about ages 38 and 65) are saving enough to cover their basic retirement costs, including uninsured medical expenses, according to a recent projection by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, a Washington-based nonprofit think tank.

The bad news is that 44% aren't saving enough, and some of those people are on the lowest rungs of the income ladder, so they may have little opportunity to ramp up their savings as they age.

Still, while some people face a troubling retirement outlook, others in that 44% group can take steps to get their savings on track.

"Some Americans face a retirement crisis, but it isn't the majority," said Stephen Utkus, the director of Vanguard Group's Center for Retirement Research.

"For the longest time, studies have always pointed out that about 50% of Americans seem clearly ready for retirement," he says. But it's a mistake to assume the other half is in deep trouble.

Instead, Utkus says, people fall along a spectrum of retirement readiness, with 20% to 30% of Americans "partially ready" for retirement.

"A significant number of people can take some steps between now and retirement to move the dial and get to 'prepared,'" he says.

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After showing excellent form last weekend, Faizal and Razie will be hoping to continue their scoring exploits when the league resumes today.

Faizal, an international striker bound for a stint in Spain, turned on an impeccable performance with six goals against Maybank (2-2) and Nur Insafi-MBI (5-2) last weekend.

The 21-year-old will be pumped up when TNB play Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) today and then Sapura on Sunday.

"I want to score as many goals to retain my top-scorer award. My performance has given me the confidence and self-belief for forthcoming matches," said Faizal recently.

As for Razie, the 25-year-old defender scored four penalty corner goals for KLHC in their impressive wins over Sapura (5-0) and Maybank (4-1).

Teammate Tengku Ahmad Tajudin Tengku Abd Jalil, who has registered two goals, is the other player desperate to scoop the top-scorer award for the first time.

"I've come close several times since making my debut in 2005. I hope my wait ends this season but of course, KLHC come first for me," said Tengku Ahmad, who has earned 160 international caps to date.

Former champions Sapura, meanwhile, are hoping for a change of luck this weekend.

Sapura, who have three points, will take on winless Maybank today and TNB on Sunday.

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After showing excellent form last weekend, Faizal and Razie will be hoping to continue their scoring exploits when the league resumes today.

Faizal, an international striker bound for a stint in Spain, turned on an impeccable performance with six goals against Maybank (2-2) and Nur Insafi-MBI (5-2) last weekend.

The 21-year-old will be pumped up when TNB play Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) today and then Sapura on Sunday.

"I want to score as many goals to retain my top-scorer award. My performance has given me the confidence and self-belief for forthcoming matches," said Faizal recently.

As for Razie, the 25-year-old defender scored four penalty corner goals for KLHC in their impressive wins over Sapura (5-0) and Maybank (4-1).

Teammate Tengku Ahmad Tajudin Tengku Abd Jalil, who has registered two goals, is the other player desperate to scoop the top-scorer award for the first time.

"I've come close several times since making my debut in 2005. I hope my wait ends this season but of course, KLHC come first for me," said Tengku Ahmad, who has earned 160 international caps to date.

Former champions Sapura, meanwhile, are hoping for a change of luck this weekend.

Sapura, who have three points, will take on winless Maybank today and TNB on Sunday.

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Actress Eva Longoria says she changed oil in a mechanic's shop, flipped burgers at Wendy's, and taught aerobics to pay off her college loans. She needed a tax break back then, but not anymore.

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Actress Eva Longoria says she changed oil in a mechanic's shop, flipped burgers at Wendy's, and taught aerobics to pay off her college loans. She needed a tax break back then, but not anymore.

President Barack Obama will ensure that hard work and ambition are rewarded with opportunity, the "Desperate Housewives" star said Thursday at the Democratic National Convention. Obama has cut taxes for working Americans and small business owners, Longoria said, while Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wants to cut taxes for wealthier people like her.

Romney, however, has said he will not raise taxes on the middle class.

Longoria, a co-chair for Obama's re-election campaign, says she has traveled the country for the president and has been struck by how optimistic people are.

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Don Nelson is deservingly going into the Hall of Fame as a coach this week he has won more games than any NBA coach ever, he was the innovator of small ball.

But at every stop he seems to be asked, are you coming back? He did have some conversations with the Minnesota Timberwolves last summer, so maybe

No. Not happening. Nelson is done coaching in the NBA, Sam Amick of Sports Illustrated reminds us. And he reminds us that Nelson retired to Maui for a life most of us dream about.

So no, the play-caller who was 1,335-1,063 in 31 seasons with Milwaukee, Golden State, New York and Dallas wont be leaving his life of poker games, shaved ice stands, coffee and olive trees, and beachfront property in order to chase yet another coaching opening. He did agree to leave the islands for Fridays induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, though, and hell do so as a man who appreciates the invite and is at peace with his legacy.

Im having so much fun not coaching in a life that I didnt know about, doing all these interesting things, Nelson said. I didnt know that I was going to have so much fun not coaching. There is life after basketball. I didnt know that. I know it now. And I would not go back.

Is that clear enough for you?

Some owner is going to reach out to Nelson next summer when he is looking for a new coach. Its inevitable. But the part of Nelson that entertained those calls and ideas is distracted by the Maui sunsets now.

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