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Miami's saga comes to end with sanctions
Miami NCAA Investigat Heal
This image from Sept. 2003, video shows Miami booster Nevin Shapiro gesturing on the field at a game between Miami and Florida, in Miami, Fla. A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Miami will lose nine football scholarships over three years as part of the penalties in the Nevin Shapiro booster scandal. - photo by Associated Press
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — When the NCAA's long-awaited decision arrived Tuesday morning, Miami athletic director Blake James realized it was what he expected all along. "Fair," James said. "But significant."