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FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota State University president Dean Bresciani did not violate state Board of Higher Education policy with the way he handled a controversial plan on media guidelines for athletics, a report by an outside investigator said Monday.North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott called for the investigation after Bresciani quickly scrapped the guidelines involving restrictions on live broadcasting, internet streaming and social media posts following criticism by journalists and others. Bresciani said he wasnt consulted on the rules that were issued July 29 and his Aug. 2 news release rescinding them included an apology from NDSU athletic director Matt Larsen.Attorney Kathy Perkins, of Lawrence, Kansas, was asked to evaluate whether Bresciani violated board rules on core values, authority, responsibility and conduct. Perkins said in her seven-page report that Bresciani told the truth about his lack of prior knowledge and his conduct did not rise to the level of a policy violation.Perkins added that Bresciani could have limited the controversy had he communicated more fully with Hagerott.If President Bresciani had made the decision to rescind the guidelines more deliberately, some of the negative media coverage and the adverse impact on athletics ability to protect the media rights holders and corresponding lack of advertising revenue could have been avoided, the report said.Athletic department officials had said the new rules were needed to secure revenue generated by the popularity of the five-time national champion football team and give the media-rights holders the access they paid for.Higher education board chair Kathleen Neset said in a statement that the boards audit committee will review Perkins report and make any necessary recommendations. Neset declined to be interviewed. Bresciani declined to comment.The media guidelines flap comes after the higher education board in June voted to delay extending Brescianis contract, saying he needs to work on teamwork, communication and collaboration. The board is slated to decide on his future next month.The university system estimated Perkins fee to be between $8,000 and $12,000 for the investigation. Vapormax Plus Discount . -- Canadian Andrew Wiggins got the ball on the wing, made a nifty spin move and then let go with a soft floater from about 10 feet that swished through the net in Allen Fieldhouse. Vapormax Plus Sale .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago. http://www.airmaxplusstoresale.com/air-vapormax-plus-cheap/black-discount.html . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Vapormax Plus Black Cheap . It was hard for Luck to pull off another comeback, or even get into the end zone, while standing on the sideline. Rivers threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to rookie Keenan Allen and Nick Novak kicked four field goals to give the Chargers a 19-9 victory against the Colts on Monday night. Air Max Plus Tn Red . -- An ugly goal by Nick Bonino helped the Anaheim Ducks overcome the defensive-minded Phoenix Coyotes on a night when their ragged power play continued to struggle. PITTSBURGH -- Jamel Artis scored a season-high 31 points as Pittsburgh survived 18 turnovers to hold off Rice, 83-73, Saturday night.Artis hit 10 of 14 from the floor and also contributed 7 of 9 from the free-throw line for his best performance since scoring 32 against Bryant in 2015. Bench forward Ryan Luther also had a big game for Pitt (9-2), scoring 20 points to set a career high and leading the team with seven rebounds.I just tried to come out aggressive, Luther said. Obviously, every night, people are going to be drawn to Jamel and (Michael Young). My teammates did a good job finding me.Rice (8-3) got big production from the backcourt, as Marcus Jackson scored 20 and Marcus Evans had 19. The Owls shot 38.5 percent from 3-point range but just 42.9 percent overall and were outscored in the paint, 28-26.The big reason the Owls were able to keep the game close was an aggressive defense that got eight steals from five different players and also drew several offensive fouls.BIG PICTUREPitt: With the Panthers having allowed big nights from opposing forwards in two straight games and Rices Egor Koulechov coming in averaging 19.4 points per game, the Russian seemed primed to have a big night. But Pitt was able to contain him for 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Artis said Pitt was focused on defending Koulechov, especially at the 3-point line, where he went 1 for 4.Rice: The Owls have played just two major-conference opponents this season, and both were close games down the stretch. They lost, 85-84 to Texas Tech earlier this moonth.dddddddddddd These two games show the potential of the young Owls, who feature just one senior and three juniors. Head coach Mike Rhoads was pleased that his team didnt back down on the road.Im going to recruit guys with edges that think they can come to Pitt and win the game, Rhoads said. With 2:30 left, we still felt we were going to win the game. Thats never going to change.TURNING POINTThe Owls used five consecutive Pitt turnovers to go on a 9-0 run and tie the game at 50-50 with 11:48 to play, but it was Artis who came through for Pitt with a big 3-pointer to break the run, then added a layup on the following possession to re-build a five point lead for the Panthers.STAR WATCHRice was able to contain Young, who has led Pitt in scoring in nine of the teams 10 games coming in, but finished with just 12 points.They were all packed in, head coach Kevin Stallings said. It was like four guys were in the lane, one guy was sort of near the ball and whenever Mike got it, it was just a crowd.STAT OF THE NIGHTRice shot 56.5 percent from the free-throw line with Evans, who is a 78.6 career free-throw shooter, going 8 of 14.UP NEXTPitt: Continues a season-long five-game home stand with a visit from Nebraska-Omaha on Wednesday. The Panthers have won seven straight home games dating back to last season.Rice: Returns home to face Northwestern (La.) State on Monday. The Owls are 4-1 at home this season. ' ' '