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Duke lacrosse coach quits, season canceled

Duke University?s lacrosse coach resigned Wednesday and the school canceled the rest of the season amid a burgeoning scandal involving allegations that three players on the highly ranked team raped a stripper at an off-campus party.

Mike Pressler spent 16 seasons at Duke and won three Atlantic Coast Conference championships. Last year, his team appeared in the national championship game.

The rape allegations have roiled the campus and the city, raised racial tensions, and heightened the long-standing antagonism between students and the people of Durham.

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