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April 3 (Reuters) - Rutgers University men's basketball coach Mike Rice has been fired after coming under scrutiny for a video in which he was shown abusing his players, a university spokesman said on Wednesday.
Greg Trevor, senior director of media relations at the university, said the dismissal of Rice was effective immediately.
(Reporting by Tom Brown)
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