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June 30, 2006

George Mitchell, who's investigating baseball, to address scholar athletes

The former Senate majority leader who has recently been tapped by Major League Baseball to investigate steroid use among players is set to give the 20th anniversary address tonight at the World Scholar-Athlete Games at the University of Rhode Island.

George Mitchell, former U.S. senator from Maine, is set to speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Keaney Gymnasium, on URI’s Kingston campus.

The weeklong event that has brought 1,900 teenagers from 157 nations is set to wrap up tomorrow night with closing ceremonies at 7 p.m. in URI's Ryan Center.

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 11:00 AM | Permalink

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