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Ex-Penn State basketball star player settles after dismissal from team as a lesbian.(NEWSWATCH)

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A former Penn State women's basketball player has agreed to settle a lawsuit that she filed against the school and two of its employees. Details are confidential.

Jennifer Harris claimed she was dismissed from the team in 2005 due to her race and because coach Rene Portland believed she was a lesbian. Penn State conducted its own investigation and found no evidence of racial discrimination. However, it did find a "hostile, ...

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