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FSU appeal: "Unfair" to strip Bowden of victories

 
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida State says it's unfair to take wins off the individual records of football coach Bobby Bowden and other coaches and athletes who had no role in an academic cheating scandal. (link)

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