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Mike Leach fails in legal battle over firing at Texas Tech

Contributors: SBNation.com Staff

At Texas judge dismissed the former Red Raiders coach's defamation suit against Craig James, ESPN and Spaeth Communications. Leach can still appeal the decision, but considering the precedent set in his wrongful termination suit against the university, a reversal seems unlikely.

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