The Mountain West had barred the Broncos from wearing all-blue uniforms on their blue turf during conference games last season.

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When Boise State agreed to stay in the Mountain West, instead of moving to the Big East, the conference relented and lifted the ban on the Broncos' blue-on-blue look.

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Lord Glasman - self-styled creator of the "Blue Labour" philosophy - made the claim at a fringe meeting at the Labour conference in Liverpool.

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The senior scored a career-high 36 points in his return from a foot injury that had sidelined him since January, helping the third-ranked Blue Devils beat the Hurricanes 79-76 on Saturday night in a matchup of the Atlantic Coast Conference's top teams.

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By breaking away and keeping their historic name and tourney site, this helps elevate the conference brand high above where it was headed given (1) the impending defections of blue-chippers ( Syracuse, Pittsburgh), heavyweights (Notre Dame), and highly profitable programs (Louisville), and(2) the impending additions of Central Florida, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane and East Carolina.

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