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FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2009 file photo, of Mississippi basketball coach Andy Kennedy gesturing towards his players during a basksetball game in Starkville, Miss. Kennedy may be nearing a plea deal that will help him avoid a trial on a misdemeanor assault charge in Cincinnati. Defense attorney Mike Allen said in a phone interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, that he can neither confirm nor deny a report that there will be a plea deal made Monday when a trial was scheduled to start, "but the case will be resolved." Kennedy faces up to six months in jail if convicted of punching a cab driver on Dec. 18 while the Rebels were in Cincinnati to play Louisville. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)