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Novak Djokovic is stunned in Madrid
Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3, for the biggest win of his career. The 28th-ranked Bulgarian saved three set points in the first before...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports Organizations, Arts and Culture, College Sports, Stock Car Racing
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Texas pitcher gives teammate urine for drug test; test still fails
This story would be funny if it weren't so sad. Texas Longhorns pitcher Corey Knebel was suspended from the team on Friday because he substituted his urine sample for a teammate's to prevent the teammate from failing a drug test. Problem: Knebel's urine...
Tags: ADHD, Drugs and Medicines, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Adderall (drug), Arts and Culture
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Sam Farmer's NFL mock draft: Where's USC quarterback Matt Barkley?
So Manti T'eo goes in the first round, but USC's Matt Barkley doesn't? With less than three weeks to go before the NFL draft, that's a distinct possibility. The Times projects four safeties, two guards and the controversial Notre Dame linebacker to go...
Tags: Justin Tuck, Antoine Winfield, Geno Smith, Ben Roethlisberger, Tennessee Titans
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Colorado players shouldn't expect a 'Big Howdy' Texas welcome
AUSTIN, Texas -- The NCAA selection committee did not put a regional favorite in the Austin games for the tournament’s second and third round this weekend. Only two of the eight teams playing at the Erwin Center are less than 1,000 miles away....
Tags: Colorado Buffaloes, National Collegiate Athletic Association, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Big 12 Conference, UCLA Bruins
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Louisville earns top seeding in NCAA tournament field
The red-colored and red-hot Louisville Cardinals earned the No. 1 overall seeding for this year’s NCAA tournament. Rick Pitino’s Big East Conference tournament championship team got the top spot in the Midwest Region and will open play...
Tags: Louisville Cardinals, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Kansas State Wildcats, Big 12 Conference, College Sports
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Mississippi, no joke, makes a big splash on football signing day
The Southeastern Conference conducted its annual player draft Wednesday in advance of winning its eighth straight national title next season. There's nothing like national SEC signing day, with other conferences participating the way the Washington...Tags: Bowl Championship Series, Oregon Ducks, Florida Gators, College Sports, College Football
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BCS title game: Which championship team is the best of the era?
Writers from around the Tribune Co. offer their picks on which BCS champion team is the best ever in the 15-year history of the format. Feel free to join the conversation with a comment of your own. Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times Tough call because...
Tags: Bowl Championship Series, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Football, USC Trojans, College Football
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Texas track coach Bev Kearney resigns, admits affair with athlete
Bev Kearney, a Hall of Fame track coach at the University of Texas, has resigned due to an "intimate consensual relationship" with a Longhorns athlete in 2002. A statement released by the school Saturday reads in part: "Coach Bev Kearney informed...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, University of Texas at Austin, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, College Sports
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Johnny Manziel, Manti Te'o and Collin Klein are Heisman finalists
Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein were announced Monday as finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The winner will be announced Saturday in New York. USC receiver Marqise...
Tags: Bowl Championship Series, Football, Sports, Kansas State Wildcats, Big 12 Conference
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UCLA basketball team tries it again in Texas ... 44 years later
A UCLA basketball team with high expectations travels to Houston to play a Texas team in a football stadium … stop me if you've heard this one already. History is not on UCLA’s side when the Bruins play Texas in Reliant Stadium on Saturday....
Tags: Reliant Stadium, Charlie Batch, Football, Sports, Robert Griffin III
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East is West and up is down in college conference realignments
Tired of tracking the conference whereabouts of your favorite school? Well, take a number and get in realignment line. Even the people paid to cover the sport have trouble keeping up. INTERACTIVE: Conference Realignment chart The turning point for...
Tags: Bowl Championship Series, Colorado Buffaloes, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Pittsburgh Panthers, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
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Texas rallies to defeat Oregon State in Alamo Bowl
SAN ANTONIO -- David Ash threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, the last a 36-yard strike to Marquise Goodwin with 2:24 left, to give Texas a 31-27 comeback victory over No. 15 Oregon State in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday night. The Longhorns (9-4)...
Tags: Football, Sports, Oregon State Beavers, College Football, Heisman Trophy
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