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Urgency replaces spectacle this weekend in college football
Last weekend was a football carnival with jugglers, clowns, cotton candy, flamethrowers and sword swallowers. My favorite act was "The Bearded Bevo." It was fun in a nonthreatening, do-or-die way. Who besides Nick Saban didn't like West Virginia and...
Tags: Miami Hurricanes, Bowl Championship Series, Injuries and Wounds, Northwestern Wildcats, Auburn Tigers
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West Virginia, Baylor put on a 70-63 show
The Milan Puskar Stadium scoreboard has been condemned until electricians can repair all the short circuits, while three volunteers working Saturday's press box have already filed for stat-man's compensation. West Virginia's 70-63 victory over Baylor...
Tags: San Jose State Spartans, College Football, Football, Tennessee Volunteers, Robert Griffin III
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Big Ten gets an ESPN 'GameDay' close-up, deserved or not
It must be a slow week if ESPN's "GameDay" is headed to the Big Ten Conference, which doesn't have a title-eligible school ranked among the top 19 of the Associated Press media poll. Close-as-it-gets No. 20 Michigan State is locking down for its...
Tags: South Carolina Gamecocks, ESPN (tv network), College Football, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports
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Sideline Chatter: marathon runner runs down bicycle thief
The Seattle TimesOutrun this victim? Lots of luck with that. Sarah Tatterson of West Seattle, a veteran of a dozen half-marathons, gave dogged chase to a would-be bike thief who took off on foot after ditching his ill-gotten prize. "It was an instinct, and I reacted...Tags: Stanley Cup Playoffs, Plaxico Burress, Denver Nuggets, College Football, Lotteries
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Eagles finally get to see Ertz and Poyer at team facility
The Philadelphia InquirerJordan Poyer took part in Oregon State's graduation on Saturday and flew to Philadelphia on Sunday, but he struggled to fall asleep that night in his airport hotel room. He was awake at about 5 a.m. when Zach Ertz walked into the room after taking a red-...Tags: Bradley Fletcher, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), NFL Pro Bowl, Family, Phillip Hunt
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Texas A&M's Jake Spavital is an offensive coordinator to watch in 2013
Orlando SentinelThe bar has been set pretty high for Jake Spavital. Texas A&M had the third-best offense in the country and in the process quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. It now falls on Spavital – along with Clarence...Tags: Houston Cougars, Case Keenum, Heisman Trophy, Johnny Manziel, Football
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Jay-Z isn't your father's sports agent
Philadelphia Daily NewsPHILADELPHIA Sports agents should be afraid, very afraid. If reports are true and NBA superstar Kevin Durant, of the Oklahoma City Thunder, is about to sign with Roc Nation Sports, a new playa has entered the field of sports representation, and he...Tags: New York Giants, James Harden, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Alonzo Mourning
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Mets Lose In 20 Innings, Nadal Wins 8th French Open Title And Jets' Sanchez Emerges As Early Front-Runner
The Hartford CourantAt least the Mets didn't torture their fans again Sunday by making them wait 20 innings for the inevitable. They lost to the Marlins in just 10 innings. Miami, the worst team in baseball, has won eight of its 18 games this season against the Mets, who...Tags: Stanley Cup Playoffs, Daniel Murphy, Miami Marlins, Rafael Nadal, Geno Auriemma
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Eagles WR Jackson may hire Jay-Z firm as agent
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson fired agent Drew Rosenhaus and could hire rapper Jay-Z's company, Roc Nation, USA Today reported Monday. Roc Nation has recently taken on other professional athletes as clients, including New York Yankees...
Tags: New York Jets, Football, Philadelphia Eagles, DeSean Jackson, Sports
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Apopka football players headed for mission trip to Bahamas
Eight days after concluding spring practice and before summer weight training starts, 20 members of Apopka's reigning state champion football team and five coaches are heading to the Bahamas on Saturday for a mission trip. They will stay a week and...
Tags: United States Naval Academy, New York Jets, Football, Sports, National Football League
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Jets' Sanchez and Smith have sights set on starting role
With nowhere to go but up, quarterbacks Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith fared reasonably well during the Jets' second OTA practice open to the media on Thursday. Sanchez and Smith, eight days removed from combining for four interceptions, were a combined...Tags: New York Giants, New York Jets, Football, Sports, Mark Sanchez
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Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports To Represent Jets Rookie QB Geno Smith
The Hartford CourantNew York Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith is going with Jay-Z's new Roc Nation Sports to represent him, he announced after Wednesday's practice. Smith's contract agent will be Kimberly Miale, who is considered relatively inexperienced. Asked whether...Tags: NFL Draft, Football, Jay-Z, Sports
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