Penn State Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno at times sounded like a physician giving updates when asked Tuesday to run down his teams assorted ailments.
Paterno reported that the flu-like illness that weakened about 15 players last week appears to have run its course, at least for now, on the No. 5 Nittany Lions (3-0).
But [...]
Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by admin
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A Brown University football player has been convicted of misdemeanor assault in connection with a fight in a bar where he was working as a bouncer.
David Howard was found guilty of simple assault Tuesday after a two-day bench trial.
Judge Madeline Quirk sentenced the 22-year-old player to one year of probation and ordered him to pay [...]
Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by admin
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No 11 Virginia Tech expects to have cornerback Stephan Virgil in the lineup against No 9 Miami on Saturday after he missed two games with a bruised left knee.
Hokies defensive coordinator Bud Foster said Tuesday night that Virgils return will bolster a Hokies defense that has been plagued by missed tackles leading to big plays.
Virginia [...]
Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by admin
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Of the countless text messages that landed in Steve Sarkisians inbox following Washingtons upset of USC, one stood out.
Well, you should retire now, wrote Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin, a former colleague of Sarkisians at USC.
All joking aside, the idea that in Sarkisians first year after inheriting an 0-12 program he would be needing to [...]
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by admin
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Nebraska quarterback Zac Lee was on the sidelines with his left thumb wrapped, but coach Bo Pelini said that wasnt the reason Lee didnt practice Monday.
Pelini said Lee was on medication and instructed not to exert himself. The coach didnt disclose why Lee was taking medicine.
As for the thumb on Lees non-throwing hand being wrapped, [...]
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by admin
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Yes, Georgia can move the ball without Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno.
At least, the Bulldogs did against an Arkansas team that again looked overmatched defensively.
Joe Cox threw for 375 yards and five touchdowns, and Georgia pulled away late for an entertaining 52-41 victory Saturday night. After a few early mistakes, the Bulldogs rallied to improve [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2009 by admin
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Carlos Brown has shown promise since he graduated from high school early in Georgia to enroll at Michigan in the winter of 2006.
Browns blazing speed is an asset that cant be coached.
The problem has been, though, he hasnt been healthy enough for the Wolverines to count on him.
Now, they can.
Brown had a 90-yard touchdown run [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2009 by admin
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North Carolina States Russell Wilson has broken the NCAA record for consecutive passes without an interception.
Wilson set the mark late in the third quarter of the Wolfpacks 45-14 rout of Gardner-Webb on Saturday night. His 13-yard pass over the middle to James Washington was his 326th straight without being picked off.
He later extended his pick-free [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2009 by admin
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Flat on his back courtesy of a late hit, Jake Locker heard the roar and knew that his scrambling throw in the final minute was caught and that the landmark win his career at Washington lacked was at hand.
Just to go through the things we have together in this program and to get that win [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2009 by admin
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California has added a home-and-home series with Texas to its football schedule in 2015 and 2016.
Cal athletic director Sandy Barbour announced Friday that the Golden Bears will travel to Austin to play Sept. 12, 2015, and then host the Longhorns on Sept. 10, 2016.
The teams have not played since 1970. Texas has won all four [...]
Posted on September 19th, 2009 by admin
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