July 2009 News

Oklahoma State Headlines Big 12 Media Day 1

Published: July 31, 2009

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Oklahoma State was the headliner on day one of Big 12 Media Days in Irving, Texas Monday.

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Eye on the prize

Published: July 31, 2009

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Published online 7/28/2009 11:02 PM Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford was the center of attention Tuesday morning at the Big 12 Football Media Days in Dallas.

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Rain puts points leader Stewart on Pocono pole

Published: July 31, 2009

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For the second time in as many events at Pocono Raceway, Tony Stewart was awarded the pole for a Sprint Cup race because of rain.
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Petty team denies rumor of dropping to three Cup cars

Published: July 31, 2009

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A Richard Petty Motorsports spokesman Friday emphatically denied rumors that A.J. Allmendinger would be replacing Reed Sorenson in the No. 43 Dodge this season.
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‘Prelude’ rescheduled to run Sept. 9 at Eldora

Published: July 31, 2009

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Prelude to the Dream has been rescheduled for Sept. 9 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. HBO Pay-Per-View again will broadcast the event.
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Tebow’s coronation coming too early

Published: July 31, 2009

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Go to Dave Sittler’s Blog to read about Bob Stoops’ trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday and what he and Alabama head coach Nick Saban might have talked about.


Ross Tucker: Back to camp: Being on the sidelines offers new perspective

Published: July 31, 2009

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Training camps and real football are finally here, and this year I am joining SI.com colleague Peter King on the first leg of his annual training camp tour to both check out some teams and learn from Mr. MMQB. As luck would have it, our first two stops were to the teams I most identify [...]


Andy Staples: BYU approaching elite recruiting status

Published: July 31, 2009

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PAISLEY, Fla. — If Jake Heaps had acted alone, he wouldn’t have announced his intent to sign with Brigham Young in a Salt Lake City sports bar. But because the Sammamish, Wash., quarterback had two fellow blue-chippers with him, he saw a chance to send a broader message about the future of BYU’s program.

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Allan Muir: NHL needs a maverick owner like outsider Balsillie

Published: July 31, 2009

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There’s a chilling scene at the end of Tod Browning’s 1932 classic film Freaks in which the titular sideshow denizens welcome a new, if somewhat unwilling, member to their extremely closed society.

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Paul Forrester: Nelson, Magic confident summer transition will be a success

Published: July 31, 2009

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As important as Dwight Howard, Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis were in navigating Orlando to the Finals last season, the Magic may not have even been in position to run through the Eastern Conference were it not for Jameer Nelson.

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Jim Trotter: Postcard from Raiders training camp

Published: July 31, 2009

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SI.com has dispatched writers to report on the 32 NFL training camps across the country. Here’s what Jim Trotter had to say about the Raiders’ camp in Napa Valley.

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Luis Bueno: Breaking down Mexico’s qualifying roster vs. the U.S.

Published: July 31, 2009

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Mexico has put its cards on the table. There are less than two weeks until the most important game in CONCACAF this year, as El Tri gets set to host the U.S. in World Cup qualifying on Aug. 12.

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Peter King: Postcard from Redskins training camp

Published: July 31, 2009

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SI.com has dispatched writers to report on the 32 NFL training camps across the country. Here’s what Peter King had to say about the Redskins’ camp in Virginia.

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George Schroeder: Q&A with new Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott

Published: July 31, 2009

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LOS ANGELES — Larry Scott spent most of his first day on the new job trying to figure out how the phone worked. He spent most of his first month immersed in a crash course on the inner workings of college sports.

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Mark Beech: Potential not enough to save McMurray’s Roush ride

Published: July 31, 2009

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So Jamie McMurray is free to look around for other options for 2010. This hardly comes as a surprise, though I’m sure McMurray finds it more than a little unfair seeing as how he currently leads teammate David Ragan by 10 spots in the Cup standings. Yes, McMurray’s mired in 20th place, but shouldn’t those [...]


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