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Washington permanently suspended from football team

Published: September 3, 2010

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Senior tailback Derrick Washington was permanently suspended from the Missouri Tigers football program Wednesday, Athletics Department spokesman Chad Moller said in a news release.

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Freshman linebacker not enrolled due to transcript issue

Published: September 3, 2010

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Freshman LB Tevin Jackson has not enrolled in Fall classes at Texas because of a high school transcript issue with the NCAA Eligibility Center.
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OU football storylines

Published: September 3, 2010

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A look at three key things to watch in Saturday’s Utah State-Oklahoma contest:
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OU’s new practice approach is building depth

Published: September 3, 2010

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Remember back in the spring, when Oklahoma began implementing a new practice method borrowed from Nick Saban and Alabama?
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Running backs controversy? Hardly

Published: September 3, 2010

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Funny how when you have two good quarterbacks fighting for a job it’s a controversy.

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Andrew Lawrence: Tennis badly needs injury transparency

Published: September 3, 2010

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NEW YORK — Typically when an athlete gets injured, a familiar routine unfolds: the injury is named, the severity articulated and the prescription detailed.
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Stewart Mandel: Spurrier finally has an offense, Pryor sharp right away

Published: September 3, 2010

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Welcome back, football. We missed you. Though reminders of this tumultuous offseason still scroll across the ticker (Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus’ suspension), at least we can finally watch some live action.
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Ben Fowlkes: Edgar’s the best lightweight, style points notwithstanding

Published: September 3, 2010

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When did we decide, either as a sport or as a culture, that you had to be terrifying to be a champion? I’m tempted to say Sonny Liston and Mike Tyson had some influence on this, but you can’t blame boxing now. That sport has largely moved on from the specter of the snarling bruiser [...]


Jon Heyman: Waiver trade deadline a yawner except for Ramirez

Published: September 3, 2010

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With the exception of the accepted waiver claim of Manny Ramirez by the White Sox, the waiver trade deadline was a real dud, with the change-of-scenery-type trades of Manny Delcarmen and Jeff Francoeur the only deadline-day moves. It was a year when GMs were especially aggressive with their claims and blocks, severely limiting deals. But [...]


Wertheim: Discussing protocol, five-setters for women, and more mail

Published: September 3, 2010

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I don’t think you properly answered the question about players bringing water on to the court. The reader was asking why they don’t drink water in between points (in the same way that they towel off), not at the changeovers. I’ve never seen players try to do this, so it’s actually quite a good question. [...]


Jim Kelley: Kovalchuk matter a dangerous, tangled web, more NHL notes

Published: September 3, 2010

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“Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” — Sir Walter Scott.
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Ian Thomsen: Best free-agent bargain? Turn to Miami

Published: September 3, 2010

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Who was the best free-agent bargain this summer? The answer is LeBron James, according to an analyst who shared his numbers with me.
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Tom Bowles: As teams look toward 2011, shortage of rookie talent is becoming apparent

Published: September 3, 2010

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As the dust settles from NASCAR’s Silly Season and Sprint Cup teams turn toward 2011, a funny thing happened when I tried to find a list of the sport’s next rookie class.
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The Bonus: Matt Simms, Kenbrell Thompkins form an unbreakable bond

Published: September 3, 2010

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Tennessee quarterback Matt Simms was in the film room when he got the text about the 8 p.m. team meeting. A couple of hours later he was shuffling into a room with the other Vols players — some of them whispering that coach Lane Kiffin had taken the USC job, others guessing that Kiffin had [...]


Bruce Jenkins: Clijsters emerges as player to beat on women’s side

Published: September 3, 2010

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If the tour’s young players have difficulty relating to the Williams sisters, so adept at balancing tennis against off-court pursuits, imagine their take on Kim Clijsters. In a tournament fraught with peril — the upsets, the heat, the humidity — Clijsters moves quietly and comfortably in a world entirely her own.
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