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Washington permanently suspended from football team

Yo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:41:55 +0000

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

Freshman linebacker not enrolled due to transcript issue

Yo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:06:22 +0000

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

Yo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:50:56 +0000

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

Yo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:50:54 +0000

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

Yo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:40:53 +0000

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

Andrew Lawrence: Tennis badly needs injury transparency

Yo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:02:09 +0000

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

Yo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:02:09 +0000

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

Yo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:02:09 +0000

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 with ten pounds of gold and genuine leather around his waist.
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Jon Heyman: Waiver trade deadline a yawner except for Ramirez

Yo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:02:08 +0000

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 Manny has spiced up trade deadlines before (take the 2008 non-waiver deadline when he went in a memorable three-team trade, for instance), and he could well spice up the AL Central race, executives predict.
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Wertheim: Discussing protocol, five-setters for women, and more mail

Yo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:02:08 +0000

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. I can’t imagine that it’s against the rules, and if they simply place it on the ground at the back of the court they’d have the time to take a quick sip during the 20 seconds. Why don’t they? — Richard, Miami
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