Big East showdown and consolation bowls on the slate
Syracuse and Miami both finished 8-3 and head to consolation bowls after a Big East title split. Syracuse meets Houston in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis while Miami faces Virginia in the Carquest Bowl in Miami. Utah battles Wisconsin in the Copper Bowl in Tucson as Nevada and Navy previously won to open bowl season.
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Syracuse
Miami
Orangemen
Houston
Memphis
Tenn
Hurricanes
Virginia
Utah
Wisconsin
Tucson
Ariz
Nevada
Ball State
Navy
California
Boston College
Virginia Tech
Panthers old reliables anchor defense in veteran trio
Charlotte report highlights Sam Mills Greg Kragen and Carlton Bailey as the Panthers spine. At 37 Mills leads, 34 Kragen and 32 Bailey supply fire and grit, forming a steady middle that sets the tone for the defense and sparks others like Greene and Lathon.
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Charlotte
N.C
Sam Mills
Greg Kragen
Carlton Bailey
Carolina Panthers
Panthers
Mills
Santa Claus
Sam
Kragen
Bailey
Carlton
Greg
Bulls Fall To Hawks In Atlanta Thriller
A rugged third quarter swing saw Atlanta pull ahead 78-71 late in the third. Chicago kept it close with Jordan scoring in spurts but Eldridge Recasner’s basket at 8:33 gave Atlanta the lead for good as Blaylock and Mutombo key plays sealed the Hawks’ 108-103 home win.
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Atlanta
Laettner
Bulls
Jordan
Blaylock
Hawks
Steve Kerr
Eldridge Recasner
Dikembo Mutombo
Clemson players spend Christmas away from home again
Clemson coach Tommy West and his players faced Christmas away from home for the second straight year with the team staying in a motel. West noted the burden on families while freshmen and players coped with travel and the bowl season after the Gator Bowl experience.
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Clemson
Tommy West
West
Lindsay
Turner
Anthony Simmons
Clemson Tigers stay focused aiming for Top 25 return
Clemson rebounded from a 2 4 start to win five straight and tie for second in the ACC. Tailback Raymond Priester with 1 194 rushing yards and linebacker Anthony Simmons emphasize hard practice and sleep recovery as the team seeks a Top 25 position after losses to North Carolina Missouri and Florida State and a late setback to South Carolina.
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North Carolina
Missouri
Florida State
Clemson
West
Tigers
Syracuse
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Raymond Priester
Anthony Simmons
South Carolina
DiNardo
LSU
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Chuck Clements
Clements
Tiki Barber
Butch Davis
Barber
Florida
Donovan McNabb
Veterans Heart of Panthers’ Defense
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Tom Sa
Meago
Rodman
Pash
Harper
Wennington
Carly
Kare
Busch
Brown
Flames
Laster
Asots
Chicago
Alara
Bayock
Aiken
Richland Ave
Prac
Georgia
Fla
Nen
Lea Courtney Aiken
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