Final Weekend Set For Title Games In College Football
Six unbeaten teams enter the final weekend with championships on the line across the SEC Big 12 Big East Mountain West and WAC. Florida vs Alabama in the SEC title and Texas vs Nebraska in the Big 12 headline conference finales with BCS bids and Heisman talk possible.
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Big Ten celebrates Challenge triumph over ACC
Wisconsin, Ohio State and Illinois led the Big Ten to a 6-5 victory over the ACC in the annual Challenge. Wisconsin upset Duke, Illinois rallied past Clemson, while Ohio State beat Florida State. Fans and coaches hailed the conference’s resurgence. Evan Turner and Trevon Hughes starred for Wisconsin amid a notable turnaround.
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MSU bowl fate clouded by campus fight
Michigan State football faces possible bowl implications after a November 22 campus fight involving players and fraternity members leading to two player dismissals and eight suspensions for rule violations. Police continue to investigate. no charges filed. Alamo Bowl weighs the incident among factors before Sunday’s selection.
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Alexander sidelined by stress fracture slows Hawkeyes
Iowa women’s basketball star Kachine Alexander will miss at least two weeks with a stress fracture in her lower right leg. Coach Lisa Bluder plans to rotate freshmen Jaime Printy Morgan Johnson Theaira Taylor and Kamille Wahlin while Alexander is out, with possible redshirting discussed. Alexander hopes to return for Drake on December 20 and South Dakota State on December 22.
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Jets savor win as Sanchez injures knee
National notes report Mark Sanchez sprained the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the Jets 19 13 victory over Buffalo on Thursday night. Coach Rex Ryan called MRI results hopeful and said Sanchez may play again. In other leagues, Flyers owner Paul Holmgren fired coach Stevens while NBA coach Scott Skiles was suspended one game for ejection and delay of leaving the court.
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Flyers replace Stevens with Laviolette after back-to-back shutouts
Philadelphia replaces coach John Stevens with Peter Laviolette after consecutive shutouts. Laviolette, former Hurricanes title winner in 2006, was fired in December 2008 and remained under contract. He also previously coached the New York Islanders.
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Players seek relief from peer pressure under new concussion rules
Players praise stricter return to play guidelines as the NFL implements enhanced concussion protections. Dozens of interviews with players show gratitude for extra oversight and relief from peer pressure to play through injuries.
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