Bright: Jones Got Bum Rap in Dallas
H R Bum Bright says Jerry Jones did not deserve the criticism over Tom Landry's firing. Bright recalls urging firing Landry in 1987 and details meetings with Tex Schramm and Landry before the deal. He defends Jones's handling and notes Landry's weekend Austin trip after the buyout.
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Former NC State star admits taking money
Nets forward Charles Shackleford disclosed he accepted funds while at NC State, risking postseason earnings won by the team. He told The News and Observer he took nearly $65,000 from two men to help him as a student and that NC State officials say they did not know of the payments. The NCAA may require NC State to return postseason money if the ineligible player competed.
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Nissan claims Miami Grand Prix in dominant Nissan GTP-ZXT win
Chip Robinson, Geoff Brabham and Bob Earl win the Miami Grand Prix by one lap and 13.036 seconds in a Nissan GTP-ZXT, earning $51,000 before about 80,000 sunlit spectators. Scott Pruett and James Weaver finish third, two laps back, with Tomas Lopez and Fermin Velez taking the Camel Lights class.
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Former Illini Cardinal wideout Usher shot to death
Former NFL Phoenix Cardinals receiver Darryl Usher was killed in an eastside Phoenix apartment shooting. Police said motive unclear, with a possible love triangle cited. A 31-year-old Craig Gardner allegedly entered the unit, shot Usher and Chiquita Burt, then shot himself. Gardner in critical condition. Burt died at hospital. Usher died later.
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College basketball results from Sunday across multiple conferences
East region saw Boston U defeat Maine 69 63 Fordham beat Niagara 101 71 Holy Cross topple Canisius 102 85 La Salle outscored St Peter's 74 66 in OT Syracuse edged Providence 93 89 West Virginia beat Penn State 79 71 OT Duke defeated Arizona 78 76 Florida A&M over Bethune Cookman 83 86 Georgia topped LSU 85 77 Virginia beat North Carolina State 71 71 Midwest Michigan State won 72 66 over Indiana Southwest Oklahoma 107 90 Missouri 90 74 Oklahoma State 81 74 Colorado Texas Christian 90 68 Far West Oregon 96 79 Southern Cal Stanford 57 Arizona State 44
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Girls Tor Ca Td CLASS 2A Playoff Results
Chicago Marshall defeated Aurora West 65 to 49 to claim the CLASS 2A title game spot, while East St. Louis Lincoln beat Mother McAuley 53 to 53 in the CLASS 1A Championship. Teutopolis outpaced Nashville 62 to 29 for the 1A final, Kiloh topped Carthage Hancock 65 to 61 in third place.
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Weekend sports transactions span MLB CFL NHL and college
Transactions recap lists BASEBALL Padres naming Mike Swanson director of media relations. CFL Ottawa Rough Riders appoint Joe D Alessandro offensive line coach and George Cortez DL/ST coach. NHL Hartford Whalers recall Al Tuer from AHL and send Terry Yake to Bi miton. New York Islanders recall Joe Reekie from AHL. Arizona promotes Duane Akina to associate head football coach. South Carolina State suspends Ricky Byrd, basketball guard.
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Roundup of standings and results from Friday games
Three point system noted for victories and quarters won. Albany 131 La Crosse 126 Omaha 127 Topeka 99 Wichita Falls 117 Tulsa 109 Rockford 121 San Jose 120 Cedar Rapids 117 Columbus 110 Quad City 141 Pensacola 120 Rapid City 91 Sioux Falls 84 Rockford 114 Santa Barbara 111 San Jose 122 Grand Rapids 119 Today's games Pensacola at Cedar Rapids Omaha at Rapid City Tuesday Columbus at Albany Topeka at Grand Rapids Quad City at La Crosse Santa Barbara at Sioux Falls Rockford at Tulsa Wichita Falls at San Jose
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Dixon and Sycamore Tilt In Season Close Match
Dixon trails Sycamore 70-67 as Paisley and Craft foul out for Dixon while Marcus and Bryant pace Sycamore with 14 and 14 points respectively. Box scores show Dixon 30 fouls to Sycamore 23, with three players fouling out and Paisley charged with a technical.
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Sauk Valley CC Faces Clinton Iowa In Monday N BI Basketball
Sauk Valley Community College travels to Clinton Iowa to face the Clinton Pirates on Monday in a men’s basketball nonleague matchup. The game adds to the teams’ early season schedules with potential scoring by leading guards and post players.
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Martins Enters Another Win as Riders Hold Off Earnhardt
Martin won the NASCAR race by 1.02 seconds over Dale Earnhardt after a late pit strategy shift. Rusty Wallace led 149 of 400 laps but could not overtake Martin, who benefited from two-tire changes at the pit, then pulled away with 13 laps left. Earnhardt finished second after a late bump by Wallace shuffled him to runner up. Earnhardt started 34th after wrecking in practice and rose through the field to claim second.
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