Missouri star Michael Sam comes out as openly gay
Michael Sam, defensive end for Missouri, announced he is gay. Coach Gary Pinkel called the moment mammoth as teammates, NFL officials, and national figures supported him. Sam led the SEC with 11.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss and is projected as a mid-level NFL draft pick while eyeing an outside linebacker move.
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AP poll stakes SMU sweep. Syracuse earns first No. 1
The Orange went 23 0 and received all 65 first place votes as SMU entered the Top 25 for the first time in nearly 30 years. Wichita State, Arizona, Florida, Villanova and San Diego State trailed in the top ranks while Duke climbed to eighth and Michigan State Cincinnati completed the top ten. Wisconsin and Ohio State returned to the ranking after a week out as SMU rose to 23 following a win over Cincinnati. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Gonzaga dropped from the Top 25.
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UConn Remains No 1 in AP Women’s Poll After Wins
The Connecticut Huskies hold the top position in the AP women’s basketball poll with a 25-0 record after two victories, including a rout of SMU and a 17-point win against No 4 Louisville. Notre Dame, Duke, the Cardinals and South Carolina follow. St John’s debuts at No 24 after a 10-game win streak. Stanford’s 62-game conference road streak ended in a loss to Washington. Middle Tennessee drops out.
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Venus Williams advances in Qatar Open with dominant win
Venus Williams defeated Croatian qualifier Petra Martic 6 2 6 2 in Doha to set up a second round clash with former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. Williams was broken once after leading 4 0 and controlled the match throughout.
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Hoefl Riesch wins fourth Olympic Alpine medal in Sochi
Hoefl Riesch defends alpine skiing title in the super combined after trailing U S rival Mancuso in the downhill. Mancuso takes bronze as Hosp of Austria earns silver while Vonn is out with injury. Other Sochi Day 4 highlights include Mulder winning 500m speed skating with Smeekens and Ronald Mulder sweeping silver and bronze.
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Medals and highlights from Sochi Olympic events
France earned its first medal in biathlon as Fourcade won gold with Moravec taking silver and Beatrix bronze. Norway’s Bjørndalen finished fourth, missing a 13th Olympic medal. Bilodeau became the first repeat Olympic moguls champion, with Kingsbury taking silver for a Canadian 1 2. Hamelin led in short track, Norway impressed in curling, and Canada advanced in women’s hockey alongside Sweden Britain.
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Kansas university two day sports calendar highlights midweek games
The schedule lists Kansas University events and local schools with matchups across women's and men's basketball, bowling, and start times. Notable games include Oklahoma Wesleyan visit and Shawnee Mission North at Free State, plus Leavenworth Immaculata competitions.
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Unclear Time Slot Line Shows Viewership Benchmarks
A brief line lists early morning audience counts for two networks NBCSP and a fourth channel, indicating 46,246 at 4am and 38,238 for 6am and 9am slots. No events or contexts provided.
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