East Carolina Explodes Past Texas Tech in Bowl Debut
East Carolina opened with 34 unanswered points and defeated Texas Tech 40-27 in the galleryfurniture.com Bowl at the Astrodome. Keith Stokes starred on special teams with 266 total yards, while Pirate quarterback David Garrard threw for 229 yards and a TD. Tech rallied in the second half behind Kliff Kingsbury's four TD passes, but the early blitz left the Red Raiders with too much to overcome.
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Houston
East Carolina
Texas Tech
Pirates
Leonard Henry
Keith Stokes
Texas Christian
Mobile
Steve Logan
Red Raiders
Tech
Mike Leach
David Garrard
Derrick Collier
Garrard
Astrodome
Stokes
Kliff Kingsbury
Kingsbury
Derek Dorris
Darrell Jones
Kevin Miller
Cole Roberts
Dorris
Leftwich shines as Marshall tops Cincinnati in Motor City Bowl
Byron Leftwich braced by coach Bob Pruett's praise led Marshall to a 25-14 victory over Cincinnati, earning an eighth win and a three-game bowl streak. The sophomore threw a 77-yard TD, rushed for another, and finished 17 of 30 for 221 yards, boosting his MAC record as the program’s standout QB. Cincinnati’s Deontey Kenner passed for 189 yards with two picks as the Bearcats finish 7-5.
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Pontiac
Mich
Byron Leftwich
Marshall
Bob Pruett
Leftwich
MAC
Charlie Batch
Detroit Lions
Chad Pennington
New York Jets
Thundering Herd
Cincinnati
Pennington
Rick Minter
Deontey Kenner
DeMarco McCleskey
Bearcats
Minter
Earl Woods
Shaquille O'Neal
Los Angeles Lakers
Portland Trail Blazers
Lakers
Indiana Pacers
Shaq
NBA
Gary Payton
Vince Carter
Indiana University
Indiana
Bob Knight
Myles Brand
Knight
Mike Davis
Venus
Serena Williams
Serena
Reeb
Time Capsule of Sports 2000 reveals stars and scandals
A century ago in a Time Capsule of Sports 2000 items recalled the Yankees beat the Mets in five, Clemens and Piazza clashed, and Alex Rodriguez signed a record Rangers deal. Tiger Woods dominated, Shaquille ONeal starred, and Venus Williams surged with major wins and a landmark Reebok deal. The capsule also referenced steroids debates, Marion Jones, and other 2000 highlights across track, tennis, basketball, and football.
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Steve Wilstein
Sports Write
New York Yankees
New York Mets
Yankees
Roger Clemens
Mets
Mike Piazza
Piazza
Clemens
Alex Rodriguez
Texas Rangers
A-Red
Seattle
Texas
Rodriguez
Scott Boras
Tiger Woods
Woods
Pebble Beach
St. Andrews
Scotland
PGA
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Byron Nelson
Rembrandt
C.J. Hunter
Marion Jones
Andreea Raducan
Jones
Michael Johnson
Maurice Greene
Haile Gebrselassie
Paul Tergat
Cathy Freeman
Ian Thorpe
Inge de Bruijn
Lenny Krayzelburg
Rulon Gardner
U.S
Steve Redgrave
Florida State
Virginia Tech
Kurt Warner
St. Louis Rams
Tennessee
Titans
Michigan State
Connecticut
New Jersey Devils
Kansas City
Chicago
France
Italy
Fusaichi Pegasus
Bobby Labonte
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