Mountain West Teams Eye Strong Ground Games And Openers
Air Force and New Mexico led the conference ground game with top five national yardage. Lobos back Kasey Carrier ran for 1,469 yards, while San Diego State’s Adam Muema had 1,458 rushing yards and 16 TDs. The piece notes legacy from WAC merger, upcoming high profile games, and Brian Polian taking Nevada helm with Cody Fajardo leading the offense.
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Air Force
New Mexico
Lobos
Kasey Carrier
Adam Muema
San Diego State
Nebraska
Boise State
Washington
Ohio State
UNLV
Arizona
San Jose State
Stanford
Notre Dame
Brian Polian
Nevada
Chris Ault
Polian
NFL
Bill Polian
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Cody Fajardo
Colin Kaepernick
Fajardo
Flynn Eyes Raiders Start as Romo Leads Cowboys Preseason
The Raiders plan Terrelle Pryor then Matt McGloin and Tyler Wilson in a preseason opener while Carson Flynn competes for the starting job. Tony Romo returns for Dallas after back surgery but will play briefly as the team builds toward the season. Witten chases a stronger Oakland trip after a spleen injury and the Raiders evaluate a roster with several veterans and many youths.
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Cowboys
Terrelle Pryor
Matt McGloin
Tyler Wilson
Oakland
Flynn
Dennis Allen
Seattle
Russell Wilson
Carson Palmer
Aaron Rodgers
Green Bay
NFL
Dallas
Tony Romo
Romo
Miami
Raiders
Bill
Jason Witten
Witten
Darren McFadden
Charles Woodson
Lamarr Houston
Pat Sims
D.J. Hayden
Jacoby Ford
Allen
Oak Hill opens with mixed scores in PGA Championship
The field features Tiger Woods a 71 and Phil Mickelson 71 with two double bogeys. Jim Furyk and Scott both post 65 while David Hearn and Lee Westwood shoot 66. McIlroy starts strong with 69 as Mickelson vows to rebound after a rough start.
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Pany
Tiger Woods
Woods
Oak Hill
Furyk
PGA
David Hearn
Canada
Lee Westwood
Westwood
Scott
Royal Lytham & St. Annes
Lytham
Muirfield
Phil Mickelson
Rory McIlroy
Paul Casey
Justin Rose
Henrik Stenson
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Mickelson
Broncos edge 49ers in preseason opener notes
Shaun Phillips recovered D J Harper fumble for a 9 yard TD as Denver and San Francisco split snaps in a cautious exhibition. Peyton Manning and Colin Kaepernick played one series each while Kaepernick connected on all four passes and Anquan Boldin caught two. The 49ers debut at Candlestick farewell and head to Kansas City next.
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Shaun Phillips
D.J. Harper
Mike Adams
Broncos
Baltimore Ravens
John Elway
Peyton Manning
Colin Kaepernick
NFL
San Francisco
Denver
Kaepernick
Anquan Boldin
49Ers
Ravens
Manning
Santa Clara
Joe Montana
Jerry Rice
Ronnie Lott
Phil Dawson
Alex Smith
Niners
Kansas City
Chiefs
AJ. Jenkins
Michael Crabtree
Mario Manningham
Weeden shines in Browns debut over Rams
Cleveland quarterback Brandon Weeden led a 27-19 exhibition win over St. Louis as he went 10 of 13 for 112 yards and threw a TD. Dion Lewis connected with Weeden on a first play from scrimmage as Travis Benjamin returned a punt 91 yards for a score.
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Cleveland
Brandon Weeden
Weeden
Rob Chudzinski
Travis Benjamin
Browns
Chudzinski
Dion Lewis
Trent Richardson
St. Louis
Sam Bradford
Chris Givens
Rams
Jeff Fisher
Benjamin
Bradford
Givens
Greg Zuerlein
NFL
Fisher
Norv Turner
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