Rice Ends 28-Year Texas Shaking with 19-17 Win
Rice Owls topple Texas 19-17 to end 28-year drought as defense stifles the Longhorns holding 16 rushing yards. Josh LaRocca connects twice with Coston, field goals by Huelsman and 33-yard boot at halftime fuel 12-10 lead. Owls improve to 3-2, 2-0 SWC while Texas slips to 4-2, 1-1 amid heavy home crowd celebration.
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Auburn Tigers Upset No. 1 Florida 36 33 narrows path to top ranking
Auburn improves to 7-0 by stunning Florida 36 33 behind a late drive led by Patrick Nix and Frank Sanders. The Tigers gain three first place AP votes but remain No. 4 behind Penn State Colorado and Nebraska. Bowden notes NCAA sanctions shadowing Auburn as conference rivals praise the victory.
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Estes wins Texas Open for first career victory
Estes leads wire-to-wire at Oak Hills with rounds 62 67 66 70 totaling 265 19 under. He beats Gil Morgan and Don Pooley by two strokes, earns 180000 and season money to 700560, gains Masters and other 1995 invites. Pooley and Morgan close gap late, Estes birdies to seal win.
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Rose Bowl hopes loom as ranking reshuffle continues
Western and Michigan State sit unbeaten and bound for the Rose Bowl, while the standings show Texas A&M Miami Alabama Washington and Florida State in the top five. Michigan slides to 11th as Duke climbs after a Clemson win and BYU Ohio State and Virginia join the Top 25. Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Oklahoma drop out.
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Orioles Regan Fired After Short Cleveland Pitching Coach tenure
Regan, hired for two years with a club option, was fired on Sept 26 after failing to secure enough wins from Baltimore's pricey roster. He believes he can win and aims to manage in the majors with a team capable of playoff and World Series success. Regan previously coached with Cleveland Indians and gained winter league managing experience.
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NFL OT Interceptions Spark Peterson Field Goal Win
Arizona rallied from 14-3 down in the fourth to beat Washington as Terry Hoage threw the final interception, setting up Todd Peterson for a 29 yard field goal with five minutes left in overtime. Rams toppled by Jets in Anaheim as Chris Miller started fast with two TDs. Jets 24 Patriots 17. New York defense clamped down, Bledsoe struggled. Steelers beat Bengals 14-10 as Barry Foster injury hampers Cincinnati. Colts 27 Bills 17, Harbaugh exits hurt, Majkowski directs late rally for Indianapolis.
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Pirates Face Final Week Chase In Liberty Bowl Standings
East Carolina sits in second behind Memphis after a 15 6 loss by Arkansas State left the Pirates 3 3. Southern Mississippi 3 4 beat Southwestern Louisiana 43 20, Tulane 1 5 fell 30 28 to Texas Christian, and Cincinnati 0 5 1 lost 14 9 to Rutgers. Memphis remains in position with remaining games versus Cincinnati and a date with East Carolina on Nov. 12.
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Duke guard Collins breaks foot at practice ahead of season
Duke announces Chris Collins has a broken right fifth metatarsal and will need surgery, sidelining him up to eight weeks after the season’s opening practice. Stan Brunson also out four weeks with a torn meniscus requiring arthroscopic surgery. both to have procedures later this week.
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Four area prep teams resume Friday night games
Heavy rains forced postponements Friday and the four make up games unfold tonight. West Craven hosts D H Conley at 7 p.m. in a Coastal 3A showdown, Pamlico meets Topsail at 7:30 in Bayboro for Coastal Plains 1A, New Bern faces Kinston at 7:30 in Kinston, and Havelock travels to North Lenoir for a 7:30 kickoff. Jones Senior played Friday, losing 27-12 at Dixon on a slick field.
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