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Mark Sanchez wants to show he's totally focused on football
On The NflIf a quarterback sends the wrong message to his receivers, it can cost him the football. If a quarterback sends the wrong message at this week's NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, it can cost him $10 million or more. That's why USC's Mark Sanchez and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Basketball, Values, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions
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South Florida gang colors and signs
South Florida's most prevalent gangs Latin Kings Theirmotto is "Once a King, always a King" Possess an "all for one" mentality Main focus is to control drug trafficking and internal gang discipline Bloods Originated in southern...Tags: Crimes, Football, Gang Activity
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Shannon Owens: Miami Hurricanes are right in not retiring Sean Taylor's number
Sentinel Staff WriterSeminole senior Ray Armstrong wants to be the next Miami football player to wear No. 26 says his high school football coach Mike Cullison. As a lot of Floridians know, the late Sean Taylor wore that number during his playing days with the Hurricanes...Tags: Miami Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, Super Bowl
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Jeff Weaver agrees to minor league deal with Dodgers
The Dodgers signed veteran right-hander Jeff Weaver to a minor league deal Monday that includes an invitation to spring training. Weaver, 32, will compete for a spot in the bullpen and can earn $500,000 if he makes the major league roster. A starter...Tags: Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Jeff Weaver, Atlanta Falcons, Reuben Droughns
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Athletic Shorts: Another Beanpot For BU
The Hartford CourantJason Lawrence scored the go-ahead goal for the second straight week and No. 1 Boston University won yet another Beanpot, beating Northeastern 5-2 in the tournament's 57th annual event Monday in Boston. It was 29th Beanpot title for BU. Nick Bonino,...Tags: Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Jeff Weaver, Government, Reuben Droughns
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Indiana to face Virginia in October
Indiana will face Virginia next season and in 2011, athletic director Fred Glass announced Monday. The teams will play in Charlottesville on Oct. 10, then at Bloomington, Ind., on Sept. 10, 2011. It's the first time these schools have met in football. The...Tags: Florida State University, Contracts, Football
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Utah Senate urges Obama to abandon BCS
Utah's state legislature is calling for a playoff system to determine the national champion. With University of Utah players on hand, the state Senate adopted a resolution it wants sent to President Barack Obama urging the NCAA to abandon the Bowl...Tags: Contracts, Barack Obama, Brian Kelly, Football, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Dana Stubblefield
Former NFL player Dana Stubblefield was issued two years' probation Friday by a federal judge for lying to investigators about steroid use. The only reason Stubblefield's punishment wasn't harsher was because U.S. District Judge Susan Illston cited his...Tags: Justice System, Football, San Francisco 49ers, National Football League, Court Administration
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At last, it's official for Boyd
| 247-4649There have been, to be sure, more bizarre recruiting stories. There was the kid from South Carolina two years ago who was so torn up by the process that he actually signed letters-of-intent with two schools. There was the kid from Nevada last year who...Tags: Armed Forces, Colleges and Universities, Florida State University, Football, United States
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Vols coach Kiffin looks like big buffoon over Meyer accusation
Sentinel ColumnistWe were sadly mistaken. It wasn't the jolt or the juice he brought back to the Florida-Tennessee rivalry Thursday. It was the joke. The joke that has become new Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin. Then again, what do you expect from a guy who undeservedly...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Urban Meyer, Football, Corporate Crime, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Lakers' Lamar Odom finds inspiration playing against the Celtics
Thursday night's game in Boston was worthy of June. . . . It's hard to say which was more beneficial to the Lakers, Kevin Garnett's fouling out or Garnett's jousting with Lamar Odom and bringing the enigmatic Lakers forward out of his stupor. . . . L.O....Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Michael Phelps, All Stars, Heavyweight, New York Knicks
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Tennessee's Kiffin reprimanded after saying Gators cheated
Of The Associated PressTennessee's Lane Kiffin was reprimanded by the Southeastern Conference on Thursday for falsely accusing Florida coach Urban Meyer of a recruiting violation, and the new Volunteers' coach has apologized for his remarks. Kiffin told fans attending a...Tags: Urban Meyer, SEC, Football, Florida Gators, Al Davis
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