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September 26, 2008

Bucs, Dolphins and others should take further advantage of spread offense in NFL

Bucs, Dolphins and others should take further advantage of spread offense in NFL The best part wasn’t actually watching Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown taking six direct snaps from center, running for three touchdowns and throwing for another. No, the best part was when the camera flashed to New England’s sideline and showed Bill…

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September 22, 2008

Fighting Irish flaws glaring in first real test

Fighting Irish flaws glaring in first real test In what amounted to the Notre Dame football team’s first real test of the season after a pair of simple quizzes, the Irish left zero questions blank. But we already knew the answer to the big one: Yep, they are who we thought they were. As fast…

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September 5, 2008

SEC members appear even stronger this season, widening gap as college football’s top conference

SEC members appear even stronger this season, widening gap as college football’s top conference It’s been said before, and Saturday the case was made again — the SEC is the strongest football conference in the country. The evidence is there for anyone who cares to look. First the obvious: The past two national champions have…

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July 25, 2008

Fulmer served with subpoena at SEC media day

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3503380&campaign=rss&source=NCFHeadlines BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer has found the subpoena he was served Thursday at the Southeastern Conference Media Days. Alabama attorneys representing disassociated Alabama booster Wendell Smith in a defamation suit against the NCAA want to question Fulmer under oath about his role in the investigation of Alabama, which ultimately landed the…

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July 22, 2008

Can’t duck the truth: It’s time to talk football

Can’t duck the truth: It’s time to talk football The sign in the Peabody lobby welcomed everyone to Conference USA’s football media day and the fans jammed together in two thick lines. They jostled for position, held their digital and video cameras poised. Here to see SMU coach June Jones, maybe, maybe? Or Memphis coach…

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July 5, 2008

Venus Williams owns Wimbledon

Venus Williams owns Wimbledon She might not have won a tournament all year. She might have lost to the likes of Domininka Cibulkova and Petra Kvitova recently. She might be 28 years old. No matter. When Venus Williams comes to Wimbledon she transforms into the best player in the world. She won her fifth title…

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July 5, 2008

A College Town Where the Streets Are Paved in Magnolia

A College Town Where the Streets Are Paved in Magnolia IT has been nearly 50 years since William Faulkner walked the streets of Oxford, Miss., a gentrified college town that he would hardly recognize today. But he remains so strong a presence that his weighty prose still informs daily life. The slamming of screen doors…

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May 28, 2008

Petrino: Leaving Falcons ‘hardest thing of my life’

Petrino: Leaving Falcons ‘hardest thing of my life’ Destin, Fla. — Bobby Petrino knows he won’t be getting Christmas cards from the Falcons, their fans, or their management this year. But the Arkansas coach insisted Tuesday that his abrupt departure from the NFL team last December could not be avoided. “It was an unfortunate thing…

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May 20, 2008

Lester adds a historic chapter

Lester adds a historic chapter Let’s throw in a no-hitter for good measure. There are times these days when one wonders what New England sports fans did to deserve this glut of riches. On Sunday, Paul Pierce and LeBron James engaged in one of the great Game 7 duels in NBA history and tonight the…