Xavier expects to have its next basketball coach within a couple of days. Athletic director Mike Bobinski said Monday evening that he has wrapped up interviews and will talk to school officials in the next couple of days about who will succeed Sean Miller as head coach. Miller left for Arizona last week. Bobinski has [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by admin
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Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich say theyre staying at Kansas instead of jumping to the NBA. The decision by the Jayhawks top two players to return to school makes Kansas an instant contender for the 2010 national championship. The Jayhawks will return every major contributor from this years Big 12 championship team and will likely [...]
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Portland State has promoted Tyler Geving to replace Ken Bone as mens basketball coach. The 35-year-old Geving spent the past four seasons as an assistant under Bone. Bone left to become Washington State coach last week. The past two seasons have been the most successful in Portland State history. The Vikings posted consecutive 23-10 seasons [...]
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Terrell Owens showed up for the Buffalo Bills voluntary workout sessions a few weeks late and wondering what all the fuss was about. With a shrug of his shoulders, Owens noted he wasnt the first or only NFL player to miss a session where attendance isnt mandatory. It just seemed that way to T.O., based [...]
Posted on April 10th, 2009 by admin
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Suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick was being held in a prison in his home state of Virginia, and it was unclear Thursday whether he was still heading back to a Kansas penitentiary to await his transfer to home confinement and eventual release. The Federal Bureau of Prisons Web site reported that the former Atlanta Falcons [...]
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Bills running back Marshawn Lynch will miss the first three games of the regular season after being suspended without pay by the NFL for violating the leagues personal conduct policy. The NFL announced the suspension Thursday, a month after Lynch pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge in Los Angeles. It was the players second [...]
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KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA Jair Jurrjens threw four solid innings and Kelly Johnson homered as the Atlanta Braves posted a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros. Jurrjens allowed an unearned run and five hits with one strikeout. He did not walk a batter. Nicholas Moresi had a pair of hits for Houston. Other games: At Lee County, [...]
Posted on April 4th, 2009 by admin
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA Prince Fielder hit his sixth home run of the spring and Jeff Suppan pitched five solid innings as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Chicago White Sox, 2-1. Fielder went deep off Gavin Floyd in the fourth inning and Bill Hall plated the go-ahead run with a single off D.J. Carrasco in the sixth. [...]
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The Washington Nationals on Thursday placed veteran first baseman Dmitri Young and infielder Anderson Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list. Young, 35, is suffering from hip and back strains. The move is retroactive to Wednesday. The 13-year veteran, who has battled diabetes throughout his career, hit .280 with four home runs and 10 RBI in [...]
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Exotic Dancer collapsed and died of a heart attack on Thursday after finishing second in a race on day one of the Grand National meet. The 9-year-old gelding finished 4 1/2 lengths behind Madison Du Berlais in the Bowl Chase at Aintree. Trainer Jonjo ONeill said he collapsed on his return to the stables. Half [...]
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