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  Texas wins Big 12 South, rips Kansas

  Colt McCoy fired the cannon. He banged the big drum.

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  Cal defeats No. 14 Stanford in Big Game

  The California players listened quietly all week to the pregame talk about how powerful Stanford had a chance to go to the Rose Bowl.

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  No. 11 Oregon tops Arizona 44-41 in 2OT

  Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli watched as red-clad Arizona students ringed the sidelines as time ticked down, ready to rush the field.

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  Hornets snap Hawks' 7-game win streak

  The Hornets' two rookies left the New Orleans Arena with bright-colored, glittery suitcases specially selected for them by veterans, Darren Collison's with a ``Little Mermaid'' theme and Marcus Thornton's emblazoned with Tinkerbell's smiling visage.

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  Saints' Bush, Ellis out vs. Buccaneers

  Running back Reggie Bush and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis are not traveling with the New Orleans Saints for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.

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  LSU upset by Mississippi in wild finish

  So many unusual things happened in the final 3 minutes of Mississippi's victory Saturday against No. 10 LSU, it got confusing.

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  Va. Commonwealth upsets No. 17 Oklahoma

  When Jeff Capel left Virginia Commonwealth to become the head coach at Oklahoma four years ago, his contract mandated that he bring his new team back to Richmond to play the Rams.

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  Rivals Bolt and Gay excited about Diamond League

  Jamaican triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt and main sprint rival Tyson Gay have praised the new Diamond League series while declining to say where they would clash in 2010 on the 14-meeting series.

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  Beckham hobbles off after training for final

  David Beckham limped off after training for Sunday's MLS Cup final, with an icepack wrapped around his injured right ankle, and said he would still play in the title decider against Real Salt Lake.

• U.S. Eagles qualify for 2011 World Cup in New Zealand

  The United States qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand with a 27-6 victory over Uruguay on Saturday.

• James shines for stingy Cavs in victory over 76ers

  The Cleveland Cavaliers held the Philadelphia 76ers to just 10 fourth quarter points to rally for a 97-91 win on Saturday, LeBron James leading the home team's assault with a 32-point effort.

• Molinari wins playoff to deny Karlsson victory in Japan

  Italy's Edoardo Molinari beat Robert Karlsson in a playoff to win the Dunlop Phoenix tournament on Sunday, denying last year's European order of merit winner a first victory since an eye injury wrecked his season.

• Carter scores 26 points to lead Magic past Celtics

  Vince Carter scored 10 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Orlando Magic to a 83-78 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday.

• Heatley hat-trick helps Sharks take down Flyers

  Dany Heatley bagged his second hat-trick of the season to inspire the Pacific Division-leading San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday.

• Klansman rally outside Ole Miss-LSU game

  About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday's football game with No. 10 LSU.

• Death of Brees' mother ruled suicide

  The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.

• Holmgren interested in Browns

  Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren is interested in working for the struggling Cleveland Browns.

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  Dixon's 4-yard TD gives UConn 33-30 win over ND

  After a string of stinging losses, the Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate.

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  Saints' Bush, Ellis out vs. Buccaneers

  Running back Reggie Bush and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis are not traveling with the New Orleans Saints for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.

• Klansman rally outside Ole Miss-LSU game

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  About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday's football game with No. 10 LSU.

• Holmgren interested in Browns

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  Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren is interested in working for the struggling Cleveland Browns.

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  Dixon's 4-yard TD gives UConn 33-30 win over ND

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  After a string of stinging losses, the Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate.

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  No. 11 Oregon slips past Arizona 44-41 in 2 OTs

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  Jeremiah Masoli tied it with a touchdown pass to Ed Dickson with six seconds left, then won it with a 1-yard run in the second overtime as No. 11 Oregon defeated Arizona 44-41 on Saturday night and took a big step toward the Pac-10 title.

• Clips announcers banned for Haddadi jabs

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  Clippers longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Prime Ticket cable network for their comments about Memphis center Hamed Haddadi.

• Jim Leavitt Bleeds For USF Football

  SyndContentImpl.value= via blogs.tampabay.com Jim Leavitt did not get into a fight in the middle of the Louisville/USF game. Well, he may have gotten into a fight in the middle of the Louisville/US game.

• LSU And Ole Miss: May God Have Mercy On Your Soul, Les Miles

  SyndContentImpl.value= Ole Miss just beat LSU 25-23, and we have one request after watching this: may Les Miles of LSU and Houston Nutt of Ole Miss be allowed them to coach in the same division for te rest of eternity.

• All Aboard The Sooner Failwagon

  SyndContentImpl.value= The only thing that comes close to satisfying a Texas fan as much as a win by the Horns is a loss by Oklahoma. This has been true for more than one hundred years, but the tearsof a Sooner may never have tasted better.

• Ref Throws Flag, Hits Ole Miss Player In Unmentionables

  SyndContentImpl.value= An Ole Miss cornerback -- unfortunately I didn't catch which one, and neither has Twitter as of yet -- committed pass interference and was hit by a flag. No, really. The weightd flag hit him right in the groin, and he had to sit out the following play.

• College Football, Out Of Context

  SyndContentImpl.value= An image from LSU coach Les Miles' halftime interview: Take a look at the cop over Miles' shoulder. "Is he using his interviewer as a prop? Why are his hands so large? His had is twice as big as her face! And it.

• Marcus Davis: Back To Basics

  SyndContentImpl.value= I’m not going to get in and get out. I’m going to get in and set up camp at arm’s reach. If I can get in there, and I can set up camp at arm’s reach, I’m smothering his kicks,I’m smothering his reach, his punches.

• Mallett, Keenum Pass For 5 TDs Apiece

  SyndContentImpl.value= A week after torching Troy for 405 yards and 5 TDs, Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett is at it again, slicing up Mississippi State for 310 yards and another 5 scores (1 INT) in a 42-21 ictory.

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