Monthly Archives: February 2012

According to Hank Haney, Tiger Woods nearly quit golf to become a Navy SEAL

February 29, 2012
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According to Hank Haney, Tiger Woods nearly quit golf to become a Navy SEAL Wait…what? This may be the most unbelievable item you will read today, but according to an excerpt from Hank Haney’s new book, the Tiger Woods tell-all The Big Miss, Eldrick contemplated giving up his golf career to follow in his father’s…

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MU, Big 12 settle over move to SEC

February 29, 2012
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MU, Big 12 settle over move to SEC COLUMBIA – Missouri has cleared a final hurdle before it joins the Southeastern Conference on July 1. The Big 12 Conference announced Tuesday that it had reached financial exit settlements with Missouri and Texas A&M, who are withdrawing their Big 12 membership to join the SEC next season.…

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Texas A&M must forfeit $9.31 million in revenue to exit Big 12

February 29, 2012
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Texas A&M must forfeit $9.31 million in revenue to exit Big 12 COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M will forfeit $9.31 million in Big 12 revenue, completing the final details in its move to the Southeastern Conference for next year. The settlement details were released Tuesday afternoon by A&M and the Big 12. As part of the…

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NBA on the hunt to dethrone soccer as No. 1 sport

February 29, 2012
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NBA on the hunt to dethrone soccer as No. 1 sport Once upon a time last fall, we media types questioned how devastating the NBA lockout would be for its fan base. Flash forward a few months and Jeremy Lin, a once no-name rookie guard for the New York Knicks with less than two months of NBA experience, is…

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Saban to offer 4-year scholarships

February 29, 2012
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Saban to offer 4-year scholarships

Saban to offer 4-year scholarships On Feb. 18, the member institutions that comprise NCAA Division I voted narrowly not to rescind legislation that allows schools to offer multiyear scholarships instead of strictly offering renewable one-year scholarships. It was by the slimmest of margins, but multiyear scholarships survived. That, in turn, led to dire predictions of…

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Zone Read: BCS hires media consultants to make it a boatload of money

February 29, 2012
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Zone Read: BCS hires media consultants to make it a boatload of money Apparently, Bill Hancock’s BCS-positive emails and Facebook posts aren’t doing enough for the BCS’ image, so the group decided to hire a couple media consultants to help navigate the upcoming changes to college football’s postseason. According to the Sports Business Journal, the BCS is…

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NFL Draft Risers and Fallers

February 29, 2012
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NFL Draft Risers and Fallers With the 2012 Scouting Combine in the books, teams scrambled to square up their hectic campus workout schedules and soon will scatter across the country for those Pro Day exhibitions where additional questions are answered as information gleaned on the road helps complete each prospect’s complex puzzle. Warranted spotlight will…

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Tuberville named in $1.7M fraud lawsuit

February 29, 2012
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Tuberville named in $1.7M fraud lawsuit Texas Tech is in the middle of its third spring practice under Tommy Tuberville. But no matter how well the Red Raiders may be doing on the Lubbock practice fields, it’s been a tough month for Tuberville away from football. A police investigation into Tuberville’s wife, Suzanne Tuberville, following the death of an…

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TCU now all too familiar with bug of entitlement that follows success

February 29, 2012
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TCU now all too familiar with bug of entitlement that follows success FORT WORTH, Texas — Shortly after winning the 2011 Rose Bowl, Gary Patterson had a vision of his program’s future. It wasn’t one he particularly liked. What is it they say about payback being a witch? “In Kansas, if you get an 80-degree…

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Young Newman looks like state’s next whiz

February 29, 2012
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Young Newman looks like state’s next whiz With a precious few teen basketball players, you need watch them play no more than five or 10 minutes to see greatness. More than 40 years ago we saw it with a Lil’ Abner-looking Hancock Countian named Wendell Ladner. More recently we saw such early excellence in 15-year-old…

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