Monthly Archives: August 2012

Kyle Carter, UGA pitcher and former Little League World Series star, arrested on weapons charge

August 31, 2012
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Kyle Carter, UGA pitcher and former Little League World Series star, arrested on weapons charge ATHENS — Georgia baseball player Kyle Carter, a freshman pitcher from Columbus and a former Little League World Series star, was arrested earlier this week and charged with simple assault and having a weapon in a school zone. Carter was arrested…

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Ole Miss to start Bo Wallace at QB Saturday

August 31, 2012
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Ole Miss to start Bo Wallace at QB Saturday Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze has decided to start redshirt sophomore Bo Wallace at quarterback for the season opener. Wallace beat out junior Barry Brunetti for the right to begin Saturday’s game against Central Arkansas (6 p.m, PPV), but both are expected to play during the…

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Mullens play balancing act at Mississippi State

August 31, 2012
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Mullens play balancing act at Mississippi State STARKVILLE — Dan Mullen was prepared to pack up and quit coaching college football. The circumstances had to be just right, but the then-offensive coordinator at Florida was preparing himself for what might come in the near future. His wife, Megan, was an anchor on The Golf Channel. Her…

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Mike Leach gets a rude welcome to WSU football

August 31, 2012
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Mike Leach gets a rude welcome to WSU football PROVO, Utah — The last time a Washington State coach had his first road game here in the foothills of the Wasatch Range, Mike Price stood proudly on the field, savoring his team’s 46-41 shootout victory over Brigham Young. A postgame, stand-up television interview was going…

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Kent State’s Andre Parker recovers a fumble and runs wrong way

August 31, 2012
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Kent State’s Andre Parker recovers a fumble and runs wrong way It’s early in the season so you can expect some rust on college football players. At Kent State, Andre Parker took it to a new level, recovering a Towson State fumble and returning it 65 yards — the wrong way. Luckily for Parker, the…

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Jets owner Woody addicted to ‘Tebowmania

August 31, 2012
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Jets owner Woody addicted to ‘Tebowmania Jets owner Woody Johnson made the trade to bring Tim Tebow to New York in March and five months later he can’t get enough of his backup quarterback. “I don’t think you can ever have too much Tebow,” Johnson told CNBC at the Republican National Convention. But Johnson did…

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Many await NFL fates after preseason ends

August 31, 2012
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Many await NFL fates after preseason ends It was appropriate that a group from Houston, Stereo Hogzz, performed the national anthem Thursday night at Reliant Stadium before the Texans played Minnesota. The Stereo Hogzz were introduced to the nation last year on “The X Factor,’’ which also is a good title for the fourth and…

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It’s time for Dez Bryant to be more like Josh Hamilton

August 31, 2012
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It’s time for Dez Bryant to be more like Josh Hamilton When it involves strange ways to get your name in the newspaper, we have a couple of local dandies in Josh and Dez. Who knows what’s coming next from either one of those guys? But in that confusing case last week involving “Dez Rules,”…

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Good luck trying to slay the SEC Goliath

August 31, 2012
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Good luck trying to slay the SEC Goliath College football season has kicked off, and it doesn’t look like the quasi-monopoly created by the Snobbish Elite Conference, better known as the SEC, is going away. Commissioner Mike Slive’s league, home to more quality defensive linemen and cash flow than anybody else, will continue to rule…

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Projecting the SEC’s 1,000-yard rushers in 2012

August 30, 2012
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Projecting the SEC’s 1,000-yard rushers in 2012 No mistaking what the SEC is all about – running the football! Most teams, if not all, will try and install a downhill power running game, and it will be the base of their offense. We have some formidable rushers returning, and running back is once again a…

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