Monthly Archives: September 2012

Ryder Cup pairings set for opening matches

September 28, 2012
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  MEDINAH, Ill. • Two of the hottest hands in golf will go head to head in the opening Ryder Cup matches. Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell will represent an all-Ireland team for Europe, facing off against Brandt Snedeker and Jim Furyk at 7:20 this morning at Medinah Country Club read more: stltoday.com  

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What Has Cumulus Promised Jim Rome and CBS Sports Radio?

September 28, 2012
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Today word officially came down that Jim Rome’s new CBS Sports Radio show will air from 12-3 eastern on the new CBS Sports Radio Network. Prior to this announcement word had also been released that Doug Gottlieb’s show will air from 3-6 eastern. Cumulus, the nation’s second largest radio company, has also signed on to…

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Kansas State climbs, but much still unknown after four weeks of play

September 28, 2012
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Judging by e-mail and Twitter responses, quite a few of you read these rankings  each week and come away thinking I’m an idiot. Allow me to posit a question. How  many more of you would feel that way if my Top 25 kicked off with the following  five teams this week? 1. Oregon State 2.…

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Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen wins eating contest

September 28, 2012
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Dan Mullen is good at winning football games and eating chicken wings. The Mississippi State head coach has his team ranked 19th and off to their first 4-0 start since 1999. The Mississippi State head coach is also dominating wing-eating contests. read more: usatoday.com

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Officer who ticketed Swinney for speeding claims he was wrongfully fired

September 28, 2012
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ANDERSON, S.C. — A local police officer claimed Thursday that he was       fired for giving a speeding ticket to a popular college football coach -       fighting words in a state that takes its sports rivalries very seriously. Officer Michael McClatchy issued a ticket to Clemson       coach Dabo Swinney on Sept. 3 after he clocked him…

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Figuring value in the head-scratching world of college football

September 28, 2012
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Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (pirate gear sold separately in Pullman, at newly reduced prices):   FIT TO BE (BOW) TIED The conspicuous consumption by Ohio State (1) president E. Gordon Gee, as reported by the Dayton Daily News, is more a university matter than an athletic matter. But…

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Scapula fracture makes Shaw’s streak even more impressive

September 27, 2012
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Scapula fracture makes Shaw’s streak even more impressive

Twenty straight completed passes is certainly an impressive streak. Twenty straight completed passes by a quarterback with a fractured scapula on his throwing shoulder is truly stunning. Few injuries in recent memory have generated more interest in the Palmetto State than the injured shoulder of South Carolina quarterback Connor Shawm, who was briefly knocked out…

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Poulter wants to ‘kill’ Americans in Cup

September 27, 2012
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Poulter wants to ‘kill’ Americans in Cup

MEDINAH, Ill. — Leave it to the flamboyant Englishman, Ian Poutler, to use the word “kill” in association with the Ryder Cup. Poulter, a veteran of three Cups, was talking on Wednesday at Medinah Country Club about how much winning the biennial match with America means to the Europeans. He has a home in Orlando, Fla.,…

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Bucs cheerleaders and mascot take on ‘Gangnam Style’

September 27, 2012
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Bucs cheerleaders and mascot take on ‘Gangnam Style’

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleaders and mascot made a “Gangnam Style” video. It’s fantastic. The original “Gangnam Style” video has 285+ million YouTube views (!!!) and 2.8+ million YouTube likes, making it the most liked YouTube video ever. It was only a matter of time before the Internet gave us an NFL version. read more: content.usatoday.com

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Oregon State players motivated by promise of trip to In-N-Out Burger

September 27, 2012
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Oregon State players motivated by promise of trip to In-N-Out Burger

A third of the way through the Pac-12 football season, there are several undisputed truths: Oregon is, well, Oregon. USC has some warts. There are more salty teams in the league than we anticipated. And: You don’t just pull a bus full of football players up to a fast-food chain and say, “Gimme 200 burgers.”…

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