Saturday, August 2, 2008

News for the 8/2/08

Football transactions The Canadian Press - Movements in the world of football Friday: National Football League NFL-Suspended Baltimore CB Fabian Washington for one game for violating the league's ...

Michigan State turns heads with top 10 football recruiting class Detroit Free Press, United States - Michigan State is set to unveil their new football building prior to this season and also have an extensive upgrade to the weight room in progress. ...

BYU football: 5 burning questions for BYU Salt Lake Tribune, United States - ... in a lot of ways, at a BYU basketball game last winter when he asked students and supporters to join the football team in a "quest for perfection. ...

Andre Tippett's journey to Pro Football Hall of Fame began in Newark NJ.com, New Jersey - As they walked in, a security guard noticed Tippett's tall, strong frame and promptly alerted Verducci, Barringer's legendary football coach. ...

WVU: What Exactly Did Pat White Apologize For? SportingNews.com - I have not played collegiate baseball in the past because I have concentrated on football and building on our success with my football family. ...

Lakers ranked No. 1 in preseason football poll MLive.com, MI - by Greg Johnson The Grand Rapids Press ALLENDALE -- Grand Valley State's football team might have come up a game short of another national title last fall ...

College football: Preseason rankings place BYU, Utah in striking ... Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 17 in the preseason USA Today Top 25 Coaches Football Poll, released Friday. The University of Utah is third among teams also receiving votes (No. ...

BYU football: Collie has stress fracture in leg Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 30 at home against Northern Iowa of the Football Championship Subdivision. In a news release heralding the opening of camp, BYU said "tests on Friday ...

Ohio State Tackle Pleads Not GuiltyNBC4i.com - Columbus,OH,USABy Donna Willis COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio State football player who is in trouble with the law put in his plea Thursday. Ohio State starting defensive ...

What if SEC football fans stayed home? The Birmingham News - al.com, AL - What would happen if, for one day, a college football game was played and nobody came? I don't mean no one watched. That's crazy. Of course you're going to ...

Stanford football notesSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 13 hours agoAs Stanford opened football practice Friday night on campus, Smith, a senior from Arizona, remained a spectator. Smith, Stanford's top lineman and a ...

UM football: Sentinel's training-camp primer Orlando Sentinel, FL - The Miami Hurricanes are looking to rebound from one of the most disappointing seasons in recent history. They begin practice today with hopes of improving ...

UIF-IFL merger results in Indoor Football League Billings Gazette, USA - Last week's merger of the United Indoor Football league and Intense Football League has resulted in the formation of the Indoor Football League, ...

Army football coach has prostate cancer International Herald Tribune, France - AP WEST POINT, NY: Army football coach Stan Brock watched his team's opening practice from a golf cart Friday after having follow-up treatment for prostate ...

Clemson Opens Football Practice Clemson Tigers Insider - By Staff Report Clemson opened its 10th season of football under Head Coach Tommy Bowden on Friday evening, but it was unlike any of the previous nine first ...

Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl is more than a football game Laconia Citizen, NH - On the football side, New Hampshire has owned the Shrine Bowl. The Granite State owns a combined record of 39-12-2. A game-winning field goal with three ...

FSN begins its college football preview Dallas Morning News, TX - Looking for something to do indoors on a weekend where the temperature is supposed to hit about 104 degrees or so? The good people over at FSN Southwest ...

Football great Bradshaw sues California clothier Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - (NBC Photo/Paul Drinkwater) FORT WORTH — TV football commentator and former star quarterback Terry Bradshaw filed a lawsuit Friday in a Tarrant County court ...

Oklahoma dismisses coveted recruit Jarboe in wake of Internet ... ESPN - Oklahoma has kicked wide receiver Josh Jarboe off the team, coach Bob Stoops announced Friday. "We are disappointed in this outcome, but our complete review ...

Fantasy football player rankings USA Today - By John Mcfarland, AP Writer 1. Tom Brady, New England: 4806 yards, 50 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 2 TDs rushing, eight 300-yard games. ...

Ravens rookie safety uses instinct, hard workUSA Today - 6 hours ago"Once you get things down, you run around and play football like you're a little kid again. You have to be very precise." Nakamura draws inspiration from ...

Ex-Colt tight end has a lot in reserve Boston Globe, United States - "I'm probably the most famous flag football player in America," he said. Despite the longstanding theory that San Diego tight end Antonio Gates was the ...

Focus turns back to football Kentucky.com, KY - But now, with fall camp set to begin on Tuesday, Brooks can get back to focusing on what he does best: football. His enthusiasm for the 2008 season was on ...

EA Sports NCAA Football 09 Review Examiner.com - While Madden gets all the headlines, the NCAA Football series from EA Sports has developed quite a following of its own in the past few years. ...

Temple Christian names football coach Florida Today, FL - The time away, however, will likely not occur until at least mid-November, following Temple Christian School's 2008 football season. ...

Snoop and Les, proof that opposite attract. :: Vince Bucci/Getty ... SI.com -Until college football actually starts, we all have no choice but to focus on the rash of college football player arrests that have occurred this summer. ...

Women's football clinic postponed Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV - HUNTINGTON -- Marshall University postponed its annual Women's Football Clinic until April 2009 to coincide with the spring game. ...

UCF decreasing bounce at football stadium WFLX Fox 29, FL - (AP) - University of Central Florida officials want their football stadium to be less of a bounce house. The Orlando school is installing extra steel beams ...

Falling into football The Morning Sun, MI - By DREW ELLIS The second-year football coach of Central Michigan had his first practice of the 2008 season with the players Friday as part of training camp, ...

Pelini maintains balance in new Nebraska job International Herald Tribune, France - In between is Pelini, who's four weeks from his first game as the Cornhuskers' head football coach. Since his hiring in December, the 40-year-old Pelini has ...

Iowa football: Marion lineman accepts scholarship offer DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - By RANDY PETERSON • rpeterson@dmreg.com • August 2, 2008 Iowa picked up its second football commitment in three days from an Iowa high school senior-to-be ...

ISU Football Looking to Exceed Expectations Central Illinois Proud, IL -WMBD/WYZZ TV - NORMAL -- Picked to finish 8th this year in the Valley preseason poll, the Illinois State football team isn't worrying about expectations. ...

Penn State's Paterno maintains his zest after 58 years Chicago Tribune, United States - Paterno doesn't want anyone to tell him the time has come for him to retire as Penn State's football coach. He resents being asked. ...

Favre remains in NFL limbo AFP - GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (AFP) — Green Bay great Brett Favre remains in National Football League limbo as the league declined to act on the quarterback's ...

UT players take on zoo elephants in game of football WBIR-TV, TN - The elephants have been preparing for their match up against the star Vol players since last October, learning to throw and kick the football. ...

The Tide ushers in college football Pensacola News Journal, FL - Meanwhile, many of the starters stood 100 yards away, watching practice from the back entrance to the football facility. Today, at 2:30 pm, ...

Contractors go the extra yard in building new Dallas Cowboys stadium Dallas Morning News, TX - When that stadium is the National Football League's biggest and costliest to date, the construction presents even greater challenges. ...

Matt Leinart has a well-earned reputation as a party boy, and it's ... Standard Freeholder, Canada - There are some sacrifices you have to make being a quarterback in the National Football League." Leinart traces his image from his heady days at the helm of ...

Professor’s ‘Last Lecture’ taught valuable life lessons Enid News & Eagle, OK - Another of Pausch’s childhood dreams was, “Play in the National Football League.” “I did not make it to the National Football League, but I probably got ...

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