Wednesday, July 30, 2008

News of the Day 7/29/08

Baker, Taylor kicked off Nittany Lions team - College Football ESPN - AP STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State defensive tackles Chris Baker and Phil Taylor have been kicked off the team. Team spokesman Jeff Nelson said Wednesday ...

Hiram College Football Adds Five to Coaching Staff Terrier Athletics, OH - HIRAM, OHIO -- The Hiram College football team will not only have a host of new players this season, but the Terriers will also welcome five new coaches to ...

A lifetime of fast running: Darrell Green goes into Pro Football Hall The Canadian Press, Va. - And then played football for the first time in the 11th grade, then both sports as a senior, and again at Texas A&I. Green didn't stop running when the ...

UM ranks in columnist's top 10 most-hated football programs MLive.com, MI - ESPN's Mark Schlabach has taken the time to rank the 10 most-hated college football programs. The list is chocked full of programs with long histories of ...

Football: Synthetic fields declared safe from lead Los Angeles Times, CA - You may have notice over the past few years that artificial turf has quickly become the playing surface of choice for most Southland football programs. ...

Old-School Coach With New Ideas New York Times, United States - Interviews, insight and analysis from The Times on the competition and culture of college football. AP Poll USA Today Stewart preached to his Mountaineers ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Spartans get top recruit, lose Rigan Detroit Free Press, United States - Michigan State added another recruit to its 2009 class, getting a commitment from 6-feet-8, 290-pound offensive tackle David Barrent of West Des Moines, ...

Thomas Tapeh: Healthy. Happy. Home. Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Tapeh's life story is well-known among Twin Cities football fans. Born in Liberia, he moved to the United States at age 9. He knew little English and even ...

Daily Mail to release inaugural Preseason All-State Football Team Daily Mail - Charleston, WV - On Friday, the Charleston Daily Mail sports staff will release its inaugural Preseason All-State Football Team. The watch list will be announced three days ...

College Football: Top Six Story Lines Heading Into The 2008 SeasonBleacher Report, CA - 2 hours agoIt’s inescapable this time of year—that intense feeling of anticipation for college football. At this moment, as most programs prepare for the start of ...

Tranghese leaving Big East in fine football shape USA Today - A successor has not been named, but the next commissioner will find a football conference that has solidified itself among the six leagues that get ...

HERE TO STAY: Monterey football team rallies around wounded teammate Monterey County Herald, CA - By JOHN DEVINE Monterey's Joey Christensen, supported by a cane, stands under a goalpost during Tuesday's varsity football practice. ...

Iowa football: Hawkeyes land second-generation running back DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Barrent mentioned off-field troubles by some Iowa football players as a reason for changing his mind. “I’m not looking at Iowa like it’sa bad place,” Jordan ...

NDSU Single-Game Football Tickets Go On Sale Friday Morning NDSU Bison Athletics, ND - FARGO, ND--Single-game tickets for North Dakota State University’s six home football games go on sale this Friday, Aug. 1, at 8 am at the Bison Sports Arena ...

Football Brief Bowling Green News, OH - The BGSU football contest versus Pittsburgh will kickoff at noon inside Heinz Field on Aug. 30. The game will be carried live on ESPNU, giving the Falcons ...

Football and recruiting tidbits: 7/30 GamecockAnthem.com - Read inside as GamecockAnthem shares the latest scoop on the USC football team and several top Carolina targets on the recruiting trail. ...

UK football recruit Rumph won't report this fall Kentucky.com, KY - By Chip Cosby University of Kentucky football signee Donte Rumph will not report to the team for fall practice Monday. UK Coach Rich Brooks said last week ...

Three coaches released, Dale County High football players return ... Dothan Eagle, AL - And after one of the schools’ hardest nights in its history, officials said the football team agreed to go back to weightlifting and drills today to prepare ...

School board delays OK of McQueen football drug tests Carson Times, NV -By Cyndi Loza • cloza@rgj.com • July 30, 2008 McQueen High School football players are enjoying the benefits of a looming proposal to randomly test the ...

Patriots’ rookie DBs are eager to help out Boston Herald, United States - Even though it’s training camp, and it’sa grind and it (stinks) some days and you hate it, you’re playing in the National Football League. ...

3 MSU football players re-admitted Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - STARKVILLE — Three Mississippi State football players who left school after they had “indirect” involvement in an on-campus gunfire incident in the spring ...

All-Star Football: North Rallies For VictoryTyler Morning Telegraph, TX - 3 hours agoIn the 74th annual THSCA All-Star football game, the North rallied from 15 points down in the final two minutes to defeat the South, 16-15, on Tuesday night ...

College football countdown: Nos. 111-115 Washington Times, DC - The football these days? Not so much. Longtime coach Joe Novak retired after last season, and Northern Illinois hired Southern Illinois' Jerry Kill to take ...

UW football: Shaughnessy a candidate for national award The Capital Times, WI -University of Wisconsin senior Matt Shaughnessy has been named Tuesday to the preseason watch list for the Ted Hendricks Trophy, given annually to the ...

Former Titan Put Down Football Helmet For Firefighter's Helmet NewsChannel5.com, TN - A former Tennessee Titan has put down the football and picked up firefighting. Former tight end Erron Kinney has become a firefighter with the Brentwood ...

Great expectations for Pitt football Beaver County Times, PA - By Eric Hall You not only garnered third place in the Big East football media preseason poll, you got a first place vote. That’s what you get when a ...

UConn football not the team to beat WTNH, CT - Newport, RI (WTNH) -- College Football season is fast approaching. The UConn Huskies have everyone right where they want them. Returning 19 starters from ...

St. Francis Ranked No. 3 In NAIA By Sporting News College Football ... WANE, IN -Fort Wayne, Ind. -- Two of the top three teams in the Sporting News College Football '08 magazine NAIA Preview Top 10 are in the Mid-States Football ...

Two Orange Football Games Highlight BIG EAST Network Broadcast ... SUAthletics.com, NY - Two more 2008 Syracuse football games will be televised. The Orange BIG EAST Conference season-opener against Pittsburgh in the Carrier Dome on September 27 ...

SEC FOOTBALL PREVIEWS: Getting their fill of Phil Arkansas Online, AR - By Tom Murphy (Contact) HOOVER, Ala. - Tennessee represented the Eastern Division in the SEC Championship Game last year, won 10 games and edged Wisconsin ...

College football has its 'watch-out' games on opening weekend Los Angeles Times, CA -College football's winningest program also had an Appalachian asterisk. Upset potential: Miami hasn't been Miami for years and might be looking ahead to ...

College Football: Ohio State Tops Columnist's College Football ... Bleacher Report, CA - Which college football teams are poised to be the teams to beat in 2008? Paul Augustin gives his preseason top ten. by Paul Augustin (Columnist) A ...

BIG EAST FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY Hartford Courant, United States - By SHAWN COURCHESNE Courant Staff Writer EWPORT, RI - — It comes as no surprise, but in the midst of one of the biggest moments in his college career, ...

Hate Meter: The Sun BeltESPN - The Owls have only been playing football since 2001, which makes all those storied programs look a little sad. 4. Louisiana-Monroe -- Yeah, we all know you ...

Star Connetquot High athlete dies from crash injuries Newsday, NY - Stan Hartnett, 18, of Ronkonkoma, a former co-captain of both the Connetquot High School football and lacrosse teams, underwent surgery at Brookhaven ...

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