Dec 02
Italy wins
LUCERNE, Switzerland – World Cup champion Italy, France and the Netherlands got the 2008 European Championship draw none of them wanted.
Each other.
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Dec 02
At a scruffy, uninviting little ground in the shadow of the Himalayas yesterday the battle lines were drawn for a sport’s future. There, in the Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula, the Indian Cricket League – rebel, unauthorised, anti-establishment, anything but official – began its life.
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Dec 02
It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t impressive in the classic sense of the term, but the Hawaii Warriors defeated the Washington Huskies to complete the only perfect season in the Football Bowl Subdivision for 2007. June Jones and Colt Brennan won’t reach the BCS title game, but they definitely deserve a BCS bowl after doing what their 119 competitors couldn’t.
Yes, only one team in major college football avoided a single defeat from Labor Day weekend through the first Saturday of December. That ballclub resides on the island, as the heroes of Honolulu became the Western Athletic Conference’s likely successor to Boise State in a prime-time January throwdown. Saturday night’s heartstopper against the Huskies represented the latest in a long line of white-knuckle victories for Hawaii, as this talented team once again showed that its considerable athleticism is actually exceeded by its uncommon mental toughness. On a night when the Warriors stared down a 21-point deficit and faced the prospect of a somewhat ruined season, a team with so much at stake found the focus needed to avoid a descent into panic. On a night when West Virginia cracked under tremendous pressure, the Warriors pulled another close win out of the fire. It was truly just another day in paradise for a team that has earned every blessing that has come its way.
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Dec 02
Harrogate Railway 2-3 Mansfield Town Davidson 60, 83
Jelleyman 37, Boulding 50, 76 The FA Cup, sponsored by E.ON
Second Round Proper
1.10pm, Sunday 2 December 2007
Station View, Harrogate
Click here for Second Round fixtures
Live on BBC1
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Dec 02
Regardless of where you stand on the future of the BCS and/or playoffs, I’m looking for your insight on the current plight of the Georgia Bulldogs.
After last week’s BCS standings, Georgia sits at #4 in the rankings. But after last night’s games, where should the Bulldogs be ranked? Let’s examine….
#1 Missouri lost to # Oklahoma, dropping them out of the BCS Championship Game. Meanwhile, #2 West Virginia lost to Pitt, dropping them out of the title game.
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Dec 02
MIAMI — A fourth man charged in the shooting death of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor appeared in court Sunday and, like his co-defendants, was denied bond.
Jason Mitchell, 19, appeared briefly via videoconference in a Fort Myers courtroom, about 100 miles from here. Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, he responded quietly when asked if he understood the charges.
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Dec 02
The Bucknell men’s track and field team started the 2007-08 indoor season at home on Saturday, with the Bison Opener. On the men’s side, the Bison posted five IC4A-qualifying marks, picked up six individual wins and posted a new school record in the 60-meter hurdles.
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Dec 02
Box Score | Photo Gallery
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Devin Sweetney scored 15 points to lead Saint Francis (Pa.) to its first victory over the season, a wild 57-54 decision over Bucknell Saturday night at Sojka Pavilion. Freshman center Todd O’Brien had 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots in his first career start for the Bison, but a lengthy second-half drought led to their fourth straight setback after a 2-0 start.
In a roller-coaster second half, Bucknell led by nine early, then fell behind by 16 after the Red Flash (1-6) hit them with a staggering 32-10 run. But down 56-40 with 2:00 to play, the Bison scored 14 points in 53 seconds without allowing Saint Francis to cross midcourt, and miraculously they had two shots to tie in the final 20 seconds but could not get one to drop.
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