Rivalries start with a bang (The State)As if kicking off the high school football season wasn’t reason enough for fans to get excited, try playing a rivalry game on opening night. Sumter plays host to Crestwood, Brookland-Cayce travels to Airport and Spring Valley plays Richland Northeast at Harry Parone Stadium. Here are three story lines heading into tonight’s season openers: Crestwood at Sumter 7:30 p.m. On paper, Sumter appears ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:25:16 GMT)
Last game to win a job for some Raiders (San Francisco Chronicle)Shane Simmons was working a construction-site job for his uncle in Seattle last week. Todd Watkins was on the verge of getting cut in Atlanta last year. Adam Archuleta? He was the highest-paid safety in the NFL two years ago. Here they are now, linked... (From: news.search.yahoo.com - Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:11:23 GMT)
If it's a big game, Missouri's in it (The Kansas City Star)ST. LOUIS | Pardon Chase Coffman if he is not overwhelmed at the prospect of playing in the biggest college football game in the nation on Saturday.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:46:56 GMT)
A win on Lou's birthday (Chicago Tribune)Grand slam in 8th provides Piniella a memorable 65th After turning 65 Thursday, Lou Piniella had but one birthday request: "Get a win." Aramis Ramirez belted a grand slam in a five-run eighth inning in the 6-4 win. Wrigley last in lights but 1st to usher in replay era (From: news.search.yahoo.com - Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:31:45 GMT)
LSU-Appalachian State game still on despite Gustav looming (USA Today)Game on ... for now. The game between LSU and Appalachian State remained set for 4 p.m. Saturday in Tiger Stadium after Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced on Thursday that a possible contraflow evacuation through Baton Rouge would not happen until Sunday at the earliest since Gustav forecasts do not have landfall until Tuesday.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:07:57 GMT)
Too soon to call Leinart's NFL career a bust at age 25? (Sports Illustrated)Last weekend you might have heard that Matt Leinart stunk it up in the "all-important'' third preseason game, throwing three interceptions in 12 passing attempts against the Raiders and posting a microscopic 2.8 passer rating. Predictably, soon thereafter came the anonymously sourced report he was about to lose his job as the Cardinals starting quarterback. He hasn't yet, but that almost seems ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:37:30 GMT)
SPORTS BRIEFS SWIMMINGIt's fun to swim at the Y-M-C-A (Richmond Times-Dispatch)ccp17.4NEW YORK - Michael Phelps wants everyone in the pool. A day after returning to the United States from his Olympic triumphs, the 14-time gold medalist jumped into a YMCA swimming pool yesterday and gave pointers to kids about their strokes. "This is a great place to get started on my next goal, my next dream of trying to get more people involved in the sport of swimming but also more ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:51:13 GMT)
Texas A&M-Commerce pays tribute to football alum Harvey Martin (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)By TROY PHILLIPS DALLAS — As Helen Martin posed for pictures, her directive was clear. "Make sure and get that, too," she said, pointing to the large backdrop branding the new Harvey Martin Classic, a new series of football games involving the Dallas Cowboys legend’s alma mater, Texas A&M-Commerce. Helen Martin’s son, Harvey, who died Dec. 24, 2001, of pancreatic cancer, would have been ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:06:10 GMT)