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Belcher, former U. Maine linebacker and Kansas City Chief, kills self at Chiefs’ facility after killing girlfriend
Former U. Maine football standout and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher reportedly shot and killed his girlfriend and then drove to the Chiefs’ training facility and shot himself, according to CBS Sports.
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Rick Majerus passes away at age 64
Former Saint Louis U. men’s basketball head coach Rick Majerus has passed away. Multiple media outlets have reported that Majerus died at 3:30 p.m (PST) of heart failure in a California hospital.
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Stanford beats UCLA 27-24, clinches Pac-12 title
STANFORD, Calif.– UCLA could almost smell the roses. They could almost feel the Pac-12 Championship trophy in their hands. They could almost hear their soaked contingent of fans screaming in victorious jubilation as they walked off of Foster Field. Instead, the No.
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Alabama, Georgia make for the greatest SEC Championship game ever
Five yards. That was the difference between Alabama going to its third national title in four years, and Georgia usurping the Crimson Tide as the No. 2 team in the nation.
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Bridgewater leads Louisville to win, Big East championship
The Rutgers football team’s defense had its way with Louisville quarterback Will Stein in the early going. But from the second quarter on last night, the Knights struggled on that side of the ball, showing shades of last Saturday’s loss at Pittsburgh.
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Duke basketball’s November to remember
With Ohio State leading 31-23 at halftime, having outplayed the Blue Devils in every facet of the game, Duke looked sluggish and out-of-sync, but it was lucky that its deficit was not greater. The athletic Buckeye lineup was outhustling Duke and grabbed 11 offensive rebounds in the first half.
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‘Johnny Football’ finally meets the press
For two consecutive afternoons the national sports scene — including ESPN and Sports Illustrated — held its breath in eager anticipation, focusing absolute attention upon the quaint town of College Station, Texas. They wanted an answer to a simple question. Who exactly is “Johnny Football?
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Louisville to join ACC
U. Maryland announced their departure from the ACC last Monday, Nov 19 for the Big Ten, and the ACC has already voted in its replacement. Louisville will be joining the ACC in 2014 and become the sixth former Big East team to make the ACC move.
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Big East adds two more teams for 2014
In the wake of Rutgers’ departure to the Big 10, the Big East announced the addition of two more teams to the conference Tuesday. Tulane and East Carolina will join the Big East Conference in 2014, with East Carolina joining as a football-only member.