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Notre Dame trounces Wake Forest, leaps to top of polls
From the moment they ran through the tunnel to the singing of the alma mater, the Irish seniors shined, leading Notre Dame to a near-perfect 38-0 victory over Wake Forest and its first undefeated home season since 1998. The win, coupled with losses by No. 1 Kansas State and No.
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No. 13 Stanford crushes No. 2 Oregon’s title dreams with overtime field goal
The déjà vu was hard to ignore. For the second time in two years, Alejandro Maldonado’s kick was just a little too far left, and Oregon found itself out of hope, out of chances and out of the running for the national championship. Behind the best rushing defense in college football, No.
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Swoosh, there it is: Phil Knight’s relationship with the University of Oregon
In the days following the Ducks’ 38-6 loss to the Colorado Buffaloes in the 1996 Cotton Bowl, five men sat down in Dallas, Texas, to discuss the future of athletics at U. Oregon.
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Notre Dame’s Wood embraces California mentality
In just one year, senior running back Cierre Wood went from 5,641 rushing yards and 71 touchdowns in high school to zero his freshman year. Zero yards, zero touchdowns and zero playing time. “I was thinking about [transferring after freshman year],” Wood said.
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Column: Ducks vs. Crimson Tide, the fight we wanted to see
Speed against power. Cutting edge meets tradition. Flashy versus methodical. New versus old. West Coast faces the Deep South. Visor takes on a polo. The prospect of an Alabama-Oregon BCS title game had all the makings of a fight to end all fights.
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Unbeaten Notre Dame must now deal with Deacons
After dispatching Boston College, No. 3 Notre Dame will face its third and final ACC foe of the season when it welcomes Wake Forest on Saturday. Last season, the Irish (10-0) pulled out a 24-17 win over the Deacons (5-5, 3-5 ACC) in the first-ever meeting between the schools.
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No. 1 Baylor women roll over No. 6 Kentucky 85-51
After senior Brittney Griner was fouled in the second half, making a move to the basket and fell, Baylor assistant coach Damion McKinney yelled, “Playin’ big girl basketball.” And she was, leading her No. 1 Lady Bear team to an 85-51 win over No. 6 Kentucky in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic.
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Duke basketball beats Kentucky 75-68 led by Curry, Plumlee and Kelly
ATLANTA—When Mason Plumlee fouled out with 35 seconds left, he bowed his head but headed to the bench without regret. On the Blue Devils’ next possession, Seth Curry hit two free throws to extend Duke’s lead to eight.
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Notre Dame stays perfect with road win over Boston College
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — An early 95-yard touchdown drive was all No. 4 Notre Dame needed as it beat Boston College 21-6 in front of 44,500 people at Alumni Stadium on Saturday.