May 19, 2013

College Football / Fiesta Bowl: Oregon runs past K-State 35-17 at Fiesta Bowl

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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — De’Anthony Thomas caught the opening kickoff, raced past Oregon’s sideline and leaned his head into the end zone like a sprinter crossing the finish line. The track meet had started and the fifth-ranked Ducks barely looked back after that. Triggered by Thomas’ 94-yard return, Oregon bolted by No. 7 Kansas State [...]

College Football / Sugar Bowl: Louisville upsets Florida 33-23 in Sugar Bowl

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisville safety Calvin Pryor predicted the Cardinals would “shock the world” against Florida in the Sugar Bowl. Brave words that he and his teammates backed up from start to finish. Terell Floyd returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown on the first play, dual-threat quarterback Teddy Bridgewater directed a handful [...]

College Football: BYU LB Van Noy scores 2 TDs in Poinsettia Bowl win

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — For the longest time, it seemed as if the Poinsettia Bowl was going to be touchdown-free. A ponderous field-position struggle resulted in only three field goals going into the fourth quarter. Then linebacker Kyle Van Noy stepped up and scored two touchdowns on turnovers, leading Brigham Young to a 23-6 victory [...]

College Football: Standford beats UCLA for the PAC-12 Championship

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Hogan threw for 155 yards and a touchdown and ran for 47 yards and another score to help eighth-ranked Stanford beat No. 17 UCLA 27-24 in the Pac-12 championship game Friday night. As a defender barreled into him, Hogan hurled a 26-yard tying touchdown to Drew Terrell on third-and-15 early [...]

College Football Top 25 AP / BCS: Notre Dame beats USC and secures BCS Championship match

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Notre Dame is heading to the BCS championship game to play an SEC team to be determined. The Fighting Irish stuffed Southern California 22-13 on Saturday night to finish a perfect season and lock up a spot in the national championship game. The SEC title game next Saturday in Atlanta will [...]

NFL: N.E. Patriots – Rob Gronkowski suffers broken forearm, out 4 to 6 weeks

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Rob Gronkowski #87 of the New England Patriots celebrates his touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts into the end zone for a touchdown in the first half at Gillette Stadium on November 18, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (November 17, 2012 – Source: Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — FOXBORO, Mass. – New [...]

NFL Thursday Night: Chargers beat struggling Chiefs 31-13

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Antonio Gates #85 of the San Diego Chargers scores a touchdown against Eric Berry # 29 of the Kansas City Chiefs on November 1, 2012 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. (October 31, 2012 – Source: Donald Miralle/Getty Images North America) SAN DIEGO — Norv Turner can breathe a little easier after his San [...]

College Football Top 25 AP: Down they go: Gators, Trojans, unbeatens fall

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — What a tough day to be a highly ranked team. All sorts of ambitions came crashing down in a handful of Top 25 upsets on Saturday, none more costly than No. 3 Florida’s loss to Georgia. The 12th-ranked Bulldogs stuffed the Gators, handing Florida its first loss of the season and [...]

NFL Thursday Night: Martin, Buccaneers race past Vikings, 36-17

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Jared Allen #69 of the Minnesota Vikings attempts the tackle on Doug Martin #22 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on October 25, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (October 24, 2012 – Source: Adam Bettcher/Getty Images North America) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Traveling to Minnesota to play on a Thursday night was [...]

NFL Monday Night: Manning’s 3 TD passes spur Broncos’ comeback

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Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos looks to make a pass play against the San Diego Chargers in the first quarter at Qualcomm Stadium on October 15, 2012 in San Diego, California. (October 14, 2012 – Source: Jeff Gross/Getty Images North America) SAN DIEGO (AP) — It took a quarterback of Peyton Manning’s caliber [...]