May 20, 2013

College Football Bowls Results: Pitt falls to Ole Miss 38-17 in BBVA Compass Bowl

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Paul Chryst said his game plan didn’t change without leading rusher Ray Graham. Graham’s hamstring injury just made it much more difficult for Pittsburgh to execute that plan. A rare early interception by Tino Sunseri set up the first of three touchdown passes by Mississippi’s Bo Wallace and the Rebels beat [...]

NFL Report: Cam Newton fined $21,000 for bumping referee

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Referee Jerome Boger calls an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Panthers quarterback Cam Newton during the second half last Sunday’s game against the Raiders.(Photo: Bob Leverone, AP) Story Highlights Newton shouted at and bumped referee Jerome Boger during last Sunday’s game Newton apologized publicly following the game Boger said he didn’t eject Newton because the conduct [...]

NFL Week 14 storylines: Greg Hardy spices up the Carolina-Atlanta matchup

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Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers greets Mike Adams #76 during the game against the Baltimore Ravens on November 18, 2012 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (November 17, 2012 – Source: Joe Sargent/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — You have to hand it to Carolina defensive end Greg Hardy. His Panthers [...]

College Football: Cincinnati rolls past Pittsburgh in Big East opener

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CINCINNATI (AP) – The 96-pound riverboat trophy is staying at this end of the Ohio River. George Winn ran for a pair of touchdowns, including a 58-yarder on Cincinnati’s first play of the game, and the Bearcats took advantage of more Pittsburgh mistakes for a 34-10 victory Thursday night, opening a Big East season that [...]

NCAA Football: Pittsburgh to pay $7.5M to leave Big East early, join ACC in 2013

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s bitter breakup with the Big East finally has an official separation date. Pitt and the conference announced Wednesday that the school will pay $7.5 million to join Syracuse in leaving the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2013. The Big East reached a similar deal with Syracuse [...]

College Basketball Roundup: North Carolina routs Texas for fifth win in row

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(PhatzRadio / DFP) — CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 26 points to help No. 5 North Carolina beat Texas, 82-63, on Wednesday night. John Henson added 14 points for the Tar Heels (11-2), who won their fifth straight and avenged last season’s last-second loss to the Longhorns. North Carolina went on [...]

NFL Week 7 storylines: QB or not QB

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — The quarterback carousel just keeps on spinning — and it’s picking up speed every week. Take your pick of intriguing QB angles this week: We’ve got a change in Washington, a rookie in Minnesota, a fan favorite in Denver and perhaps the missing piece in Oakland. Add it all up and [...]

Saints’ Harper: Fine for hitting Panthers’ Smith was worth it

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METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints safety Roman Harper says he does not regret a late hit on Carolina receiver Steve Smith that drew a $15,000 fine from the NFL this week. Harper says the fine was worth it and that his decision to shove Smith as the receiver slowly crossed the goal line last Sunday [...]

With NFL, players set to meet again, what’s on the agenda?

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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, various league officials and several owners are expected to kick off two days of meetings with the locked-out players and (decertified) union chief DeMaurice Smith on Wednesday near Boston just 24 hours after all 32 owners were briefed on the progress of collective bargaining negotiations (no votes [...]

March Madness – Butler stuns No. 1 seed Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh players and coaches react to their upset loss to Butler. (Nick Laham/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio/ CBC Sports) – Results from the NCAA’s men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, the opening day of the round of 32: Southeast Regional (8)Butler 71, (1)Pittsburgh 70 The players in the Butler locker room celebrated their latest stunning upset in the [...]