Sports Briefing | Football: Former Florida Player Found Dead
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The former Florida and Bethune-Cookman player Avery Atkins was found dead in his car in the garage of his auntâs home in what the police called a suspicious death.Atkins, 20, was a freshman cornerback on the 2005 Gators and was projected to start on the 2006 team, the eventual national champion. He was released from his scholarship last summer by Florida Coach Urban Meyer because of a domestic battery charge against him. He joined Bethune-Cookman as a transfer and played in three games before being released from his scholarship.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Sports Network) - University of Florida  head football coach Ron Zook will be relieved of his duties at  the end of the season, according to a published report.
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Four years ago, I ripped Alabama for firing Mike DuBose with three weeks left in the season. However, I think Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley made the right move in announcing Monday that the university had made Zook a lame Gator.
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A US diplomat in Cyprus who went missing four days ago is reportedly found dead on a remote part of the island.
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Florida has officially found its bowl. Now, it just needs to find its coach. The Gators accepted an invitation to play either Virginia Tech or Miami in Atlanta&#39;s Peach Bowl on Dec. 31.
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DENTON, Texas An autopsy shows a University of North Texas quarterback who died when his vehicle collided head-on with a truck -- was legally drunk.
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CHARLOTTE, United States  - Complications from a lung disease may have contributed to the death of gridiron great Reggie White, who died on Sunday at the age of 43, a preliminary autopsy report said.
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Green Bay Packers Reggie White talks with the media Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6, 1999, in Green Bay, Wis. Former NFL star Reggie White died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, of a heart attack at his home in Hundersville, NC , his wife Sara said.
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HOUSTON -- A Rice University football player died Monday, a day after collapsing during a light workout.
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A 17-year-old high school football player in Colorado died shortly after collapsing during a game on Friday night.
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FLORIDA STATE Coach: Bobby Bowden (32d year, 293-81-4). 2006 finish: 7-6, 3-5 (fifth). Players to watch: QB Drew Weatherford (2,154 yards, 12 TDs), RB Antone Smith (5.2 yards per carry), DT Andre Fluellen. Outlook: The Seminoles could climb back atop the ACC heap, but it might take a year to adjust to the numerous staff changes. Nonconference games against Florida ...
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DENTON, Texas -- A University of North Texas quarterback who died in a head-on collision with an 18-wheeler last month was legally drunk and had traces of marijuana in his system, an autopsy report shows.
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The body of New England Patriots player Marquise Hill was found Monday, a day after he was reported missing following a jet ski accident on Lake Pontchartrain.
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There was a time not too long ago when Eric Shelton thought he was probably finished playing against Miami (Fla.). By Timothy D. Easley, AP.
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A former college football was convicted of murder Thursday in the beating death of the brother of Olympic wrestler Sara McMann. Fabian Desmond Smart, who played free safety at Lock Haven University, was convicted
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Florida announces that the Utah coach will become the head coach of the Gators next season. By MIC HUBER. GAINESVILLE -- Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley was able to fall asleep Friday night for the first time in a long time.
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Reality TV star and former model Anna Nicole Smith was pronounced dead Thursday after being taken to a Florida hospital after being found unconscious in her hotel room.  Smith, 39, collapsed at a south Florida hotel and was taken to a local hospital,...