Season lidlifter renews heated conference rivalry
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Season openers like tonightâs donât get much more exciting than this. The NFL schedule-makers knew what they were doing when they sent
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There are certainly worse wagers to lose. Upon receiving a Gatorade shower and accepting Concord-Carlisle's Division 2 state championship last year, coach Ray Pavlik knew the subsequent congratulations and celebrations would eventually give way to a different kind of ceremony, one that would make his head considerably lighter. Pavlik and his staff made a bet with his players, one born ...
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When Bob Knight, a Hall of Fame coach, gets victory No. 900, he will join the former Texas coach Jody Conradt and Tennesseeâs Pat Summitt as the only members of the N.C.A.A. Division I club.
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By Chris Hill and Tom Holmoe  As rivals on the field, it is not often the Utes and Cougars join athletic forces, but that is exactly what we are doing as we rally our alumni and friends on an extremely important cause.
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The Nets greeted the first visit of the season from their hated rivals last night with the same sense of giddiness as the news that the dry cleaning is ready for pick-up, or that PSE&amp;G
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The month of August was rife with arrogance, malfeasance and criminality in professional sports, but all is not lost for cynical fans seeking a new start.
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The Northeast-10 Conference race is entering the final third of the season, and the four teams atop the standings are separated by just a half-game.
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By Mike Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho,  Sep. 9--TWIN FALLS --The days of coasting home against Magic Valley Conference foes are a thing of the past for the Raft River Trojans. At least, that's the message coach Randy Spaeth has been trying to drill into his team this fall.
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When a major upset happens early in the season, a Mid-American Conference team is often the one pulling it.
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Chase Utley has found a way to keep things exciting for the fans of a team that is five games under .500 and 13 games out of first place.
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Dominic James and the rest of Marquette's backcourt has a tendency to swarm. On the court, it's opponents they pester nonstop. Off, it's their coach, via text message.
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Opponents aren't the only ones having a tough time matching Max Darrah's pace. Record-keepers are struggling to keep up, as well.
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In the aftermath of the fiasco that was the Pacers-Pistons game last Friday night, you would think that pro sports leagues would be looking to move fans farther away from the action.
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The West Virginia team that Bob Huggins takes into Freedom Hall on Thursday to face Louisville is a hybrid of sorts.
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As great as a conference championship game can be, and there are five being played in the next three days, deciding a league champ the old-fashioned way can be fun.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Hal Sutton certainly has the ball coach schtick down pat. He can recruit talent, chew players out, pat them on the back and toss out one-liners with the best of them.
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As if the rivalry between Boston College and Notre Dame needed any more stoking -- well, it's a rivalry on the gridiron, where the Eagles have won the last four meetings -- along comes Digger Phelps to stir the pot.