Varsity still special for Roff despite defeat
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Oxford's Australia World Cup winner Joe Roff said the Varsity Match had been &quot;one of the most special games I've ever played in,&quot; despite ending up on the losing side as Cambridge beat their arch-rivals 15-6 at Twickenham.
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Matt Ryan did not win the Heisman trophy and his Boston College team fell short of a Bowl Championship Series berth. But there was a final victory over Michigan State in the Champs Sports Bowl on Friday night.
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Pete Kendall exhibited veteran experience last week, and not only on the practice field. The Archbishop Williams and Boston College product played it close to the vest every time he was asked how it felt to get back into the playoffs for only the second time in his nine-year NFL career. He would smile, shake his head, and not say ...
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He has not allowed himself a moment's peace. Ever since he missed three field goals in Boston College's 17-14 loss at Wake Forest last Saturday, kicker Ryan Ohliger said there's been hardly a moment where he hasn't tortured himself with thoughts of his botched scoring opportunities in the Eagles' first setback of the season.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Nice recovery, Chris Rix. Coach Bobby Bowden stuck with his struggling quarterback and Rix eventually sparked No. 17 Florida State with two long second-half touchdown drives yesterday, beating West Virginia, 30-18, in the Gator Bowl.
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The Vikings drove the ball impressively on a tough Philadelphia Eagles defense, but their red zone failures left Minnesota short of victory, long on respect.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Neither 12 years in the league nor nine trips to the Pro Bowl could prepare left tackle Willie Roaf for what he did, saw and felt on this history-making day.
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Overall, Andrew Walter has had better games. His performance in the fourth quarter against UCLA, however, was as good as it gets. The senior threw for 415 yards and six touchdowns, two in a late rally, to lead No.
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The memories of a near-disaster last year at the hands of Florida International still linger for the Terps, who again face the Panthers.
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The Red River Rivalry is missing something this season &#151; an undefeated team.
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Last year's game against Cornell, was both a win and a loss for the Harvard football team. The Crimson defeated Cornell, 27-0, but lost quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in the fourth quarter because of a fracture in his right hand that bumped him out of the lineup for two games.
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READING - The red and black of Reading High's newly renovated Hawkes Fieldhouse was temporarily swamped with a steady stream of Greater Lawrence orange and black yesterday.
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There was no escaping the sense of deja vu. For the second year in a row, Boston College suffered its first loss of the season against the same Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in almost the same way: on a long touchdown pass in the waning moments.
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WORCESTER -- Holy Cross sophomore quarterback Dom Randolph has now played in two full college games and parts of two others. He may not have much experience -- yet -- but he's certainly not short on poise, leadership, or ability.
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Sure, there was a quarterback controversy at Boston College. Nothing new there. Head coach Tom O&#39;Brien had two choices, two seniors, Paul Peterson or Quinton Porter.
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Even as Boston College safety Jamie Silva discussed being named most valuable player after last night's 24-21 win over Michigan State in the Champs Sports Bowl, the fifth-year senior kept stressing the team-first attitude so prevalent among the Eagles.
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The day began with uncertainty, mixed with anger and disappointment. Matt Ryan sensed this at a team breakfast as the Boston College Eagles absorbed the news that senior defensive tackle B.J. Raji had been declared academically ineligible for yesterday's season opener against Wake Forest.