UA FOOTBALL: Cat has special incentive to beat Devils
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Freshman receiver BJ Dennard has two relatives, best friend who are or were ASU players. University of Arizona receiver BJ Dennard has maroon and gold in his blood, but he will be wearing a blue Wildcats jersey for the game today.
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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. 21 Arizona State to a 48-42 victory over the Bruins on Saturday.
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For the first half of the season, the University of New Hampshire has been the gold standard among local teams. The second-ranked Wildcats entered the holiday break with a 13-2-1 overall record and 10-1-1 mark in Hockey East.
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Wisconsin&#39;s Alando Tucker missed last year&#39;s game against Alabama because of a foot injury. He made up for it Wednesday night.
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DETROIT -- The incentives were on the wall. Literally. Before yesterday's game at Joe Louis Arena against the mighty Detroit Red Wings, the club with the second-best home record in the NHL, the numbers went up on the grease board in the visiting dressing room.
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Just after No. 16 Georgia polished off a 78-57 win over Arkansas in the women&#39;s Southeastern Conference opener for both teams Thursday night, UA
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Tyler Palko became the first quarterback to throw five touchdown passes against Notre Dame, four in the first half alone, and Josh Cummings kicked a 32-yard field goal with one second left to give the Panthers a 41-38 victory over the 24th-ranked Irish yesterday.
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TUCSON, Arizona (Ticker) -- Arizona ended a difficult first season under Mike Stoops on a high note. Rich Kovalcheck threw three touchdown passes and Mike Bell rushed for 139 yards as the fired-up Wildcats
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PHOENIX Notre Dame hasn&#39;t won a bowl game since beating Texas A-and-M in the Cotton Bowl to finish the 1993 season. They have another chance to finish the season with a win tonight as they take on Oregon State in the Insight Bowl.
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Sir Alex Ferguson&#39;s 1,000th match as manager of Manchester United could be especially memorable with the Red Devils needing just a point against Lyon on Tuesday to reach the second phase of the Champions League.
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The Christmas Eve showdown for the NFC North championship was decided on the final snap of the game. That the Packers were able to beat the Minnesota Vikings, however, was due in large part to their ability
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No. 7 Arizona State followed a familiar script to stay perfect. The Sun Devils spotted No. 18 California a 13-point first-quarter lead, then rallied for a 31-20 victory on Saturday night. Dimitri Nance ran for three touchdowns and Rudy Carpenter threw for 219 yards and a touchdown as the Sun Devils overcame a double-digit deficit at home for the third time.
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AMHERST - After pausing for a week of final exams, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen submitted to an eminently manageable test last night in the form of the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils. They wound up passing with flying colors, if not quite acing it, coming away with a 79-55 victory.
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In the punt, pass, and pray world of Texas football, the goal post is a holy crossbar, and you&#39;d best genuflect before the uprights if you know what&#39;s good for you.
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Jarkko Ruutu scored two goals last night to lead the surging Pittsburgh Penguins over the Devils, 5-4, at East Rutherford, N.J.
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Taking the Minnesota Vikings to the playoffs is one thing. Turning the Arizona Cardinals into a winner is quite another.
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Tennessee junior guard Cody Douglas can still hear the clarity and conviction in Phillip Fulmer&#39;s voice. &quot;He told us last year, &#39;You&#39;re not a man until you&#39;ve beaten Alabama,&#39; &quot; Douglas says.