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DUSTY LUTHY SHULL I The Sun Murray State quarterback Casey Brockman (12) fakes a pass and hands off to running back Duane Brady during Saturday's game at Eastern Illinois in Charleston. EIU won 50-49 in overtime.
EIU overtakes Racers in OT
CHARLESTON, Ill. — If you’re going to win an Ohio Valley Conference title, winning your conference opener is a good start. And if a conference title is on your list of goals, you have to win at ...
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Associated Press Louisville running back Jeremy Wright (28) runs for a first down as he is tackled by Florida International cornerback Jose Cheeseborough (27) during the first half Saturday in Miami. Louisville won 28-21.
Bridgewater leads U of L to 4-0
MIAMI — Teddy Bridgewater had more incompletions on Saturday night than he had in Louisville’s first three games combined. Even that wasn’t enough to spoil his homecoming. Bridgewater passed ...
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FOOTBALL Today Eastern Illinois at Charleston, Ill. Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: Comcast-17 FOOTBALL Today Florida at Gainesville, Fla. Time: 11 a.m. TV: WDKA FOOTBAL...
Sep 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gators out to extend win streak
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 14 Florida has been a second-half team this season, outscoring opponents 50-13 after halftime and 27-0 in the fourth quarter. That could change against Kentucky. The G...
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Louisville’s Bridgewater goes ‘home’
MIAMI — Teddy Bridgewater insists that this is no homecoming. It’s not like the quarterback for No. 20 Louisville is ignoring that his team will play in Miami — his hometown — when it visits FIU...
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Photo courtesy of Murray State Athletic Department Murray State linebacker Jarius Williams celebrates after the Racers recovered a Missouri State fumble on a kickoff Saturday in Springfield, Mo. Williams, a senior, has switched from safety to linebacker this year, and recorded an interception against the Bears.
Williams’ effort for MSU’s Racers provides payback
MURRAY — For Jarius Williams, what he does on Saturdays is payback for what was done to him on Fridays. Williams, a linebacker for the Murray State football team, is one of the Racers’ hardest h...
Sep 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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WKU vows not to letdown vs. Southern Miss
BOWLING GREEN — Coach Willie Taggart says Western Kentucky will not fall into the trap of looking past Southern Mississippi. Buoyed by last week’s upset of Kentucky, the Hilltoppers (2-1) want t...
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(AP Photo/James Crisp) Western Kentucky's Kawaun Jakes, left, escapes the grasp of Kentucky's Mister Cobble during an overtime game at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, on Saturday. Western Kentucky won 32-31.
Kentucky defense struggles first 3 games
LEXINGTON — Fittingly, Kentucky offers little defense for its lack of it. The Wildcats (1-2) enter their Southeastern Conference opener Saturday at No. 14 Florida allowing nearly 400 yards per g...
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FOOTBALL Saturday Eastern Illinois at Charleston, Ill. Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: Comcast-17 FOOTBALL Saturday Florida at Gainesville, Fla. Time: 11 a.m. TV: WDKA F...
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FIU seizes full attention of No. 20 Louisville
LOUISVILLE — Louisville isn’t taking FIU lightly, not after last year. The No. 20 Cardinals are being careful not to let revenge get in the way of Saturday night’s mission against the Golden Pan...
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Associated Press Bill Hancock, Bowl Championship Series executive director, speaks with reporters Wednesday in Rosemont, Ill., to discuss the latest topics involving a new playoff format for determining an NCAA football champion.
Commissioners discuss tweaking postseason format
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Conference commissioners are considering the possibility of adding another game to be part of the semifinal rotation for the new college football playoff. The postseason plan ap...
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Associated Press Updates online David Freese of the St. Louis Cardinals is congratulated by Allen Craig after hitting a two-run home run early in Wednesday's against the Houston Astros in St. Louis. The game had not been completed before the Sun's early press schedule, but an update is available at www.paducahsun.com
SEC looks strong, just not at bottom
The mighty Southeastern Conference has six schools in the Top 25, with Alabama and LSU atop the rankings and the toast of college football once again. An impressive eight SEC teams have managed ...
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FOOTBALL Saturday Eastern Illinois at Charleston, Ill. Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: Comcast-17 FOOTBALL Saturday Florida at Gainesville, Fla. Time: 11 a.m. TV: WDKA F...
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Photo courtesy of Murray State Athletic Department/Eric Benson Murray State running back Jordan Morrow sprints down the opposing sideline in the Racers' Sept. 8 loss to Central Arkansas at Roy Stewart Stadium. Morrow, a junior college transfer from Fairfield, Calif., has made the adjustment from wide receiver to running back in his first season with the Racers.
Racers’ running back sees no size barriers
MURRAY — Jordan Morrow hears it all the time. The taunts, the jokes, the ribbing. In one of Murray State’s first two games, one defensive player called Morrow a “teddy bear.” Which isn’t exactly...
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Associated Press Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin (center left) talks with Georgia head coach Mark Richt (center right) following an Oct. 15 game in Nashville, Tenn. The emotions of the tight game boiled over afterward, with Franklin getting into a confrontation on the field with Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham.
Wild finish haunts SEC rematch
ATHENS, Ga. — Todd Grantham has been known to yell and curse and throw things — and that’s when dealing with his own players. So it was no surprise to them when Georgia’s fiery defensive coordin...
Sep 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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