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Missouri 85, Vanderbilt 82 (OT)

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:20:52 +0000

COLUMBIA — No. 15/11 Missouri edged Vanderbilt 85-82 in overtime Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena.
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Strong Second Half Propels Cats Past No. 23 Notre Dame

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:20:46 +0000

Terrence Jones scored 27 points and No. 17 Kentucky avoided its first losing streak under coach John Calipari with a 72-58 victory over No. 23 Notre Dame on Wednesday night in the SEC/Big East Invitational. Jones had been chastised by Calipari for taking a pregame nap before a loss to North Carolina on Saturday, a game in which Jones scored just nine points on 3-of-17 shooting. The freshman forward had no such problems against the Irish. He made 9 of 18 shots – including a huge 3-pointer with just over 2 minutes left – grabbed 17 rebounds and added some late free throws for Kentucky (6-2).
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Nick Fairley Wins Lombardi Award

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:20:44 +0000

Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley has won the Lombardi Award as the nation’s top collegiate lineman.
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Head Coach Gene Chizik Wins Home Depot Coach of the Year

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:20:44 +0000

Auburn football head coach Gene Chizik has earned the 2010 Home Depot Coach of the Year Award after leading the Tigers to a 13-0 record, the Southeastern Conference Championship and the program’s first-ever berth in the BCS National Championship Game.
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Strong bench play leads Hogs over Pirates

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:20:44 +0000

With 42 of the total points coming from the bench, the Razorbacks defeated Seton Hall, 71-62, at the SEC-Big East Invitational on Wednesday.
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Quotes From UAA Press Conference

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:20:36 +0000

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Former Gators React To Meyer Decision

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:20:36 +0000

The day Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley walked into Urban Meyer's living room in Utah six years ago was the first time the two had met. Foley was impressed and shortly after hiring Meyer, it didn't take Foley long to understand why Meyer had been so successful in stints at Bowling Green and Utah.
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The Week Ahead – Providence

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:20:29 +0000

Alabama men’s basketball continues its series with Providence on Saturday, Dec. 11, when it travels to Rhode Island to face the Friars in the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.
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Greg McElroy Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:20:29 +0000

Alabama senior quarterback Greg McElroy was named the Southeastern Conference’s Scholar-Athlete and the Crimson Tide had 10 players represented on the Associated Press and league coaches’ All-SEC teams.
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Nunn, Ingram through first round

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:20:29 +0000

A pair of former Razorbacks try for their LPGA Tour Cards this week.
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LSU Tigers in the NBA – 2010-11

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:20:35 +0000

The "Tigers in the NBA" page will be updated biweekly during the 2010-11 NBA season. Check back to LSUsports.net every other Wednesday for updates, and follow LSU Men's Basketball on Twitter Twitter.com/LSUbasketball and on Facebook at Facebook.com/LSUbasketball.
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LSU Among Football Teams Honored for Graduating

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:20:35 +0000

WACO, TEX. – LSU is among 42 institutions including five in the Southeastern Conference which were recognized by the American Football Coaches Association for graduating 75 percent or more of their football student-athletes.
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Peterson Named SEC’s Top Defender, Special Teamer

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:20:35 +0000

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A banner junior season for LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson has been recognized by the Southeastern Conference head coaches as he earned SEC Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Year honors on Wednesday, the league office announced.
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Auburn In The NFL Week 13

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:20:33 +0000

A look at former Auburn football players who are now in action around the NFL week 13 highlights.
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Carter: Top 10 Wins Of The Urban Meyer Era

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:20:33 +0000

Urban Meyer's final game as Florida's head coach will be the Outback Bowl in Tampa on New Year's Day. Meyer will face legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno – major college football's all-time winningest coach – for the first time.
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Cam Newton And Lee Ziemba Win SEC Top Individual Honors

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:20:32 +0000

Auburn junior quarterback Cam Newton was named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year and senior offensive tackle Lee Ziemba was named the winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy in a vote by league coaches, the SEC announced today.
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MBB shootaround at Mizzou

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:23:00 +0000

The Vanderbilt basketball team went over to Mizzou Arena for their pregame shootaround on Wednesday afternoon for their game with the Tigers at 8 p.m. A reminder that the game will be televised on ESPNU.
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Spurrier, Lattimore Earn SEC Superlatives

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:22:59 +0000

South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier was named SEC Coach of the Year, and tailback Marcus Lattimore was named SEC Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches, the SEC office announced Wednesday.
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LSU Among Football Teams Honored for Graduation Rates

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:22:57 +0000

UK Earns AFCA Graduation-Rate Honor

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:22:52 +0000

The University of Kentucky football team has been recognized by the American Football Coaches Association for its graduation rate, it was announced Wednesday.
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Carter: Meyer’s Legacy At UF More Than Two National Titles

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:22:51 +0000

He walked alone in the darkness toward the team plane resting on a runway in Tuscaloosa around midnight on Oct. 2. Urban Meyer had the look of a man in deep thought and not too pleased about his evening. A little while earlier, the team buses had pulled away from Bryant-Denny Stadium following a 31-6 loss to No. 1-ranked Alabama in a rematch of the 2009 SEC Championship Game. The loss was the Gators' first since Meyer's health scare 10 months earlier.
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Sun Sports and GatorVision Online To Carry UAA Press Conference

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:22:51 +0000

Sun Sports and GatorVision Online will carry the University Athletic Association press conference live at 6 p.m. on Wednesday from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
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Men’s Basketball Game Notes

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:22:50 +0000

Auburn makes its first road trip of the season as it plays at the DirecTV SEC-Big East Invitational in Pittsburgh, Pa., at 11:30 a.m. Saturday on ESPN2/ESPN 3D.
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Newton Makes Unusual Journey to Heisman Favorite

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:22:50 +0000

Auburn wasn’t even looking for a quarterback when the Tigers happened upon Cam Newton at a little junior college in Texas. Tigers assistant coach Curtis Luper made a recruiting trip to little Blinn College in Texas about a year ago looking at wide receiver Dexter Ransom, not a passer.
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Kentucky to Participate in Champions Classic

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:20:53 +0000

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball program has agreed to a three-year contract beginning in the 2011-12 season to play in the Champions Classic, pitting the Wildcats against three of the top programs in college basketball over a three-year span.
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End Of An Era: Urban Meyer Steps Down

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:20:48 +0000

Urban Meyer arrived at the University of Florida six years ago as one of college football's most highly regarded up-and-coming coaches. In a feat difficult to accomplish in today's hype-filled sports world, Meyer not only lived up to the advance billing, he surpassed it. Meyer will leave UF as the nation's winningest active coach with 10 seasons or more following a six-year stretch like no other in the 105-year history of Florida football.
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Derek Sherrod Receives NFF Scholar-Athlete Award

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:22:22 +0000

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Mississippi State's Derek Sherrod officially received his prestigious award as one of 16 of the nation's best and brightest collegiate football players Tuesday night at ceremonies at the famous Waldorf-Astoria hotel.
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Gators Prepare To Face Kent State On Thursday Night

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:22:19 +0000

The University of Florida returns home after a three-game road swing to host Kent State (7-2) on Thursday night at 7 p.m.. A year ago Kent State went 24-10, 13-3 in the MAC and reached the second round of the postseason NIT before falling at Illinois. The game is the final tune-up for the Gators before the team breaks for final exams and returns to play on Dec. 18.
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Razorbacks and Seton Hall

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:20:54 +0000

Join Phil Pierce from Freedom Hall in Louisville for the Razorbacks and Pirates
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Early Sugar Bowl wallpaper

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:20:54 +0000

Celebrate Coach Petrino in our first Sugar Bowl wallpaper
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Crimson Tide in the NBA Update – December 7

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:20:53 +0000

Four former Alabama basketball standouts continue their professional careers in the NBA
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Audio: 104.5 FM with Kevin Stallings

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:22:48 +0000

Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings was a guest on the 104.5 Wake Up Zone Tuesday to discuss the latest in Commodore basketball. Download the entire interview for free on VUcommodores.com.
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Hayward, Marve named to Coaches’ All-SEC Team

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:20:38 +0000

Vanderbilt defensive standouts Casey Hayward and Chris Marve earned All-Southeastern Conference honors following a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches that was announced Tuesday.
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Volleyball’s Johnson, Williams Get All-Region Mention

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:20:36 +0000

LEXINGTON, Ky. – LSU setter Brittney Johnson and middle blocker Michele Williams garnered American Volleyball Coaches Association [AVCA] All-South Region Honorable Mention status Tuesday as announced by the governing body of collegiate volleyball.
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Cats Play Irish in SEC/Big East Invitational

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:20:48 +0000

An old rivalry renews in a familiar place when Kentucky takes on Notre Dame in historic Freedom Hall as part of this year’s DirecTV SEC/Big East Invitational.
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Cobb, Trevathan, Warford Keep Awards Coming, Picked All-SEC by Coaches

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:20:48 +0000

Three University of Kentucky football players, Randall Cobb, Danny Trevathan Larry Warford, were selected to the 2010 Coaches All-Southeastern Conference team announced Tuesday.
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Lady Tigers to Appear at Mall Saturday

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:20:48 +0000

BATON ROUGE — As part of the holiday season, the LSU women's basketball team will sign autographs and meet with fans, while selling $1 tickets to the Lady Tigers' Pack the PMAC 15 game from 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday at the center court of the Mall of Louisiana.
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Three Gators Named to the 2010 Coaches All-SEC Team

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:20:45 +0000

Three University of Florida football players were named to the 2010 All-SEC team, voted on by the league's head coaches, announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Three Gators Named to the 2010 Coaches All-SEC Team

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:20:45 +0000

Three University of Florida football players were named to the 2010 All-SEC team, voted on by the league's head coaches, announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Four Tigers Named To All-SEC Coaches’ First Team

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:20:44 +0000

Four members of the Auburn football team have been named to the All-Southeastern Conference Coaches’ First Team, the league office announced Tuesday.
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Jackson Named 2nd Team Coaches All-SEC

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:20:56 +0000

Tennessee sophomore defensive back Janzen Jackson was named to the second team of the 2010 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches’ Football Team as announced today by the league. Jackson was the lone Volunteer named to the squad.
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Four Gamecocks Named to AP All-SEC Squads

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:20:51 +0000

Four members of the South Carolina Gamecock football squad earned All-SEC postseason honors according to the Associated Press, including three who garnered first team accolades, it was announced today.
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CBSSports.com Names Marcus Lattimore Freshman Of The Year

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:20:51 +0000

South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore was unanimously selected as CBSSports.com Freshman of the Year, it was announced on Tuesday. This is Lattimore’s second award in as many days, as the Associated Press unanimously chose him on Monday as SEC Freshman of the Year as well.
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Six Gamecocks Named To Coaches’ All-SEC Team

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:20:51 +0000

Six members of the South Carolina football tem earned All-SEC honors by the coaches, it was announced Tuesday by the conference office. Freshman running back Marcus Lattimore, sophomore wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and sophomore cornerback Stephon Gilmore earned first-team honors with senior offensive lineman Garrett Chisolm, senior defensive end Cliff Matthews and sophomore defensive end Devin Taylor second-team selections.
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Tickets Available For MSU-Belhaven Exhibition Game In Jackson

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:20:50 +0000

STARKVILLE, Miss. –Mississippi State has announced tickets remain available for the Bulldogs' exhibition showdown against Belhaven on Dec. 15 in Jackson. Ticket prices for the 7 p.m. tip at Mississippi Coliseum are $15 and $5 and can be purchased by calling 1-888-GO-DAWGS, going to mstateathletics.com, calling Ticketmaster or contacting the Mississippi Coliseum ticket office at 877-686-5366.
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Bulldog Trio Named To Coaches’ All-SEC Team; Bell Recognized On Team

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:20:50 +0000

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Three Mississippi State football players – Derek Sherrod, Pernell McPhee and Chris White – were named All-Southeastern Conference and Bulldog defensive end Nick Bell was named the team's honorary captain, the league office announced today.
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Seven Tigers on Coaches’ All-SEC Teams

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:20:49 +0000

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Defending national champion Alabama and SEC Western Division runner-up LSU had the most representatives on the 2010 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches' Football Team, the league office announced on Tuesday. Alabama had 12 total members, while LSU had eight.
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LSU Tigers in the NFL — Week 13

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:20:49 +0000

Each week of the National Football League season, LSUsports.net will list updated stats and highlight performances of former Tigers who are on NFL rosters.
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Sheppard, Moffitt Headline ‘Tiger Talk’ at 11:30 a.m.

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:20:49 +0000

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU linebacker Kelvin Sheppard and strength and conditioning coordinator Tommy Moffitt headline Tiger Talk at 11:30 a.m. CT on Wednesday, and fans can watch the show for free live in the Geaux Zone at www.LSUsports.net/live.
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Stovall Inducted to College Football Hall of Fame

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:20:49 +0000

NEW YORK – Stating at a press conference Tuesday that "no one looking at that 6-1 skinny young man" in his first uniform could have envisioned his future, Jerry Stovall began the day that would culminate in his induction into the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame later in the evening at the Waldorf-Astoria.
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