Clarett, surveys who had spells out an Ohio State freshman record 1, 237 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns, was held out of preseason practices while the NCAA and university looked into questions about his eligibility Clarett was suspended by the university on Aug. Luke Getsy completed 13 of 26 passes for 132 yards for Akron( 5- 7, 3- 5 He threw one interception and was sacked five times. That timeframe would put him in line to face the Pirates in Yankee Stadium next weekend. A CT scan and X- rays on his neck and head taken Sunday night were negative. He summed up his career night as a case of being open and his teammates finding him " I was in the right place at the right time " Hawkins said " The guys found a way to get me the ball and the ball was just going in " Nevada( 17- 2, 5- 1) got 21 points and seven rebounds from Nick Fazekas and 23 points from Ramon Sessions.
BOSTON- Manny Ramirez makes so much money that even the biggest spenders in baseball don' t want him . The Gophers opened the exhibition season Wednesday night against an AAU team from Wisconsin The regular season starts Nov . His first book " The Devil Wears Pinstripes " is being published by Plume It can be ordered through his Web site, Jimcaple . It' s going to be a team that' s well prepared in all phases of the game He' s one of the best coaches there' s ever been . D/ Big Ten: ND, Ill, Ind, Ia, Mich, MSt, Minn, NW, OhioSt, PSU, Pur, Wis.
Clemson last won the ACC in 1991 " Yeah, we' re a little bit frustrated in this area " Phillips said . They finished 7- 9 " We know what we' re capable of " Robinson said " The way we finished last year, we want to take that momentum to catapult us into this season I think we can gel quickly . He will enter training camp in October as the backup point guard behind Gilbert Arenas, who was signed as a free agent from Golden State . The same guy who had to be helped from the floor 24 hours earlier scored 20 points . We' re seeing a lot of different looks that we haven' t seen yet this year " Roberts said " Obviously, we have a lot of things we have to prepare for " Those things will clean up during the week and the guys will get comfortable with the schemes and what we' re seeing in every phase of the game " Roberts also said Tulsa quarterback James Kilian is versatile " He' s a guy who can really do a lot of things " Roberts said " He' s elusive, he throws the ball well. But Davis has not played since being sidelined by a knee injury in the August 4 preseason game against Kansas City. Since he was charged with three counts of illegally distributing performance- enhancing drugs, Arnold has maintained his innocence.
The Patriots are crowned champions, despite losing to the Steelers during the regular season . 250 in 44 at- bats, was visibly down after getting the news he knew would be coming " It' s my first time getting sent down anywhere, so it' s different . The Padres were thin to begin with this year, then were staggered by the loss of closer Trevor Hoffman following two offseason shoulder surgeries and a spring training shoulder injury to slugger Phil Nevin Nevin returned on July 23 and Hoffman came back on Sept . Under a plea deal with prosecutors, he avoided a trial and possible jail time " I have made some bad decisions that I am saddened that I have to live with " Nelson told state District Judge Stephen Bridgforth as he entered his plea " I' m asking for a chance to further my career as a student at New Mexico State " Bridgforth ordered Nelson to serve four years' probation and perform 100 hours of community service . He played for the NBA' s Golden State Warriors in 1988 and played one game for the Dallas Mavericks in 1990. Updated: February 26, 2006, 7: 20 PM ET Greinke leaves Royals; no timetable for return Email Print Share Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz- Zack Greinke left the Kansas City Royals' camp Sunday, and there are no indications when he might return.
Associated PressLORMAN, Miss- Corderious Gregory' s 21- yard touchdown catch from Bryant Lee with 1: 48 to play lifted Southern to a 15- 12 win Saturday at Alcorn State . Adrian Thomas' jumper with 3: 22 to go broke a stretch of 6: 05 without a field goal by either team . Bowden, who has 373 career coaching wins, is two ahead of Penn State' s Joe Paterno in their long- running competition for the most victories in major college football . Eckstein has been sidelined since July 6, Blanco since July 5 . 1, but he healed quickly and passed a strength test given to him by team doctors on Friday His surgeon in Indianapolis then cleared him to play. Looking into his eyes, I saw the worries of every other USC undergrad who lacks sleep, worries about homework, and sometimes feels just a bit out of his element in the world That' s not to say they are lacking in spirit. Beating the Longhorns will go down as one of Arkansas' biggest victories ever.
Francona said the Red Sox received a stern letter from baseball threatening substantial fines " They warned us so many times, I think they got tired of it " he said Friday before the Boston' s exhibition game against the Philadelphia Phillies " I' ve seen the letters in the past " Pesky took the news hard when Francona told him this week " I sat down with him and talked with him about, and he was hurt " Francona said " I understand . The Hoosiers, who improved to 6- 4, made their last bowl appearance in 1993 when they lost 45- 20to Virginia Tech in the Independence Bowl . He has only one win in six postseason appearances, five starts . Jones: I' m just saying, the Pacific is a winnable division . The violations in the women' s program in the 2004- 05 and 2005- 06 seasons primarily involved impermissible housing, transportation and meals for prospective student athletes who moved near the university in the summer before enrolling for the first time, according to the committee. Now that the team has gone from preseason camp to preparing for an opponent, the quarterbacks will see less of the overall offensive package " Now we cut down a little bit of the game plan " Nutt said " We' ve been throwing the whole cook book at them " Last year, Arkansas stomped its first two non- conference opponents before stumbling to a 1- 3 SEC record for the third straight season.
A message left with the 33- year- old Jenkins was not immediately returned . Albany has signed guard Brandon Perry of Carrollton, Tex/ Jacksonville CC, Tex . She sat out the 2002- 03 season with a knee injury, then averaged 2 3 points and 1 2 rebounds in 11 games last season . I don' t know how steroids can do that " Ortiz told the Boston Herald " There are supposed to be guys using steroids in the game, and there' s nobody close to Barry Bonds . The Spartans had not advanced this far since losing in the 2005 championship game That year, they defeated Davidson in the tournament semis. It was like climbing a mountain, seeing the top, then losing your footing and tumbling down 200 feet.
Coffee made a nice cut at the line, then raced 41 yards untouched down the right sideline for a touchdown five minutes into the second quarter to give Alabama 10- 0 lead . Bonds, in a weeklong home run drought, entered Saturday with 754 career home runs, one shy of tying Aaron' s record . The game has produced some NFL players: Tarvaris Jackson( Alabama State, Minnesota Vikings, Justin Durant( Hampton, Jacksonville Jaguars) and Kendal Langford( Hampton, Miami Dolphins# 8226; Four teams from the SWAC have made their way into the Sheridan Black College preseason poll . Class 2004 forward Maushae Byles of Racine- Case, Wis/ Howard CC, Tex/ Kennedy- King CC, Ill, has signed with IUPUI . Updated: November 19, 2005, 6: 51 PM ET Cincinnati' s Moore suspended for five games Email Print Share Associated Press CINCINNATI- Senior point guard Chadd Moore was suspended for Cincinnati' s first five games because he played in a summer league without permission. It was, however, indicative of the fact that they were simply too efficient from the outside and too skilled underneath " We' ve got players. Things in my life have forced me to grow strong roots " I hear from fans and I get letters every day from people who have dealt with the same kinds of things.
I want him to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated beneath the headlines BEST SCHOOLBOY ATHLETE EVER and WHERE WILL HE PLAY COLLEGE BALL? I want every Division I coach to knock on my door- desperate for the services of the one they call, simply, God . Twenty of the 101 Cowboys on the roster come from the Dallas- Fort Worth area . The Jones era- hyped locally as " June Cometh- opened with a 29- point loss at Rice . The 39- year- old Grimsley, who left the Diamondbacks in disgrace after federal authorities unsealed a sworn affidavit in which he admitted to the use of steroids, amphetamines, human growth hormone and other illegal performance- enhancing drugs during his career, has returned to his home in the Kansas City area . But commissioners are putting together a team of lawyers and financial experts to advise them in talks " If the advertisement is for the benefit of the fans and consumers, that is fine " Commissioner Jim Jackson said in Tuesday' s editions of The Dallas Morning News " If it' s more for the benefit of the commissioners, I' d say save their money " Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has expressed interest in building a retractable- roof stadium as part of the$ 1 billion, year- round entertainment development A location hasn' t been announced.
C( AP- Sean Marshall scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half Saturday to lead Boston College past North Carolina State 74- 58 . 7 percent from the line, missed the free throw, and the Bruins led 67- 66 . He immediately hit the turf and did 10 quick push- ups, then later contributed$ 10 to the players' mistake fund " We having fun, but it also keeps guys alert " linebacker Jeremiah Trotter said . The university had sought blanket exclusions of evidence of discrimination before he signed his last contract in October 2000, evidence dealing with football coach Houston Nutt' s January negotiations with the University of Nebraska and the testimony of state Court of Appeals Judge Wendell Griffin and attorney Eugene McKissick . Updated: June 8, 2007, 12: 11 PM ET Broadus placed on probation for reckless driving Comment Email Print Share Associated Press PROVO, Utah- A basketball player whose alcohol- related arrest ended his career at Brigham Young University pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving.
Quarterback Tim Garcia and receiver Jake Pfau return to lead an offense that averaged nearly 29 points per game last season, third in the DAC- 10 . Olsen has previously fought with Marlins teammates, and the team suspended him for two games earlier this month after he tangled with Sergio Mitre in the dugout during a game . Associated PressPHILADELPHIA( AP- Gerald Colds scored 14 points, Tramayne Hawthorne had 11 and Drexel shot 50 percent from 3- point range in a 56- 40 win over Robert Morris on Friday in the Philly Hoop Group Classic The Dragons( 4- 1) play Loyola, Md . OXFORD, Miss( AP- All the focus this week has been on who will start at quarterback for No 10 Georgia . If Jones follows Cox' s suggestion, he would miss 10 more days.