Football

Penn State Board of Trustees Member Appeals NCAA Sanctions
Businessweek
The national governing body for college athletics also stripped the Penn
State football program of 112 victories from 1998 through 2011, taking away
the late Joe Paterno's distinction as the most successful coach in the
history of college football.
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Football - Canadians accuse referee after defeat to US
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - Canada's beaten football players accused Norwegian
referee Christiana Pedersen of bias towards the United States after their
dramatic 4-3 extra-time defeat in their Olympic women's football semi-final
on Monday. In a rare move, ...
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Duke Football 2012: Hopefully David Cutcliffe Is Fair in Mellencamp
Situation
Bleacher Report
As posted at Yahoo! the son of singer John Mellencamp, Hud Mellencamp, was
on the roster as a walk-on football player at Duke University. When the
story originally popped in June, it was largely less than big news as
people focused on the "P. Diddy's kid ...
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Mexico beats Japan to reach Olympic football final
San Francisco Chronicle
WEMBLEY, England (AP) — Oribe Peralta scored with a swerving long-range
strike to help Mexico to a 3-1 victory over Japan on Tuesday and secure a
spot in the final of the men's Olympic football competition. Mexico will
now play either Brazil or South ...
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Mexico beat Japan to reach final
BBC Sport
Olympics football: Mexico beat Japan to reach final. Mexico will play
Brazil or South Korea in the men's Olympic football final after coming from
behind to defeat Japan 3-1. The Asian side took the lead at Wembley through
a stunning long-range strike from ...
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College football: Penn State plans appeal of sanctions
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
The landmark penalties handed down last month included a four-bowl ban,
scholarship cuts and 111 vacated wins from 1998-2011, meaning Joe Paterno
no longer has the most coaching victories in major college football.
Sandusky is awaiting sentencing in ...
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Fantasy Football: Terrell Owens Signs with the Seahawks: Don't Pop That
Corn Yet
Bleacher Report
It should tell you something that most recent photos of Terrell Owens
playing football are like these. Christopher Polk/Getty Images. Multiple
outlets (including Jay Glazer of FOX Sports) have reported that mercurial
WR Terrell Owens (T.O. if you're nasty) has ...
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Penn State's O'Brien kicks off a new era
Philadelphia Inquirer
A new, transparent era of Penn State football began with Monday's opening
practice for the 2012 season under first-year head coach Bill O'Brien.
O'Brien emphasized several times during a 12-minute media gathering that
Penn State understands why it has ...
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USC Football: How Dynamic Can the Trojans Be on Offense This Season?
Bleacher Report
It's been four years since the Southern California Trojans, from an
offensive and team standpoint, have been one of the alpha dogs of the
college football landscape. Amidst scandal and a couple of down seasons,
the Trojans took a backseat as Oklahoma ...
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Terrell Owens agrees to terms with Seahawks
Newsday (blog)
RENTON, Wash. -- Terrell Owens is coming back to the NFL, hoping the
Seattle Seahawks' search for another veteran wide receiver will get him off
the sidelines. The 38-year-old Owens had a tryout with the Seahawks on
Monday morning, and hours later the ...
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