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#8 Kansas never trailed in their 24-21 win over #3 Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl Thursday. The score is much closer than the game actually was as VT got within three points with three minutes left in the game. Head coach Mark Mangino, the 2007 AP National Coach of the Year, capped off a stupendous seasonby winning theschool's first BCS bowl game appearance. The 12-1 Jayhawks set a school-record for wins in a season with the victory. Quarterback Todd Reesing completed 20-of-37 passes for 227 yards and a touchdown despite being sacked four times. Wide receiver Dexton Fields caught seven passes for 101 yards. The Jayhawks defense stifled Virginia Tech, sacking the quarterback duo of Sean Glennon and Tyrod Taylor five times and causing three interceptions. The takeaways led to 17 Kansas points, including Aqib Talib's 60-yard return for the game's first score.Talib, their kick returner/receiver/cornerbackwas chosen the game's most valuable player. Glennon threw for 160 yards on 13-of-28 passes and a

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Martina Hingis, the famed tennis player, failed a doping test resulting in a two year ban. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced the news today. She tested positive for cocaine at Wimbledon, June 29. The ITF stated “The Tribunal rejected the suggestion made on behalf of Ms. Hingis that there were doubts about the identity and/or integrity of the sample attributed to her.” Hingis was found to have committed a doping offence as stated under Article C.1 of the program. Hingis filed a plea of No Fault or Negligence since there was no way of showing how the cocaine was able to enter her body. She still claims her innocence saying that she received a negative test result on a hair test. Hingis will be banned from the sport as of October 1, however, the 27 year old athlete has announced her retirement. All records of Hingis’ win at Wimbledon have been removed and she is expected to repay the $129, 481 she won at the event. Winning 43 WTA singles titles before her 14th birthday, Hingis is a

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The Chicago White Sox picked up Oakland A’s outfielder Nick Swisher in a deal that sent three Minor League players to the Bay Area. The switch-hitting Swisher will fill a void the White Sox have been looking to fill, a power-hitter who also knows how to get on base. While Swisher’s .262 average from a year ago could use some improvement his 22 home runs and 78 RBIs should help the Chicago line-up. Swisher, 27, has been signed through 2010 with an option for 2011. In the deal the A’s picked up outfielder Ryan Sweeney, left-handed starter Gio Gonzalez and right-handed starter Fautino De Los Santos, all three of whom figure to find their way into a Major League uniform soon. For more Sports related stories please go to: http://news.finditt.com/NewsList.aspx?cat=6&wcat=5

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The New Jersey Nets willlikely have to wait until afterthe 2009-10 seasonto moveto Brooklyn, a team spokesman said Thursday. The Nets had planned to play at their new arena in New York starting in 2009. However, spokesman Barry Baum said the move to Brooklyn wouldn't happen until sometime in 2010. The Nets could possibly begin the season at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J.and move to the new arena, to be called the Barclays Center, in the first half of 2010. In October, Nets principal owner Bruce Ratner told The Associated Press that the new arena probably would not be ready by the start of the 2009-2010 season. Ratner owns the Nets alongside a group that includes hip-hop icon Jay-Z, a Brooklyn native who has been on the forefront for the move. Under terms of their contract with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which operates the Izod Center, the Nets have to give 18 months' notice before they leave to avoid paying a penalty. The Nets haven't broken ground on the new arena, which

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Dallas assistant head coach and offensive line coach Tony Sparano is interviewing for three NFL head coaching vacancies with Atlanta, Baltimore and Miami. Fellow Dallas coach Jason Garrett, who serves as offensive coordinator for the Cowboys, has also piqued the interest of the Falcons and Ravens, whom he interviews with on Friday. Sparano, 46, was brought to Dallas by then-head coach Bill Parcells to become the tight ends coach, where he molded Jason Witten. Sparano then became offensive line coach in 2005, helping to guide three starters to this year's Pro Bowl. Parcells is now the vice president of football operations for the Dolphins, whorecently fired their offensive coordinator Hudson Houck, so Sparano could fill two areas of expertise. Parcells is reportedly also looking at Arizona offensive coordinator Todd Haley. Haley's father Dick was the Jets' player personnel director when Parcells served as head coach and then general manager from 1997 to 2000. Parcells hired Todd, 40,as an assistant in

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West Virginia named interim head coach Bill Stewart their official head coach Thursday after leading the Mountaineers in an upset victory against Oklahoma in theTostitos FiestaBowl. Stewart, who signed a five-year, $4 million contract, became the only interim coach of six to win a bowl game this bowl season. Stewart has been on the WVU coaching staff since 2000 in head coachDon Nehlen'sfinal season. He has worked with the quarterbacks, running backs, tight ends and coordinated the special teams during his tenure and was named the associate head coach in 2007. Stewart remained on the staff, even after Rich Rodriguez came into Morgantown and cleaned up shop with the coaches. Stewart came to WVU in January 2000 from the Canadian Football League, where he served as the offensive coordinator of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1999. Since 1980, Stewart hasbeen an assistant at Marshall (1980), William & Mary (1981-83), Navy (1984), North Carolina (1985-87), Arizona State (1988-89) and Air Force (1990-93). In

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Interim head coach Bill Stewart lead #9 West Virginia in a convincing 48-28 upset victory over #4 Oklahoma in theTostitos Fiesta Bowl Wednesday. Quarterback Pat White completed 10-of-19 passes for 176 yards and ran for another 150 yards. Freshman running back Noel Devine added 105 yards on 13 carries and scored two touchdowns. Devine also added two receptions for 47 yards. Devine picked up the slack left by Steve Slaton, who suffered a leg injury in the first quarter. As a team, the Mountaineers racked up 349 rushing yards on Oklahoma, who came in ranked seventh nationally in rushing defense, giving up only 91.9 yards per game. The output was the largest ever gained against OU since defensive-mindedBob Stoops became the head coach. Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford completed 21-of-33 passesfor 242 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Quentin Chaney caught four passes for career-high 129 yards and a touchdown. WVU senior fullback Owen Schmitt ended his career as a Mountaineer with a 57-yard touchdown

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The Miami Dolphins fired head coach Cam Cameron on Thursday after the struggling franchise finished the season 1-15, narrowly escaping sole possession of the worst record in NFL history, Cameron firing means Miami will head into the 2008 season with its fifth head coach in five seasons, a far cry from the days of legendary coach Don Shula who manned the Dolphins sideline from 1970-1995. Dallas Cowboys assistant head coach Tony Sparano is the early front-runner for the job but he will be in Atlanta on Friday interviewing for the job made vacant by Bobby Petrino. For more Sports related stories please go to: http://news.finditt.com/NewsList.aspx?cat=6&wcat=5

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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson won the Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Wednesday. He becomes to the first Vikings rookie to win the award since Randy Moss did in 1998. The Vikingsrookie set the NFL single-game rushing record with 296 yards yards in a 35-17 victory over San Diego, as well as a 224-yard outputin a win against division rivalChicago. Peterson received 46½ votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. Cleveland Browns tackle Joe Thomas was the only other player receiving votes, 3½. Peterson and Thomas were both selected for the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl. Peterson did not startthe his sixth game of the season, the game in which he had 224 yards on the Bears. With splitting time and just startinga few games, Peterson still set the league record for most rushing yards through the first eight games (1,036). Peterson was on pace to break Eric Dickerson's rookie record of 1,808 yards in a season until he suffered a knee injury that slowed

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#4 Georgia overpowered Hawaii to a 41-10 victory in the 2008 Sugar Bowl Tuesday. The Bulldogs set a school record for points scored in a bowl game, while giving Hawaii its first loss of the season. The results pushed popular opinion to suggest that Georgia has a true shot at becoming #1 at the end of the season. Hawaii was held 36 points below its average. The 31-point difference is the fifth-largest in BCS bowl history. Heisman Trophy finalist Colt Brennan was held to just 169 passing yards on 22-for-38 passing. He had no touchdowns, but threw three interceptions. Georgia running backs Thomas Brown and Knowshon Moreno combined for 28 carries for 138 yards and three touchdowns. Georgia defensive end Marcus Howard took home the Sugar Bowl Most Outstanding Player, tallying three sacks, two forced fumbles and a tipped ball that was intercepted by teammate Dannell Ellerbe. For more sports news, please check out

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Tony Temple rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns as the #6 Missouri Tigers jumped to a 28-0 lead and went on to crush the Arkansas Razorbacks 38-7 in the Cotton Bowl. Temple was simply unstoppable as he averaged 11.7 yards each time he touched the ball. His 22-yard touchdown run in the first quarter gave the Tigers a 7-0 lead and he added a 4-yard run in the second quarter that put Missouri in front 14-0 at halftime. The senior running back started the third quarter in the same manner that he ended the first half as he pushed the lead to 21-0 with another 4-yard TD. Missouri then moved in front 28-0 when William Moore intercepted Arkansas quarterback Casey Dick and returned it 26-yards for a touchdown. In what may have been his final game in a Razorbacks jersey Darren McFadden finally got Arkansas on the board with a 3-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter but Missouri wouldn’t let up and after Jeff Wolfert booted a 32-yard field goal early in the fourth it was back to Temple who wrapped

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Tony Temple rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns as the #6 Missouri Tigers jumped to a 28-0 lead and went on to crush the Arkansas Razorbacks 38-7 in the Cotton Bowl. Temple was simply unstoppable as he averaged 11.7 yards each time he touched the ball. His 22-yard touchdown run in the first quarter gave the Tigers a 7-0 lead and he added a 4-yard run in the second quarter that put Missouri in front 14-0 at halftime. The senior running back started the third quarter in the same manner that he ended the first half as he pushed the lead to 21-0 with another 4-yard TD. Missouri then moved in front 28-0 when William Moore intercepted Arkansas quarterback Casey Dick and returned it 26-yards for a touchdown. In what may have been his final game in a Razorbacks jersey Darren McFadden finally got Arkansas on the board with a 3-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter but Missouri wouldn’t let up and after Jeff Wolfert booted a 32-yard field goal early in the fourth it was back to Temple who wrapped

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Chad Henne threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns, Mike Hart rushed for 129 yards and a TD and Adrian Arrington had 153 yards receiving and a pair of touchdowns as the Michigan Wolverines sent Lloyd Carr out as a winner with a 41-35 victory over the #12 Florida Gators in the Capital One Bowl. The Gators took a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter after Tim Tebow tossed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Andre Caldwell but the Wolverines answered on their next drive and evened the score after Henne ran it in from 3-yards out. Michigan then grabbed a 21-14 lead just before halftime when Henne found Arrington on a 1-yard touchdown pass. Michigan then came out in the third quarter and rattled off a seven-play drive that was capped by a 1-yard touchdown run from Mike Hart and the Wolverines looked to be pulling away with a 28-14 advantage. Florida would answer though and Tebow brought the Gators within seven on a 1-yard run and then found Caldwell on a 14-yard touchdown pass and the game was tied 28-28 heading

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Chad Henne throws a career-high 366 yards to lead Michigan in a 41-35 win against Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and Florida in the Capital One Bowl Tuesday. Henne also added three touchdown passes. Tebow completed 17-of-33 passes for 154 yards and three touchdowns. He added 57 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. Wide receiver Percy Harvin had a career-high 167 rushing yards on 13 carries and a touchdown. He also caught nine passes for 77 yards and another touchdown. Michigan running back Mike Hart added 129 yards on the ground with a touchdown. However, the star of the game for Michigan was wide receiver Adrian Arrington who had career-highs in receptions (9), receiving yards (153) and touchdowns (2). Mario Manningham added five catches for 78 yards and a touchdown. Florida receiver Andre Caldwell added two touchdowns for the Gators. This was the final game with the Wolverines for Lloyd Carr, who resigned in November. Rich Rodriguez will take the helm, effective Tuesday. Carr has been offered a

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#4 Oklahoma travels to Glendale, Ariz. to take on #9 West Virginia in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Wednesday at 8pm on Fox. The teams are very different as far as their offenses are concerned. Oklahoma freshman Sam Bradford is a traditional, drop-back quarterback, while West Virginia's Pat White is the epitome of a dual-threat. Bradford set an NCAA freshman record with 34 touchdown passes this season and threw only seven interceptions. Bradford completed 70.1 percent of his attempts and threw for 2,879 yards while leading the nation in passing efficiency. Wide receivers Juaquin Iglesias and Malcolm Kelly combined for 109 catches and more than 1,600 yards West Virginia is one of three FBS teams to produce two 1,000-yard rushers: White and Steve Slaton. Slaton has run for 1,000 yards in each of his three seasons. Freshman Noel Devine averaged a team-best 8.7 yards per carry and adds another option for the run. Oklahoma's defense is one of the nation's best, led by linebacker Curtis Lofton, who has 142

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#7 Southern California battles #13 Illinois in somewhat of a home game in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day at 4:30pm. The bowl game will be featured on ABC, with the Tournament of Roses parade preceding it at 1pm. The Trojans, like many teams this year, has had some issues with the spread offense, the scheme Illinois utilizes. Oregon runs a similar offense, defeating USC 24-17 on Oct. 27. Like Oregon's Dennis Dixon and Jonathan Stewart, the Fighting Illini have a dual-threat quarterback and a power back with speed. Running back Rashard Mendenhall, the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, ran for a career-high 1,526 yards and 16 touchdowns inleading the Illini to the Rose Bowl for the first time since the 1983 season. Quarterback Juice Williams has thrown for 13 touchdowns and run for another seven. Wide receiver Arrelious Benn, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, set Illinois freshman records with 49receptions for 596 yards. Southern Calcomes in with one of the nation's most balanced and experienced teams.