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Adam "Pacman" Jones let out an excited scream when he got the news he had waited so long to hear. Yet that short verbal outburst in a parking lot and a phone call to his mother were about the extent of his celebration after the cornerback-kick returner found out Thursday that he had been fully reinstated by the NFL and cleared to play this season for the Dallas Cowboys. |
The top-ranked player in the world seemed tentative, while No. 188 was assertive. "I thought she was maybe nervous more than I was," said Julie Coin, who had to advance through qualifying to even reach the U.S. Open, about her opponent, the French Open champ. The tennis world was turned upside down Thursday when Coin stunned the No. |
| Riley Skinner goes through stretches where he looks as if he just can't miss. A pass tucked under a cornerback, another dropped over a linebacker, followed by a mid-range pass down the middle. All of it keeps No. 23 Wake Forest on the move. Skinner was his uncannily accurate self again Thursday night, tossing three touchdown passes in 41-13 season-opening win over Baylor as the Demon Deacons played... |
| Steve Spurrier just can't avoid quarterback controversies. South Carolina's coach had intended since April for junior Tommy Beecher to lead the Gamecocks. But after Beecher threw four interceptions in his first start and backup Chris Smelley led three fourth-quarter touchdown drives in South Carolina's 34-0 win over North Carolina State on Thursday night, Spurrier's opened things up under center... |
On his 65th birthday, Lou Piniella found himself in the middle of a noisy celebration. He can thank Aramis Ramirez for stirring up the party. Ramirez hit a grand slam in the eighth inning Thursday night as the surging Chicago Cubs rallied for five runs to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 for their sixth straight win. |
