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Deals of the Hour / October 3, 2010, 11:43 pm

Middle School teams race by visiting Tigers

Woodward, Okla. — Thursday was a big night for the Woodward 7th and 8th grade football teams. The Boomer 7th graders hammered Guymon 32-8 and the 8th grade followed with a 40-6 win at Boomer Stadium. Kade Marlatt scored 3 touchdowns and Preston ... (Source: Woodward News 2010-09-24T10:48:19Z)

McNabb leads Redskins to win

Monday, October 4, 2010 PHILADELPHIA -- Donovan McNabb heard cheers, and the home team got all the boos. McNabb threw for 125 yards and one touchdown, leading the Washington Redskins to a 17-12 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in his first ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-10-04T03:55:35Z)

Jets Leave Hapless Bills in Their Wake

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.—The Buffalo Bills emerged from the rubble of their own ineptitude just long enough to score a touchdown late in the first half. This was cause for raucous celebration at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday. The Jets were—how to put this ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-04T00:56:38Z)

Riverside grad Savannah Smith is discovering her strengths and weaknesses at Creighton

As a Creighton freshman, Savannah Smith is taking her lumps. She just never thought so many of them would be on her head. At times, the Riverside High School graduate has shown glimpses of what she can do with her athleticism and 6-foot-2 frame. But there ... (Source: SW Iowa News 2010-09-21T15:59:40Z)

CFB: No. 20 Augustana Outlasts Concordia-St. Paul

ST. PAUL, MN - Drew Behrens hit a school-record five field goals and scored 16 of Augustana's points to lead the Vikings to a 22-16 victory over Concordia University, St. Paul in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football Saturday afternoon in St ... (Source: KELOLAND TV 2010-10-03T02:45:11Z)

AFA's blockade strategy ends 7-year skid against Navy

Late in a game last November against Air Force?s freshman team, prep school linebacker Jamil Cooks, a Sierra graduate, jumped over the line and blocked a field goal. ?Everyone kept saying ?Did you guys see Jamil Cooks block that kick???..... Click here to ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-03T14:41:01Z)

Rooftop garden project a tasty success at Reno Family Shelter

The families living at the Volunteers of America Family Shelter at the Reno Community Assistance Center have been enjoying homemade salsa and bruschetta in recent weeks, the fruits of the rooftop garden planted atop the shelter. The carefully tended plots ... (Source: Reno Gazette 2010-10-03T22:11:59Z)

Navy-Air Force, As It Happened

Air Force generated just one sustained scoring drive on Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs. One. It was enough to win. Any questions? 11:14 left, first quarter: In many ways, the game starts now. If Navy's defense can't stand up to Air Force's ... (Source: Scout.com 2010-10-02T22:56:08Z)

Pennsville football wins, loses Emmons to injury

The Pennsville Memorial High School football team stayed unbeaten Saturday at Salem, but the victory may have been a costly one. Senior quarterback Kenny Emmons suffered an ankle injury on the first play from scrimmage after a 44-yard run and was taken to ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-10-03T02:45:11Z)

Hopatcong 53, Whippany Park 12 (High school Football scores and results)

John Ferguson rushed for 123 yards and a pair of touchdowns and Ian Brigman added a two late touchdowns as Hopatcong defeated Whippany Park, 53-12, yesterday in Whippany. Feyi Olugbenga scored on a 4-yard run and Ferguson followed with a 9-yard TD burst as ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-10-02T23:10:27Z)

High school sports: Breakaway league asks permission to play FHSAA teams

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is done with her latest round of Middle East peace talks, departing Egypt last week without much headway. Maybe she has time to fly to Gainesville to broker a meeting of the minds between the Florida High School ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-09-25T01:14:28Z)

BRIEF: Mourners take anti-bully stand at boy's service

Oct 02, 2010 (Houston Chronicle - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Family and friends released hundreds of balloons Saturday morning to commemorate 13-year-old Asher Brown, whose spirit was "like a free bird" that needed to be let go ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-02T23:39:05Z)

Chamber music concert on tap

The epic poem "Beowulf" receives a Texas Panhandle retelling in "Wolfe," which premieres this week in Amarillo. The work, a spoken presentation with a piano setting, will open Chamber Music Amarillo's next concert, set at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Fibonacci ... (Source: Amarillo Globe-Times 2010-10-03T14:19:33Z)

Antigay Bullying Prompts Houston Suicide

The parents of Asher Brown, an eighth-grader who completed suicide last Thursday, say that their son killed himself in response to relentless antigay bullying at his Houston school. According to the Houston Chronicle , the mother and stepfather of Brown ... (Source: Advocate 2010-09-28T12:59:34Z)

Muskegon area high school sports roundup for Oct. 2

One mistake wasn't going to stop Hesperia from earning a rare football win on Saturday. Leading 6-0 in the second quarter, the Panthers allowed host Lakeview to return a short punt 31 yards for a touchdown and a 7-6 halftime lead. Hesperia responded by ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-10-03T02:16:33Z)

UNR journalism school makes 2 appointments

RENO, Nev.—Two new appointments have been announced at the University of Nevada, Reno's Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism. Alan Deutschman, a veteran financial writer, has been named the Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism. Deutschman was ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-02T12:11:53Z)

AFA sells out consecutive games for first time in 38 years

Air Force announced Saturday's game against Navy is a sellout, the second time in school history that the academy has sold out consecutive home football games. The first time came in 1972 against a pair of marquee opponents - Notre Dame and Colorado. Air ... (Source: Colorado Springs Gazette 2010-09-30T23:55:46Z)

Blog: Jonathan Hull says Andrews kicker impressive

Having a kicker is a luxury lost to a majority of high school football teams. While most squads spend a quality amount of practice time attempting extra points, Andrews has the good fortune to be able to throw on several gadget plays out of the point after ... (Source: My West Texas 2010-10-03T05:08:21Z)

Indiana State Latest Creighton Roadkill

Laurel Sanford had 10 kills and 11 blocks while hitting a career-high .529 as Creighton tied a school record with its seventh straight road victory, a 3-0 (25-22, 25-10, 25-7) sweep at Indiana State Saturday night. Laurel Sanford had 10 kills and 11 blocks ... (Source: WOWT 2010-10-03T01:12:08Z)

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Amarillo High showing it is not a district pushover

SAN ANGELO, Texas — Last Friday, someone from the "other" district finally stood up to big, bad District 3-5A. Amarillo High, the preseason favorite in District 2-5A, beat Odessa High on the road 17-7 to give the Panhandle district its first win in ... (Source: Standard-Times 2010-09-29T02:49:56Z)

Picketers Ask Scott To Release Deposition

Demonstrators demanding answers from Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott about his business past picketed in Jacksonville this afternoon, and in other cities across Florida. Members of a group called Campaign for Accountability waved signs ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-03T01:40:46Z)

University of Nevada, Reno's earthquake lab gets $12 million from Commerce Department

RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada, Reno has been awarded $12.2 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, it was announced Wednesday. This will fund the major portion of an expansion of the world ... (Source: EurekAlert 2010-10-01T18:46:46Z)

Pennsville 25, Salem 14 (High school Football scores and results)

Pennsville improved to 4-0 despite losing its starting quarterback early in the game as they upended Salem, 25-14. Dylan Cummings took over as the quarterback and ended the game 7-for-17 for 222 yards and a touchdown. The touchdown set an Eagles record as ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-10-02T22:13:11Z)

Eisenhart TD lifts Pioneers past Winslow

George Eisenhart scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter, capping a 55-yard drive, and the Clearview High School football team held on for a 19-13 upset victory over host Winslow Township in West Jersey Football League National Division play Saturday ... (Source: Courier-Post 2010-10-03T07:10:03Z)

Behrens' five field goals lift Vikings to win

Drew Behrens kicked a school-record five field goals and Joe Clark had 132 of his team's 226 rushing yards Saturday as Augustana, ranked 20th in NCAA Division II, defeated Concordia-St. Paul 22-16 in St. Paul. Berens' 20-yard field goal with 11:32 to play ... (Source: Argus Leader 2010-10-03T17:54:18Z)

Indiana State volleyball fades in loss to Creighton

TERRE HAUTE — A promising beginning to a Missouri Valley Conference match Saturday lurched into what Indiana State coach Traci Dahl called "a horrendous evening for ISU volleyball" less than two hours later in the ISU Arena. Visiting Creighton fought ... (Source: Tribune-Star 2010-10-03T03:49:37Z)

Meek races to close the polling gap

U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek started Sunday in Jacksonville, campaigning at several churches. That was followed by a stop in Palatka, a campaign dinner stop in Gainesville, and then a two-hour drive to Orlando to get ready for today's appearances ... (Source: Gainesville Sun 2010-10-04T02:51:10Z)

Area roundup: Kicking game keeps Augustana unbeaten

Drew Behrens kicked a school-record five field goals for Augustana in the Vikings' 22-16 NSIC victory over Concordia (St. Paul) on Saturday in St. Paul. The Vikings, at 6-0, are off to their best season start since starting the 1942 season 5-0. Behrens ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-03T05:08:21Z)

Tennessee State Tigers display deep backfield in Classic win

INDIANAPOLIS — Even though Preston Brown is one of the top running backs in the Football Championship Subdivision, he's always concerned each week about losing his starting spot. Dante' Thomas showed why. With Brown slowed in practice by a groin injury ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-10-03T07:10:03Z)

13-Year-Old Texas Boy Shoots Himself; Suffered 'Relentless' Anti-Gay Bullying

A 13-year-old boy in Texas has killed himself after suffering 'relentless' bullying at school, according to a Sept. 27 story in local newspaper the Houston Chronicle . Asher Brown was a straight-A student, the article said, but he came in for ... (Source: EDGE Boston 2010-09-28T15:51:22Z)

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