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What You Missed While You were Watching the Super Bowl

 

Santonio Holmes looks for things other than himself going on in sports. Oh, look at this article!

Santonio Holmes looks for things other than himself going on in sports. Oh, look at this article!

 

 

Now, if you were watching the Super Bowl last night, which I’m sure you were, you probably missed the following events:

1. Michael Phelps Apologizes for Marijuana Pipe in his Mouth

michael-phelpsA British tabloid showed a picture of Phelps inhaling from a marijuana pipe Saturday, although it did not say specifically that he was smoking marijuana, but instead stated that the pipe was generally used for that purpose. Continue reading

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USC Trojans Football: Same Old Song and Dance

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This is becoming a yearly thing: USC is picked to go to the National Championship in the preseason, they get upset once, they go to the Rose Bowl, and they absolutely dominate led by an outstanding performance by their standout player from the regular season.

Yet again, this unexpected event occurred. (Catch the hint of sarcasm there?)

Let’s flash back to last season: preseason ranking was #1. In Week 5, Stanford upset them. Just routine, right? However, then, in Week 9, they were upset again, this time by Oregon and Dennis Dixon. Still, 2 conference losses couldn’t keep them down, as they stilled played in the Rose Bowl game against Illinois. Of course, they killed the Juice Williams-led team: 49-17 was the final score, in favor of the Trojans. Continue reading

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2008 College Football Awards Results

All of the College Football Awards, except the Heisman, have now been announced. The results are:

The Maxwell Award(Outstanding Player) went to Tim Tebow out of Florida. There’s one repeat for him, and he’s looking for another.

The Walter Camp Award(Player of the Year Award) went to Colt McCoy out of Texas. Good sign for him, maybe.

The Dick Butkus Award(Outstanding Linebacker) went to Aaron Curry out of Wake Forest.

The Outland Trophy(Outstanding Interior Lineman) went to Andre Smith of of Alabama.

The Chuck Bednarik Award(Defensive Player of the Year) went to Ray Maualuga out of USC.

The Davey O’Brian Award(National Quarterback Award) went to Sam Bradford out of Oklahoma. This gave every Heisman finalist an award before the Heisman winner. Continue reading

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