Boise St. boosts BCS case, goes to 12-0 (AP)

Though Nevada threatened, there's still no team in the WAC that can conquer Boise State. Will the BCS let one of its big boys try? "I'm very impressed," Orange Bowl CEO Eric Poms said Friday night of the perfect, No. 6 Broncos, waving his can of Coke toward their funky blue turf. Kellen Moore tied his career high with five touchdown passes, three on what he called "back-pocket…

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Late FG lifts West Va. over No. 8 Pitt (AP)

The outcome of the Backyard Brawl was in the hands — or more specifically on the foot — of a redshirt freshman and Tyler Bitancurt wasn't about to mess up his perfect night. Bitancurt kicked his fourth field goals, a 43-yarder, as time expired to lift West Virginia to a 19-16 win over No. 8 Pittsburgh on Friday night.

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Florida upsets No. 2 Michigan St. 77-74 (AP)

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP)(AP) — Chomp on this, Michigan State. Florida craves more than another NIT this season. The Gators aspire to wildly mob each other on the court, and dance and hop their way toward the locker room in the NCAA tournament — just how they celebrated after stunning the No. 2 Spartans.

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Unbeaten Tide take lead late, top Auburn (AP)

Pushed to the limit and outplayed most of the game, No. 2 Alabama found its championship form in the nick of time. The Tide stayed perfect with an imperfect 26-21 victory Friday over Auburn, taking the lead with a tenacious drive that was capped by Greg McElroy's 4-yard touchdown pass to Roy Upchurch with 1:24 left.

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Pike’s 6 TD passes keep Cincy perfect (AP)

Tony Pike answered all the questions six times over. The senior quarterback returned from a major injury to his non-throwing arm and had a record day Friday, passing for six touchdowns in a 49-36 victory over Illinois that kept fifth-ranked Cincinnati unbeaten. And now, back at full strength. "Words can't describe how amazing this feels," Pike said.

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Weis faces possible finale with Irish (AP)

Toby Gerhart plans to spend a few extra minutes soaking it all in before walking off the field in what could be his final game at Stanford Stadium on Saturday against Notre Dame. "I don't think it will really sink in until after the game is over," Gerhart said. "Hopefully it's a win, we're happy and celebrating and it will be a sweet ending." Gerhart will be far from…

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No. 4 TCU on verge of being BCS buster (AP)

The city of Fort Worth is turning the river near campus purple, and a spot in the Bowl Championship is waiting for the fourth-ranked Horned Frogs if they can complete their first undefeated regular season in 71 years. All they have to do is beat a one-win New Mexico team on Saturday. "You can't look at the 1-10 record.

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Excerpt of The Overnight Socialite

Bridie Clark, author of Because She Can, is out this month with another sparkly tale of the glories and pitfalls of young Manhattan. The Overnight Socialite tells the story of Lucy Jo Ellis, an aspiring fashion designer battling it out in the trenches with the rest of New York’s ambitious twentysomethings. Beleaguered at work and no longer so starry-eyed, Lucy Jo is considering heading back to the Midwest. Enter Wyatt Hayes, a well-born and newly single PhD student, who decides to prove that anyone can breathe that rarefied Park Avenue air—and makes Lucy Jo his hypothesis.

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Dubai leader Robert Allenby shoots 65

Robert Allenby shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday for a one-shot lead after the first round of the Dubai World Championship.

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Jon Stewart Compares Sarah Palin Obsession to Angel Dust

Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart deconstructed the Sarah Palin press bonanza over the release of her memoir, Going Rogue. He summed it up best, saying, “What is it about Sarah Palin that makes the right in this country feel as though they’ve been sprinkled with angel dust, and the left in this country feel as though they had smoked something laced with angel dust? Because whether you love her or you hate her, you definitely love her or hate her.” The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon – Thurs 11p / 10cDaily Show: The Rogue Warriorwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis

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