Uchitel lawyer cancels press conference (AP)

A lawyer for a New York woman who has denied having an affair with Tiger Woods has canceled a news conference that had been scheduled for Thursday in Los Angeles. Attorney Gloria Allred says the news conference has been canceled due to what she terms unforeseen circumstances. Allred tells The Associated Press in a brief telephone interview that there will be no further statements on the matter.

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Former Pittsburgh coach Fazio dies at 71 (AP)

Foge Fazio, who succeeded Jackie Sherrill as the football coach at alma mater Pittsburgh and later was a defensive coordinator for the NFL's Vikings and Browns, died Wednesday night following a lengthy battle with leukemia. He was 71. Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson confirmed Fazio's death while attending the Pitt-Duquesne basketball game on Wednesday night.

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Calipari thrilled by Kentucky’s escape (AP)

Darius Miller kept waiting for John Calipari to lose it. Standing in the huddle on Monday night with No. 4 Kentucky trailing red-hot Miami (Ohio) by 18, the sophomore forward kept waiting for his coach to drop the player-friendly approach and start testing the physical limits of his clipboard. There was no tirade, the Wildcats got something else entirely.

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Cowboys say goodbye to seniors Thursday (AP)

When Oklahoma State's current senior class arrived on campus, it was with the promise of better days. All that existed at the time were blueprints and drawings of what would be built during a renovation of Boone Pickens Stadium and the dreams of what the team could do on the field. Brick by brick, the stadium blossomed before their eyes.

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Stanford loses top LB Snyder for season (AP)

The Stanford Cardinal will be without top linebacker Clinton Snyder for the rest of the season. The school announced Friday that Snyder is sidelined with a knee injury sustained in practice on Tuesday. Snyder leads the team with 61 tackles and has started 42 of 44 games in his career. The injury comes at a bad time for the Cardinal, who need one more win to become bowl eligible for the first time in…

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Mullen, Tebow meet as friendly enemies (AP)

It used to be Dan Mullen's job to build Tim Tebow up. Now, the Mississippi State coach's task is to tear down the Florida quarterback. Such is life in major college football when good friends don different team colors. "We were close," Tebow said. "I don't think it was necessarily that tough (losing him).

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Eagles LB Gaither out for season (AP)

Eagles coach Andy Reid says linebacker Omar Gaither will have surgery on left foot and will miss the rest of the season. Gaither suffered the injury during Sunday's loss to the Oakland Raiders. He is the second Eagles middle linebacker to be lost for the season — Stewart Bradley was placed on injured reserve after tearing an ACL in a preseason scrimmage.

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Eagles’ Vick to star in 8-part TV series (AP)

Michael Vick will be giving the public an inside look at his life during an eight-part television series scheduled to debut on BET next year. Tentatively titled "The Michael Vick Project," the cable show will follow the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback as he tries to redeem himself after going to prison for 18 months for his role in operating a dogfighting ring.

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Knight jabs NCAA during sports project (AP)

The first question about a sports venture bearing Bob Knight's name wasn't aimed directly at the Hall of Fame basketball coach Tuesday. The leader in Division I men's basketball victories quickly answered anyway because it involved one of his favorite targets — the NCAA — and whether the governing body he has long loathed would be involved in his Dallas-area basketball and volleyball…

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DA dismisses case against Merriman (AP)

District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis on Friday dismissed reality TV star Tila Tequila's accusations that San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman choked her and threw her to the ground early Sunday while she was trying to leave his suburban home. Merriman was arrested after Tequila signed a citizen's arrest warrant accusing Merriman of battery and false imprisonment.

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