California running back Jahvid Best will miss at least one game with a dislocated left elbow, but the versatile RB won’t require surgery.

Best was injured in the third quarter of the Golden Bears’ 42-7 victory over Colorado State last Saturday. The sophomore is third in the nation with 215.5 all-purpose yards per game, and third in the Pac-10 with 105.3 yards rushing.

Best, who fumbled two times while rushing for 85 yards against the Rams, was hurt while putting out his arm to cushion a fall. Freshman Shane Vereen has played well in the Bears’ first four games as Best’s backup or his replacement in the backfield when Best lines up as a receiver.

California hosts Arizona State on Saturday, followed by an off week. Cal Golden Bears merchandise will be spotted all over the stadium as they try to win. Best hopes to be available for the Bears’ trip to Arizona on Oct. 18.

Pittsburgh basketball coach Jamie Dixon’s contract was extended three seasons through the 2015-16 season Thursday, a deal that came two years following his last extension.

Dixon will receive a raise from his $1.3 million salary of last season. He was the university’s highest paid employee.

Pittsburgh may have felt an urgency to extend Dixon’s contract so soon after giving him an extension through the 2012-13 season because other Big East coaches were beginning to sign more lucrative contracts.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins’ contract guarantees him at least $20 million over 10 years, including $1.5 million this year.

Dixon has had his salary more than doubled the last three years. Pitt substantially upgraded his salary after Arizona State and Missouri made overtures about hiring him following the 2005-06 season.

Before that, Dixon who had no major college head coaching experience before being hired by Pitt in 2003, was making about $600,000 per season.

“This contract extension is all about commitment,'’ athletic director Steve Pederson said. “Our commitment to Jamie and his commitment to the University of Pittsburgh. He is deserving of this commitment by the university for establishing Pitt basketball as one of the nation’s premier programs.'’

Since being rehired by Pitt last year, Pederson has extended the contracts of both Dixon and football coach Dave Wannstedt.

The Indiana University men’s basketball program has already taken some big hits from its NCAA infractions case. More could come within a month.

In the school’s response to the latest NCAA allegation, that it failed to monitor coach Kelvin Sampson, university officials argued the self-imposed penalties have been strong enough - even though they are bracing for additional sanctions from the phone-call scandal that rocked the school’s signature program.

“The university recognizes that a probationary period will likely be imposed and suggests that it begin on the date of the June hearing,'’ the report said.

It’s unclear whether the university anticipates a postseason or television ban. No matter the outcome of the punishment, Indiana Hoosiers merchandise will still sell. But, clearly, Indiana believes the infractions committee will hand down harsher punishment when it rules on the case, probably sometime in October.

The case stems from more than 100 impermissible phone calls made by Sampson and his staff, and the accusation that Sampson provided false and misleading testimony to investigators. Sampson has repeatedly denied providing false and misleading testimony and said he was unaware the phone calls were not allowed under the probation he incurred for a similar scandal at Oklahoma.

Originally, the NCAA accused Indiana of five major violations, then reduced that to four. Indiana concurred with the NCAA’s assessment on all four charges.

Georgia was the clear favorite of being number 1 once the bowl games were done last year. They demolished a previously unbeaten Hawaii team. After then Georgia Bulldogs merchandise flew off the shelves after it was apparent that their team would be the team to beat this year.

The Associated Press named Georgia as the number one team for the first time in 28 years. Georgia received 22 first-place votes and 1,528 points from a panel of 65 media members in the preseason polls. “To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it’s exciting for us,” Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the Associated Press.

Georgia finished last season 11-2 and No. 2 in the country behind LSU, the National Champion. A week before that Georgia stomped Hawaii and sent a message that they are not to be taken lightly. They won their seventh straight which says a lot.

Georgia returns 16 starters. That includes QB Matthew Stafford and RB Knowshon Moreno. Georgia expects more from both of them.

On defense, the Bulldogs have high potential players at every position.

“We definitely have our work cut out for us,” Richt said.

Matt Simms of Louisville was suspended for four games. He is the quarterback of the team and the coach felt that he couldn’t make an exception to him. He was suspended by coach Steve Kragthorpe last week for breaking team rules. The infraction was undisclosed and many wanted to know why.

Simms is a redshirt freshman. He was competing with Tyler Wolfe to be the backup quarterback. Now it looks as if Wolfe will automatically be the backup quarterback. Hunter Cantwell is currently the quarterback for Louisville. Everybody knows that injuries happen in football so that’s why they have to make sure that they have a backup. Louisville Cardinals merchandise will be selling regardless of whether they have a backup or not.

Simms has a father who is a former New York Giants quarterback. He is brothers with Chris Simms, who is quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Simms can return to the team and play on October 10 because they he will be eligible to play. Until then, the Cardinals just have to accept the fact that one of their possible backups is gone.

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Baltimore Orioles

September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Baltimore Orioles has a long history in Baseball. It is a member of the Major League Baseball, Eastern Division. It was a first known as the Milwaukee Brewers, which not the same as the Milwaukee Brewers we know today. In 1901, it changed its name to St. Louis Brown when it transferred there. It got the oriole name after it moved to Baltimore in 1954.

One of the most memorable players who played for the Birds is Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr. He was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland on August 24, 1960. Baseball is in his blood. His father was a baseball coach who happens to manage the Orioles in the 80s.

He has given several wonderful memories to baseball fans. One of which is breaking the record set by Lou Gehrig where he acquired the name Iron Man after setting the 2,632 consecutive games in Major League Baseball.
He had an amazing career with the Orioles. This is the only team he played for throughout his career, which lasted from 1981-2001.

It did not come as a surprise when young Cal developed a love for baseball. Who does not love the game, right? At a very young age, he was sure of what he wants to be when he grows up. The time he spent watching his father coached and the time he practiced batting with the players prepared him for baseball greatness.

Before he joined the Orioles, he was a varsity player in high school, which won the Championship crown in Class-A league in 1977. He also won a batting title in Hanford County when he played in Mickey Mantle World Series in 1977.

His growth as a baseball player was gradual. He did not wow everyone when he first stepped in the stadium. It was not bad either although there were a lot of room for improvement. As he progressed to the different Oriole team, he also improved as an athlete. It did not take long before he made his first All Star appearance. Although he struggled at the bat, his improvement was in time for him to win the coveted Rookie of the year award.

There were bittersweet moments in the Baltimore Orioles history. The team beat the Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series. Ripken also got the most valuable player for the series from the American league. However, this did not sustain. They had their worst standing ever and even finished last at some point. This happened amidst his reputable performance.

He continued to play his best but many fans were speculative of his low batting average. This did not stop him from winning his second most valuable player award from American League though. He even won a Golden Glove as the best defensive player. He also got the most valuable player for the All Star game.

His induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame took place on January 2007, six years after his retirement. The young lad who fell in love with sport while watching his dad coach his team, has turned out to be one of the greatest baseball players of our time.

Running back Knowshon Moreno made a heck of a move in the Bulldogs game against Central Michigan. He hurdled a player during a run and wowed the crowd. Georgia Bulldogs Merchandise was flying off the shelves in Athens and on the internet as the Bulldog fans are going wild about the Bulldogs.

The No. 1 USC women’s soccer team emerged victorious in San Diego in an overtime battle with the No. 24 Toreros. Thanks to junior Marihelen Tomer’s sixth career game-winning goal - good to jump her to No. 9 all-time at USC in game-winners - the defending national champs opened their 2008 campaign with a hard-fought road win.

The Women of Troy - absent Olympic gold-medalist Amy Rodriguez - had two familiar faces back in the lineup after season-ending injuries suffered in 2007. On the back line, Meagan Holmes resumed her position as a central defender, while Nini Loucks got back to action in the midfield. Both had strong outings for the Trojans. Three newcomers also saw time in USC’s season opener, as freshmen Carly Butcher, Ashley Freyer and Brittany Kerridge all got good minutes in their USC debuts. There was a lot of USC Trojans merchandise at this game even though it was a road one.

San Diego had the offensive edge in the first half, out-shooting the Trojans 6-3 in a scoreless first period. USC mounted a stronger attack in the second half, evening up the shot count 8-8 by the end of regulation. One shot attempt in overtime was all the Women of Troy would need, however. With the ball played high by Ashli Sandoval to the Torero back line, the San Diego center back misplayed the clear at the top of the box. Tomer was there to gather in the loose ball, and with USD goalkeeper Brittany Cameron well off her line, Tomer made a smart chip over Cameron and into the net to ice the game in the 94th minute as a 1-0 overtime with for USC.

The Trojans return to action with another road trip, this one to Portland next weekend. USC first visits Portland State Saturday and then faces Portland on Sunday.

Indiana University men’s basketball coach Tom Crean has announced that former NBA player Roshown McLeod, who also played collegiately at Duke and St. John’s, has been named as an assistant coach for the Hoosier program. In addition to his regular duties as an assistant coach, he will work specifically with IU’s inside players.

“Not only was Roshown an outstanding player but he is a very good coach who has been a student of the game for a long time,” said Crean. “His ability to teach the game, adjust quickly on his feet to different circumstances, and to make players better were very apparent in the process of getting to know him. He will be a tremendous mentor to our team, but especially to our inside players.”

McLeod has been coaching on the collegiate, high school, and AAU level since an injury ended his NBA career in 2002. He was an assistant coach at Fairfield University in 2002-03 and currently was the director of all basketball operations and head varsity coach at Woodward Academy in Atlanta. He also served as the head coach at Therrell High School and started the Next Level Players Development program where he became involved as a coach on the AAU level for the Atlanta Celtics and Georgia Stars. With accomplishments like those, it’s hard for Indiana Hoosiers merchandise not to sell now!

“This is a great opportunity for myself and my family,” said McLeod. “Indiana is the cream of the crop when you talk about great college basketball tradition. I was fortunate to play at a very high level in college and in the NBA and to get a chance to coach at that same level for a program like Indiana is a dream come true.”

McLeod played four seasons in the NBA with Atlanta, Philadelphia and Boston after being drafted 20th overall in 1998.

“In all likelihood, if Roshown would’ve been able to stay healthy, he would still be a player in the NBA,” added Crean. “When that wasn’t an option anymore, he followed his heart and got involved in many different aspects of coaching basketball, whether at the collegiate level, the high school level or inside of the summers. His personality is very engaging and outgoing and he has built up many outstanding relationships already in the basketball world, with many more to come.”

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