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If the opening night of District 20-4A football play is an indicator of what’s to come, then buckle up.Central needed two overtimes and stopped a two-point conversion to end a 57-56 victory over Vidor, Ozen got rich with an overtime touchdown to beat Nederland 17-10, Lumberton used a last-second defensive stop to secure a 42-35 victory on Livingston and Port Neches-Groves used a late interception

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Two Southeast Texas football teams made major statements Friday night, giving fans reason to dream about the season that lays ahead.For one, Class 2A Newton showed its worth with a thrilling victory at Silsbee, a Class 3A school thought to be a district championship contender. In another game, Jasper looked to be the real deal in a surprising 23-13 victory over West Orange-Stark, thought of as a

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I don't know what was more impressive on Saturday last, McNeese State's 40-35 win at Appalachian State or Houston's 45-35 defeat of Oklahoma State in Stillwater.Both wins were potential season-makers. McNeese's win over the then-No. 2 team in the Football Championship Subdivision boosted the Cowboys from 16th-ranked to No. 8 in the FCS.Newton native and MSU running back Todd Pendland was a

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The NBA fined Golden State Warriors forward Stephen Jackson $25,000 for “public statements detrimental to the NBA,” the league announced Tuesday.Jackson, a Port Arthur native, violated a league rule Aug. 28 when he made a trade request publicly. Jackson said he would like to be traded to Cleveland, New York or one of the Texas teams.Less than a year ago, Jackson signed a three-year contract

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Jay Bruce drives in the go-ahead run for the Cincinnati Reds in his first game back from the disabled list one day after Clay Buchholz continued to sparkle. Not bad for a pair of Southeast Texans.In case you missed it, the former Lumberton High School baseball star continued his major league surge Sunday by helping the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. From a story in the

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Whenever Sunday rolls around, that's when I know its time to vote in The Associated Press high school football poll.I just look around to see how other schools did and that way it gives me a chance to gauge what's going on. In the case of WO-S, which is No. 3 in Class 3A, and Newton, which is No. 6 in Class 2A, there really isn't much to gauge because those schools started the preseason in the

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A look at Southeast Texans who had the biggest impact in weekend college football games:Toddrick Pendland, RB, McNeese State: Pendland accounted for 248 yards and three touchdowns in the Cowboys' 40-35 victory over Appalachian State, the No. 2-ranked team in the Football Championship Subdivision. Pendland, a senior from Newton, tallied his second straight 100-yard rushing game with 19 carries for

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Two Southeast Texas high schools played football games Saturday, and both secured victories by scoring their game's last 34 points. Central used a 34-point run to cap a 41-21 victory over Galveston Ball and Kelly used a 34-point run to lock up a 40-13 victory over Houston Furr.Central appears to be playing with the same discipline that helped the school reach the fourth round of the Class 4A

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This week's final scores, boxes/Next week's scheduleThree weeks into the high school football season, and seven of the nine schools that opened the season with new head football coaches have at least one victory to their team’s credit.Two of those coaches picked up their first victory Friday, when Little Cypress-Mauriceville’s Randy Crouch and Ozen’s Jeff Nelson both put their heads on a pillow

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In light of Shaquille O'Neal's visit to Southeast Texas yesterday and Michael Jordan's induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame, here's a montage of a game in which MJ scored 64 points agianst Shaq when he played for the Orlando Magic.

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A more-confident Clay Buchholz figures to help the Boston Red Sox to the playoffs, the Boston Globe reports today. Buchholz, who played high school ball at Lumberton, is a starting pitcher with the Boston Red Sox who began the season in the minor leagues but quietly "asserted himself as the clear No. 3 starter behind Jon Lester and Josh Beckett," according to a story on the Globe's Web site,

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It appears that Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce will stay in the minor leagues a bit longer.Bruce, a former West Brook baseball star, will continue to rehabilitate his wrist injury by helping the Triple-A Louisville Bats minor league team in the playoffs before a return to the big leagues. Bruce has not played in the majors since he suffered a fractured wrist while trying to make a sliding

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Type "Tony Romo" into the Google search engine and click on the top story. What do you get? It's not a story about how the Dallas Cowboys will fare this season. Instead, you can read about his latest supposed love interest. And yes, she's a (somewhat) famous blonde.Candice Crawford, 22, is the 2008 Miss Missouri winner and a local sports television reporter in Dallas. You can learn more about her

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Ever wonder what's on Sean Weatherspoon's mind? Check out his Twitter.com page. In case you don't know, Weatherspoon is a former Jasper football star and is now a linebacker at the University of Missouri. He'll a likely be a first-round NFL draft pick in the spring.

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A co-worker asked today if Colt McCoy would win the Heisman Trophy this season.My answer: Only if UT beats Oklahoma.Once reminded that UT beat OU last season and Colt still failed to win the Heisman, I changed my answer to: Only if UT beats Oklahoma and everyone else.With all things equal, here's guessing the Heisman voters will be more impressed by a standout season from McCoy than by Tebow, who

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Cincinnati Bengals right tackle Anthony Collins will keep his starting position for at least a little while longer. A foot injury to first-round draft pick Andre Smith will keep Collins, a former Central standout, in the starting lineup for the Bengals season opener and a little beyond.Collins is a second-year professional out of the University of Kansas. He had worked his way into the starting

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Folks around Lamar University are wondering just that. The money to bring back football has been granted and basically spent. Players have arrived on campus; 34 on scholarship, 30 as walk-ons.Facilities are being constructed partly with money students voted to give in fees.The university has built it, but will they come?As a football fan out there what's it going to take to get you through the

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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce took batting practice swings Tuesday and will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville this weekend. Bruce, a former West Brook baseball star, has been out with a broken wrist since July 11. Bruce fractured his wrist while he tried to make a sliding catch against the New York Mets.Bruce has struggled this season. He batted .207 with 18 home runs and

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Although Nederland quarterback Kirby Bellow is out for the season with a knee injury, there's little reason to think the Bulldogs will fall from contention in the District 20-4A race. Many fans remember how well Bellow performed in his first season as a varsity starter, when he replaced Ryan Sampere after he suffered a season-ending injury in the 2007 season opener.How well Bellow's backup, Tyler

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NFL preseason position battles are boring. But here's one to keep an eye on.Former Ozen standout Brandon Rideau hopes to make the Chicago Bears' regular season roster as a wide receiver. The Bears' final preseason game is Thursday, and Rideau will find out Saturday if he'll be on the field when Chicago opens the regular season against against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football at

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The Houston Texans will not only make the playoffs this season, but they'll win the AFC South over the Indianapolis Colts, according to preseason predictions made by Sports Illustrated's Peter King.King, SI's lead National Football League reporter, said the Texans and Colts will finish with 10-6 records, but Houston will win the division tie-breaker. Houston, however, will lose a home playoff

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