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John Wall practices with Kentucky Wildcats

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky freshman guard John Wall practiced with his teammates in front of students on Friday, a day after a report that the highly touted guard might not be eligible to play.

The workout on campus was open to students, but reporters were not allowed to attend. Some students attending

Freshman John Wall [...]

La Russa returning; McGwire joining him

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — Continuing a winning formula, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa will return for a 15th season at the helm of the reigning National League Central champions.

La Russa was reintroduced at a news conference at Busch Stadium on Monday, where it was announced that he has agreed to a one-year contract for 2010.

However, [...]

Pettitte’s arm sends Yankees past Angels into first World Series since ’03

Associated Press

NEW YORK — They dashed from the dugout and in from the outfield, swarming Alex Rodriguez in a sea of pinstripes only steps from his spot at third base.

“I couldn’t be more excited,” he said. “I feel like a 10-year-old kid.”

Making it to the World Series for the first time after all those misses [...]

Cincinnati tumbles to No. 8 in BCS standings

The Cincinnati Bearcats fell three spots in the BCS standings today from No. 5 to No. 8 despite winning 41-10 this weekend over Louisville without starting quarterback Tony Pike.

Cincinnati fell behind Iowa (4), USC (5) and TCU (6). Iowa we all saw coming, since both teams were so close in the standings last week. But [...]

BCS Standings – October 25, 2009

BCS
Harris Poll
USA Today
Computer Rankings

RK
TEAM
AVG
PVS
RK
PTS
%
RK
PTS
%
AVG
A&H
RB
CM
KM
JS
PW
%

1
Florida
.9726
1
1
2765
.9788
1
1459
.9892
2
24
24
23
23
24
24
.950

2
Alabama
.9450
2
2
2674
.9465
2
1399
.9485
3
23
25
24
24
23
23
.940

3
Texas
.8927
3
3
2672
.9458
3
1390
.9424
5
21
23
22
16
12
20
.790

4
Iowa
.8249
6
8
2086
.7384
8
1086
.7363
1
25
22
25
25
25
25
1.000

5
USC
.7944
7
4
2316
.8198
4
1244
.8434
9
18
16
18
19
19
17
.720

6
TCU
.7890
8
7
2119
.7501
6
1131
.7668
4
22
21
21
21
18
22
.850

7
Boise State
.7752
4
5
2273
.8046
5
1152
.7810
8
16
20
15
20
22
18
.740

8
Cincinnati
.7735
5
6
2224
.7873
7
1126
.7634
6
20
18
19
18
20
21
.770

9
LSU
.7030
9
9
1994
.7058
9
1037
.7031
10
19
19
17
17
17
16
.700

10
Oregon
.6456
11
11
1689
.5979
12
839
.5688
6
17
17
20
22
21
19
.770

11
Georgia Tech
.5895
12
12
1644
.5819
11
865
.5864
11
15
15
16
15
15
15
.600

12
Penn State
.5851
13
10
1699
.6014
10
935
.6339
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
.520

13
Virginia Tech
.4921
14
14
1350
.4779
14
691
.4685
12
14
12
14
13
14
12
.530

14
Oklahoma State
.4494
15
13
1522
.5388
13
825
.5593
17
8
11
6
4
0
7
.250

15
Pittsburgh
.3415
20
17
952
.3370
17
542
.3675
16
11
10
12
2
2
9
.320

16
Utah
.3161
18
19
834
.2952
19
403
.2732
15
9
14
9
8
10
10
.380

17
Ohio State
.3147
19
15
1125
.3982
15
569
.3858
23
5
5
5
5
0
1
.160

18
Houston
.3085
17
16
1064
.3766
16
544
.3688
22
6
4
7
0
1
8
.180

19
Miami (FL)
.2491
10
18
858
.3037
18
433
.2936
24
2
2
3
6
6
4
.150

20
Arizona
.2241
22
25
230
.0814
24
149
.1010
14
10
0
11
14
16
14
.490

21
West Virginia
.1959
23
20
622
.2202
20
365
.2475
25
7
0
10
3
0
2
.120

22
South Carolina
.1891
24
21
475
.1681
21
279
.1892
20
3
7
4
7
8
3
.210

23
Notre Dame
.1197
NR
24
236
.0835
25
82
.0556
19
12
0
8
11
3
0
.220

24
California
.0916
NR
28
65
.0230
29
32
.0217
18
0
9
0
9
11
5
.230

25
Mississippi
.0907
NR
23
342
.1211
22
223
.1512
28
0
3
0
0
0
0
.000