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Miami and Notre Dame to renew rivalry

Associated Press

CORAL GABLES, Fla.—Miami and Notre Dame have agreed to renew a football rivalry that during the 1980s helped define each program and decide several national championships.

The Hurricanes and Fighting Irish will play Oct. 6, 2012, at Soldier Field in Chicago, then play a home-and-home starting in 2016 at South Bend, Ind. They [...]

Notre Dame to keep its independence

Associated Press

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. —Spurned nearly a century ago by teams in what is now the Big Ten, Notre Dame athletic director and coach Jesse Harper didn’t stand pat. He put together a schedule that included games at Army, Penn State and Texas.

When Notre Dame beat Army 35-13 [...]

Yancy Gates tips the ball in Bearcats favor as wins 60-58

Associated Press

Cincinnati center Steve Toyloy and Notre Dame forward Carleton Scott battle for loose ball.

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CINCINNATI — Yancy Gates got his own miss and put it back in with 2.4 seconds to go Saturday, giving Cincinnati a 60-58 victory over Notre Dame in a game where football was never far from mind.

There were 11 [...]

Baltimore 21, Oakland 13

Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — With one vicious stiff-arm, Willis McGahee pushed aside the last obstacle standing between the Baltimore Ravens and another playoff bid on his way to a career-best day.

Willis McGahee had 167 rushing yards and three TDs to become the first Raven to do that since Lewis in 2003.

McGahee ran for a [...]

Cincinnati 65, Rutgers 58

Associated Press

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Deonta Vaughn had 17 points and Yancy Gates scored 10 to lift Cincinnati to a 65-58 victory over Rutgers on Saturday night.

Cincinnati's Rashad Bishop, right, and Yancy Gates (34) grab at the ball with Rutgers' Brian Okam (32)

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Fresh off its 71-69 upset of No. 10 Connecticut last Wednesday, [...]

Cincinnati at Rutgers Matchups

8:00 PM ET, January 2, 2010
Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, NJ.

Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3), playing in its second straight SEC game after defeating UConn in its opener will take on Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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The Matchup

The Bearcats, who have won its last three games at home in Fifth Third Arena, including a thrilling 71-69 victory over No. [...]

Ravens-Raiders Preview

STATS LLC

Mistakes were prevalent as the Baltimore Ravens let one opportunity to clinch a wild-card spot slip away, but there’s a second chance

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awaiting them Sunday when they visit an opponent whose playoff hopes were dashed long ago.

The Oakland Raiders, however, have acquitted themselves rather well against the AFC North‘s other postseason contenders.

It’s win and [...]

(3) Cincinnati 24, (5) Florida 51

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Tim Tebow rose above all the distractions caused by coach Urban Meyer‘s uncertain future and capped a storied college career with his finest performance.

It was the best in BCS history, too.

Tebow threw for a career-high 482 yards and three touchdowns, ran for 51 yards and another score, and fifth-ranked Florida overwhelmed [...]

Sugar Bowl Matchups (3) Cincinnati at (5)

Sugar Bowl
8:30 PM ET, January 1, 2010
Superdome , NEW ORLEANS, LA

Cincinnati, playing in its second straight BCS bowl, tries to cap a perfect season after losing coach Brian Kelly to Notre Dame. Florida is hoping to bounce back from a disheartening loss to Alabama in the SEC title game and end the program’s most anticipated [...]

(3) Cincinnati at (5) Florida Preview

STATS LLC

Six days before a BCS game that isn’t for the national championship but is second-to-none in regard to intrigue and subplots, Florida coach Urban Meyer stunned the college football world by announcing it would be his last contest.

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Less than 24 hours later, the two-time national championship winner provided yet another roller-coaster twist after [...]