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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida coach Urban Meyer walked into the locker room after losing at Auburn last season, the scene was surreal.
There were tears, tirades, fights and finger-pointing.
 
“It was wild,” Meyer recalled. “It was a tough deal. One of the coaches said we’ve got to get this thing under control and I said, […]

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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — California’s strategy for stopping Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon? Rattle him.
It worked last year when the Golden Bears intercepted Dixon’s first pass in Berkeley and went on to a 45-24 victory. Perhaps the same will succeed Saturday when the No. 11 Ducks host sixth-ranked Cal (4-0, 1-0 Pac-10).
“I feel like we’re already […]

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DALLAS (AP) — The Texas A&M athletic director said he didn’t know coach Dennis Franchione was providing inside information on the Aggies in a newsletter to boosters who paid $1,200 per year until two weeks ago.
A reporter made AD Bill Byrne aware of the secret newsletter.
“When I saw a copy of an e-mail, I called […]

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of jubilant students vaulted from a wall behind the north end zone, ignoring the public address announcer’s plea to celebrate in the stands rather than storm the field.
No. 18 South Florida is not only basking in the national spotlight, the Bulls are thriving in it.
“It doesn’t get much better than […]

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet and a high-carbohydrate/low-fat diet both improve weight loss, enhance mood, and speed thinking, a study shows, but the low-carb diet may offer less benefit in terms of the rate of cognitive processing.
“In overweight and obese patients, following an energy-restricted dietary plan for weight loss is associated with […]

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