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• Mountain West

  - 2008-08-22

  Top story lines Brigham Young University not only looks to be the class of the league, but at No. 17 in the preseason USA TODAY Coaches' Poll, it could be in line to represent mid-majors in a BCS game. The defending conference champion Cougars return 15...

  Tags: Air Force, conference, Games, league, team, USA Today, Utah

• Overheard on USATODAY.com: Larry, Manny and football

  - 2008-04-30

  When your team is down, call Larry Brown. -- phillyindubai on the Charlotte Bobcats' hiring of Larry Brown as coach The guy is a fruitcake. If he wasn't in Boston, Red Sox fans would hate him. Just wait until his numbers begin...

  Tags: Boston Red Sox, hiring, league, USA Today

• Battered league looks to new season

  - 2007-10-02

  With training camps getting into full swing today after most teams met the media Monday, USA TODAY's David DuPree looks at five areas of interest: Hot seats: Commissioner David Stern is feeling plenty of heat to take measures to restore confidence in a league battered by...

  Tags: league, NBA, Phoenix Technologies, Seattle, team, USA Today

• Paul thrives as bowler in spare time

  - 2007-04-11

  Chris Paul is an atypical two-sport athlete. When the 2005-06 NBA rookie of the year is not playing point guard for the Oklahoma City/New Orleans Hornets, he's bowling. He says his bowling scores average between 180 and 190, but he has a high game of 256. He hosts a charity...

  Tags: Games, league, NBA, Paul, USA Today

• Big scorers get top dollar in NBA

  - 2007-03-29

  As could be expected, the guys who score the most points in the NBA also get the biggest paychecks. There doesn't seem to be a very high premium on shooting accuracy, however. The league has nine standard individual statistics it measures and USA TODAY, in an...

  Tags: CAREER, leader, Leadership, league, NBA, USA Today

• Choosing best at break

  - 2007-02-20

  With the NBA season coming out of the All-Star break, USA TODAY's David DuPree looks at the races for individual awards: MVP Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks *Why him: He sets the offensive tone, and his toughness spreads to...

  Tags: Games, league, NBA, Phoenix Technologies, USA Today

• As opening day approaches, we have answers

  - 2006-08-28

  As the NFL preseason winds down -- the final games will be played Friday -- fantasy football draft season builds to its zenith over Labor Day weekend. Over the next five days, USA TODAY will prepare you with draft tips, players to watch and avoid and general advice. Who's No....

  Tags: Alexander, fantasy, Games, Johnson, league, NFL, USA Today

• US lawmaker expects quick Senate approval of anti-steroid bill

  - 2005-11-09

  WASHINGTON AFP — US Senator Jim Bunning, a Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, is "positive" his bill to toughen US sport anti-doping rules and punishments will pass the Senate this week, he told USA Today. The newspaper reported that the bill co-sponsored by the Kentucky Republican is...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, baseball, FINANCE, league, MLB, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, USA Today

• Leagues Partner With USA Today On Site

  - 2005-10-03

  The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues have partnered with USA TODAY to sponsor a new "micro" website as part of an interactive, customized financial education program. The site was created and co-branded by the leagues with the newspaper's Educa The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues have partnered with...

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• There's no time to lose for quick pitchers

  - 2005-06-21

  Mark Buehrle is an equipment manager's ally on getaway day, a teammate's best friend the game before an off day, a sportswriter's Samaritan on early deadline nights. The Chicago White Sox ace, the fastest-working pitcher in the major leagues the last two-plus seasons in a USA TODAY study, knows...

  Tags: Cooper, Games, league, USA Today, worker