http://yussports.wordpress.com SPORTS: That's It That's All Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:40:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/71d7ec79b05216dfca6ba64e3929e913?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://yussports.wordpress.com http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/former-virginia-athlete-found-guilty-of-murder/ http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/former-virginia-athlete-found-guilty-of-murder/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:40:19 +0000 DStall https://yussports.wordpress.com/?p=6415 ]]> Former U-Va. student and lacrosse player George Huguely found guilty of second-degree murder in death of girlfriend Yeardley Love.

]]> http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/former-virginia-athlete-found-guilty-of-murder/feed/ 0 drstall http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/rockies-agree-with-manager-on-indefinite-extension/ http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/rockies-agree-with-manager-on-indefinite-extension/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:52:45 +0000 DStall https://yussports.wordpress.com/?p=6413 ]]> The Colorado Rockies agreed with manager Jim Tracy on an ‘indefinite’ contract extension to manage the ball club.

]]> http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/rockies-agree-with-manager-on-indefinite-extension/feed/ 0 drstall http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/pirates-acquire-a-j-burnett/ http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/pirates-acquire-a-j-burnett/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:40:13 +0000 DStall https://yussports.wordpress.com/?p=6410 ]]> The Pittsburgh Pirates completed a deal Sunday to acquire pitcher A.J. Burnett from the New York Yankees for 2 minor league players. Burnett had a 2011 record of 11-11 with a 5,15 ERA.

]]> http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/pirates-acquire-a-j-burnett/feed/ 0 drstall http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/carl-edwards-sits-on-daytona-pole/ http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/carl-edwards-sits-on-daytona-pole/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:54:07 +0000 DStall https://yussports.wordpress.com/?p=6408 ]]> Carl Edwards won the pole position for next Sunday’s Daytona 500. Greg Biffle will start second.

]]> http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/carl-edwards-sits-on-daytona-pole/feed/ 0 drstall http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/gary-carter-dies-of-cancer/ http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/gary-carter-dies-of-cancer/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:20:48 +0000 DStall https://yussports.wordpress.com/?p=6406 ]]> Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter died Thursday of brain cancer at the age of 57.

]]> http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/gary-carter-dies-of-cancer/feed/ 0 drstall http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/blake-griffin-will-not-enter-this-years-contest/ http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/blake-griffin-will-not-enter-this-years-contest/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:17:52 +0000 DStall https://yussports.wordpress.com/?p=6404 ]]> Defending NBA Slam Dunk champion Blake Griffin will not participate in this year’s slam dunk contest.

]]> http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/blake-griffin-will-not-enter-this-years-contest/feed/ 0 drstall http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/usa-today-espn-mens-college-basketball-coaches-poll-february-13-2012-cbssports-com/ http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/usa-today-espn-mens-college-basketball-coaches-poll-february-13-2012-cbssports-com/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:38:06 +0000 DStall http://yussports.wordpress.com/?p=6401 Continue reading →]]> Rankings updated (02/13/2012) Rank Teams (first-place votes) Schedules/Results Points Prev 1 Kentucky (31)
Overall: 25-1
Conference: 11-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/18 Mississippi 4:00 PM EST 775 1 2 Syracuse
Overall: 26-1
Conference: 13-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/13 defeated Louisville 52-51
02/19 at Rutgers 1:00 PM EST 744 2 3 Missouri
Overall: 23-2
Conference: 10-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 Oklahoma State 9:00 PM EST
02/18 at Texas A&M 2:00 PM EST 713 4 4 Duke
Overall: 21-4
Conference: 8-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/16 North Carolina State 9:00 PM EST
02/19 at Boston College 6:00 PM EST 649 9 5 Kansas
Overall: 21-5
Conference: 11-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/13 defeated Kansas State 59-53
02/18 Texas Tech 8:00 PM EST 628 10 6 Ohio State
Overall: 22-4
Conference: 10-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/14 defeated Minnesota 78-68
02/18 at Michigan 9:00 PM EST 618 3 7 North Carolina
Overall: 21-4
Conference: 8-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 at Miami (Fla.) 8:00 PM EST
02/18 Clemson 4:00 PM EST 592 5 8 Michigan State
Overall: 20-5
Conference: 9-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/16 Wisconsin 7:00 PM EST
02/19 at Purdue 1:00 PM EST 588 12 9 Georgetown
Overall: 19-5
Conference: 9-4
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/18 at Providence 7:00 PM EST 476 11 10 Baylor
Overall: 22-4
Conference: 9-4
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/13 defeated Iowa State 79-64
02/18 Kansas State 1:45 PM EST 464 6 11 UNLV
Overall: 22-5
Conference: 6-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/14 lost to TCU 97-102
02/18 at New Mexico 1:00 PM EST 455 16 12 Florida
Overall: 20-6
Conference: 8-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/14 defeated Alabama 61-52
02/18 at Arkansas 6:00 PM EST 388 7 13 Marquette
Overall: 21-5
Conference: 10-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/18 at Connecticut 12:00 PM EST 386 19 14 Murray State
Overall: 24-1
Conference: 12-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 at Southeast Missouri State 8:00 PM EST
02/18 St. Mary’s 6:00 PM EST 359 7 15 San Diego State
Overall: 20-4
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 New Mexico 10:15 PM EST
02/18 at Air Force 4:00 PM EST 284 14 16 St. Mary’s
Overall: 23-3
Conference: 12-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 Loyola Marymount 10:30 PM EST
02/18 at Murray State 6:00 PM EST 274 13 17 Wisconsin
Overall: 19-6
Conference: 8-4
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/16 at Michigan State 7:00 PM EST
02/19 Penn State 4:00 PM EST 255 22 18 Louisville
Overall: 20-6
Conference: 8-5
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/13 lost to Syracuse 51-52
02/18 at DePaul 12:00 PM EST 236 23 19 Michigan
Overall: 19-7
Conference: 9-4
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/18 Ohio State 9:00 PM EST 190 25 20 Indiana
Overall: 19-6
Conference: 7-6
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 Northwestern 6:30 PM EST
02/19 at Iowa 6:00 PM EST 188 23 21 Florida State
Overall: 17-7
Conference: 8-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/16 Virginia Tech 7:00 PM EST
02/18 at North Carolina State 1:00 PM EST 145 17 22 Virginia
Overall: 19-6
Conference: 6-5
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/14 lost to Clemson 48-60
02/18 Maryland 1:00 PM EST 134 20 23 Mississippi State
Overall: 19-7
Conference: 6-5
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/14 lost to LSU 67-69
02/18 at Auburn 8:00 PM EST 95 18 24 Gonzaga
Overall: 20-4
Conference: 10-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/16 at Santa Clara 11:00 PM EST
02/18 at San Francisco 8:00 PM EST 84 27 25 Notre Dame
Overall: 17-8
Conference: 9-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 Rutgers 7:00 PM EST
02/18 at Villanova 9:00 PM EST 76 26 Others Receiving Votes: Wichita State (22-4) 63; Temple (19-5) 48; Creighton (22-5) 30; Harvard (21-3) 22; Nevada (22-4) 21; Long Beach State (19-6) 17; New Mexico (20-4) 17; California (20-6) 15; Southern Miss (21-4) 12; Drexel (22-5) 11; Middle Tennessee (23-4) 8; Iowa State (18-8) 7; Saint Louis (20-5) 4; Virginia Commonwealth (22-6) 3; Texas-Arlington (19-5) 1
]]> http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/usa-today-espn-mens-college-basketball-coaches-poll-february-13-2012-cbssports-com/feed/ 0 drstall http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/associated-press-mens-college-basketball-poll-february-13-2012-cbssport-com/ http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/associated-press-mens-college-basketball-poll-february-13-2012-cbssport-com/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:31:23 +0000 DStall http://yussports.wordpress.com/?p=6398 Continue reading →]]> Rankings updated (02/13/2012) Rank Teams (first-place votes) Schedules/Results Points Prev 1 Kentucky (63)
Overall: 25-1
Conference: 11-0
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/18 Mississippi 4:00 PM EST 1623 1 2 Syracuse (2)
Overall: 26-1
Conference: 13-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/13 defeated Louisville 52-51
02/19 at Rutgers 1:00 PM EST 1559 2 3 Missouri
Overall: 23-2
Conference: 10-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 Oklahoma State 9:00 PM EST
02/18 at Texas A&M 2:00 PM EST 1498 4 4 Kansas
Overall: 21-5
Conference: 11-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/13 defeated Kansas State 59-53
02/18 Texas Tech 8:00 PM EST 1356 7 5 Duke
Overall: 21-4
Conference: 8-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/16 North Carolina State 9:00 PM EST
02/19 at Boston College 6:00 PM EST 1336 10 6 Ohio State
Overall: 22-4
Conference: 10-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/14 defeated Minnesota 78-68
02/18 at Michigan 9:00 PM EST 1284 3 7 Michigan State
Overall: 20-5
Conference: 9-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/16 Wisconsin 7:00 PM EST
02/19 at Purdue 1:00 PM EST 1283 11 8 North Carolina
Overall: 21-4
Conference: 8-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 at Miami (Fla.) 8:00 PM EST
02/18 Clemson 4:00 PM EST 1227 5 9 Baylor
Overall: 22-4
Conference: 9-4
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/13 defeated Iowa State 79-64
02/18 Kansas State 1:45 PM EST 1064 6 10 Georgetown
Overall: 19-5
Conference: 9-4
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/18 at Providence 7:00 PM EST 983 12 11 UNLV
Overall: 22-5
Conference: 6-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/14 lost to TCU 97-102
02/18 at New Mexico 1:00 PM EST 976 14 12 Marquette
Overall: 21-5
Conference: 10-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/18 at Connecticut 12:00 PM EST 810 18 13 San Diego State
Overall: 20-4
Conference: 6-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 New Mexico 10:15 PM EST
02/18 at Air Force 4:00 PM EST 688 13 14 Florida
Overall: 20-6
Conference: 8-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/14 defeated Alabama 61-52
02/18 at Arkansas 6:00 PM EST 675 8 15 Wisconsin
Overall: 19-6
Conference: 8-4
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/16 at Michigan State 7:00 PM EST
02/19 Penn State 4:00 PM EST 635 21 16 Murray State
Overall: 24-1
Conference: 12-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 at Southeast Missouri State 8:00 PM EST
02/18 St. Mary’s 6:00 PM EST 600 9 17 Michigan
Overall: 19-7
Conference: 9-4
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/18 Ohio State 9:00 PM EST 562 22 18 Indiana
Overall: 19-6
Conference: 7-6
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 Northwestern 6:30 PM EST
02/19 at Iowa 6:00 PM EST 430 23 19 Louisville
Overall: 20-6
Conference: 8-5
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/13 lost to Syracuse 51-52
02/18 at DePaul 12:00 PM EST 421 24 20 Florida State
Overall: 17-7
Conference: 8-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/16 Virginia Tech 7:00 PM EST
02/18 at North Carolina State 1:00 PM EST 406 15 21 St. Mary’s
Overall: 23-3
Conference: 12-1
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 Loyola Marymount 10:30 PM EST
02/18 at Murray State 6:00 PM EST 377 16 22 Virginia
Overall: 19-6
Conference: 6-5
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/14 lost to Clemson 48-60
02/18 Maryland 1:00 PM EST 337 19 23 Notre Dame
Overall: 17-8
Conference: 9-3
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 Rutgers 7:00 PM EST
02/18 at Villanova 9:00 PM EST 231 26 24 Gonzaga
Overall: 20-4
Conference: 10-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/16 at Santa Clara 11:00 PM EST
02/18 at San Francisco 8:00 PM EST 221 30 24 Wichita State
Overall: 22-4
Conference: 13-2
Statistics | Schedule | Roster 02/15 Missouri State 8:05 PM EST
02/18 at Davidson 12:00 PM EST 221 31 Others Receiving Votes: Temple (19-5) 122; Mississippi State (19-7) 108; Creighton (22-5) 20; Brigham Young (21-6) 12; Long Beach State (19-6) 12; New Mexico (20-4) 12; Iowa State (18-8) 10; Southern Miss (21-4) 7; Harvard (21-3) 6; Saint Louis (20-5) 5; California (20-6) 3; Virginia Commonwealth (22-6) 2; Vanderbilt (17-8) 2; Memphis (18-7) 1
]]> http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/associated-press-mens-college-basketball-poll-february-13-2012-cbssport-com/feed/ 0 drstall http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/red-wings-set-record-with-21-straight-home-wins/ http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/red-wings-set-record-with-21-straight-home-wins/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:10:52 +0000 DStall https://yussports.wordpress.com/?p=6396 ]]> The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Dallas  Stars, 3-1; to set the NHL record with their 21st straight home win.

]]> http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/red-wings-set-record-with-21-straight-home-wins/feed/ 0 drstall http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/rays-give-maddon-contract-extension/ http://yussports.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/rays-give-maddon-contract-extension/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:33:52 +0000 DStall https://yussports.wordpress.com/?p=6394 ]]> The Tampa Bay Times reports that the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed with 2-time American League Manager of the Year Joe Maddon on a 3-year contract extension.

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