Sports Briefly: Football team’s open practice gives peek of things to come
By: Chris Tavarez Texas’ second open practice will be today at 3:45 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium….

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Column: Winter sports need love
With Centerville’s loss to Fairview Friday night, the winter sports season came to an end in the Teche Area, to mixed reviews. There was good — Centerville’s run to the quarterfinals in boys’ basketball.

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Sudden storm spoils local sporting events
GLENDALE — While he prepared the field in anticipation of his team’s season-opener Saturday morning, Hoover High softball Coach Rich Henning saw a few raindrops hit the infield dirt.

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RAE Systems Wireless AreaRAE Part of Security Efforts at Largest Sporting Events
Advanced Wireless Detection Solutions Monitored for Unseen Threats at Winter Olympics, NBA All Star Game and Super Bowl XLIV

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Mike Atherton named Sports Writer of the Year and Columnist of the Year
Mike Atherton, The Times Cricket Correspondent, collected a notable double at the Sports Journalists’ Association awards, collecting the Sports Writer of the Year award and also being named Columnist of the Year.

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M. Basketball. UCF Sports Today to Offer C-USA Championship Preview
Fans can learn more about UCF’s task at the Conference USA Men’s Basketball Championship Tuesday when UCF Sports Today with Kirk Speraw airs. The 30-minute show, which is the final episode of the season, is set for 10:30 a.m. on Bright House Sports Network, 12:30 p.m. on UCF TV and statewide on Sun Sports at 4 p.m.

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Ref’s Sports Bar & Grill to open mid-March at Vintage Park
Change is in the air at Vintage Park this spring. Chris Toman, the owner of Pizza Fusion, will be cranking up the fun-factor in March and is converting his restaurant into a new concept – Ref’s Sports Bar & Grill!

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Simon Cowell Engaged?
The lady who tamed Simon? Simon Cowell is known to put people in a tight spot. The tables were turned when Simon was put in a spot as Jay Leno asked the longtime bachelor about the large diamond ring his girlfriend Mezhgan Hussainy ( American Idol makeup artiste) is sporting.   Since Mezhgan later joined the duo onstage, I guess Simon was forced to spill the beans. Well, I do have somebody in my …

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Lehigh’s C.J. McCollum named to Sporting News All-Freshman team
The Mountain Hawks star is one of 10 players selected.

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Gonzo: Sports Illustrated short-shrifts Amaro
There was a time when I was really into Sports Illustrated. Kathy Ireland had a lot to do with that, but I dug the stories, too – so much so that I kept every issue of SI from when I was 8 years old until I turned 18. (As you might imagine, I was a huge hit with the ladies back then.)

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