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  • Defensive end, Phillip Oboh (#43)
08/09/08
Photo by Charles Slate cslate@thesunnews.com

    Blind Faith

    Quarterback's backside tackle critical to offense's success

    Coastal Carolina quarterback Zach MacDowall never saw No. 59. During the second half last Saturday in State College, Pa., Nittany Lions defensive end Aaron Maybin blazed past the left tackle and drove into MacDowall from his blind side.

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  • San Diego Chargers running back Mike Tolbert (35) is tackled by San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dontarrious Thomas (56)  in the first quarter of their preseason NFL football game in San Francisco, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

    Tolbert's toil pays off today

    Former CCU back, undrafted free agent makes debut today

    In April, the St. Louis Rams selected David Vobora, an outside linebacker from Idaho, with the 252nd and final selection in the NFL draft.

  • Pelicans to play for title

    Rout Warthogs; face Potomac on Monday

    Myrtle Beach used a six-run seventh inning to beat Winston-Salem 11-5 and claim the Southern Divisional series 3-1 on Saturday. The Pelicans will meet Potomac in the Mills Cup Championship series that begins Monday at BB&T Coastal Field.

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  • SEAN HORGAN PICKING THE NFL

    We now lay claim to four Coastal Carolina leatherheads in the NFL and two of them will square off today when safety Quinton Teal and the Panthers jet out to the West Coast to take on fullback Mike Tolbert and the Chargers.

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BYU holds back Washington on last-second PAT block

Jan Jorgensen busted through the line and blocked Ryan Perkins' 35-yard extra-point attempt with 2 seconds left in regulation, and No. 15 BYU held on to a 28-27 win over Washington on Saturday.

Another upset: East Carolina stuns No. 8 WVU 24-3

Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team.

Federer a win away from 5th straight US Open title

Ominous clouds overhead, the sort of hard court that troubled him this season underfoot, Roger Federer sensed something Saturday he hadn't in quite a while. He was playing exactly like that guy named Roger Federer.

Gators snap 6-game losing streak to Miami, 26-3

Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow was good early and even better late, enough to help No. 5 Florida snap a six-game losing streak against rival Miami. Tebow threw two touchdown passes, speedster Percy Harvin ran for a score and the Gators used a swarming defensive effort to beat the Hurricanes 26-3 Saturday night at The Swamp.

Aurilia helps rally Giants to 7-6 win over Pirates

Rich Aurilia hit one of three Giants home runs and San Francisco finally beat the Pittsburgh Pirates at home, 7-6 on Saturday night.

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