Dawgs ride rout to playoffs

By Todd Hefferman, The Southern

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Southern Illinois University's defense took the drama out of Saturday's Missouri Valley Football Conference de facto championship game.

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Salukis run over Jackrabbits' defense

By Todd Hefferman, The Southern

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Deji Karim had a feeling he and his backfield mates were going to have a pretty good day Saturday.

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SIU-South Dakota State Dawg Digest

How they scored

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SIU men escape with exhibition win

By Les Winkeler, The Southern

CARBONDALE - Nick Evans spoiled Rodney Watson's homecoming, dumping in an offensive rebound that narrowly beat the buzzer. Evans' last-second shot lifted Southern Illinois University to a 71-69 win over the University of Southern Indiana in the final exhibition game of the season.

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SIU women fall to D-III foe

By Pete Spitler, The Southern

ARBONDALE - Zoë Unruh scored a team-high 21 points, 15 of which came on 3-pointers, to lead Washington (Mo.) University over Southern Illinois University, 84-74, on Saturday at SIU Arena.

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Watson gets warm welcom in SIU Arena return

Former Southern Illinois assistant Rodney Watson returned Saturday to SIU Arena. After 23 years on the Saluki bench, Watson is now the head coach at the University of Southern Indiana.

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SIU volleyball pulls off upset of Missouri State

By Geary Deniston, For The Southern

CARBONDALE - Just when it seemed the Southern Illinois University volleyball team was down for the count, the Salukis dug down deep and pulled off their biggest upset during the Brenda Winkeler era, beating the No. 2 team in the Missouri Valley Conference, Missouri State, on Senior Night …

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Midgets end Murphysboro's season

By Rod Kloeckner, For The Southern

GREENVILLE - The weight of lofty preseason expectations was lifted off the Freeburg Midgets' shoulders Saturday night.

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Tolono Unity dominates Du Quoin in second-rout blowout

By Scott Mees, The Southern

TOLONO - The Tolono Unity Rockets took control of the game early and never relinquished it Saturday in a 47-7 win over Du Quoin in the Class 3A football playoffs.

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Wildcats blow lead, bow out of playoffs

By Ryan Dodson, For The Southern

MARION - The Marion Wildcats dropped a heartbreaker Saturday to Peoria-Richwoods, 23-14, in the Class 5A football playoffs.

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Comets kick Mules out of postseason

By Brian Turner, For The Southern

FAIRFIELD - After falling behind two scores early and trailing at halftime, the Greenville Comets scored 22 unanswered points in the third quarter and held on to beat the host Fairfield Mules Saturday afternoon at the Train Yard, 29-21.

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Pana’s late touchdown dooms A-J

By Gregg Banker, The Southern

PANA - Pana senior quarterback Cody McLaughlin threw for 90 yards and a touchdown and gained 62 yards on the ground as the Panthers beat Anna-Jonesboro, 36-29, in the second round of the IHSA Class 3A playoffs Saturday.

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Nashville advances in double-overtime thriller

By Travis Volz, For The Southern

NASHVILLE - It was clear neither Nashville nor Auburn was ready to see its season come to an end.

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Richardson falls short in cross country repeat effort

By Geary Denston, For The Southern

Margo Richardson's bid to repeat as the Class 2A girls cross country champion was derailed by six seconds as the Mount Vernon senior finished second to Woodstock junior Kayla Beattie at the IHSA girls cross country finals at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

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Bo Bae Song wins Mizuno Classic

By SHANE HAHM

South Korea's Bo Bae Song won the Mizuno Classic for her first LPGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a three-stroke victory over Lorena Ochoa, Brittany Lang and Hee Young Park.

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No. 12 USC outlasts Arizona State 14-9

By ANDREW BAGNATO

Will Harris returned an interception 55 yards for a score, Matt Barkley threw a 75-yard pass to Damian Williams for another score, and No. 12 USC held on for a shaky 14-9 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night.

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Cal RB Jahvid Best hurt on touchdown

By JANIE McCAULEY

California tailback Jahvid Best sustained a concussion and was taken to the emergency room after he leapt high into the air, flipped over a defender and landed on the back of his head in the end zone.

Nov 07, 2009 | 10:10 pm

Baylor freshman Griner provides dunk preview

Baylor freshman phenom Brittney Griner got her first dunk in a game for the No. 7 Lady Bears, though she is not yet officially the seventh woman to dunk in a college game.

Nov 07, 2009 | 9:50 pm

Iverson leaves Grizzlies with permission

By MIKE CRANSTON

Disgruntled Memphis guard Allen Iverson returned to his home in Atlanta after receiving permission to leave the team to attend to personal business.

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