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Why Did Jerry Jones Want The College Football Playoff Championship? [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:12:08 +0000

It's official: the BCS is gone after this season, replaced with a four-team playoff called...the "College Football Playoff". Really? It's also official that Jerry Jones is getting the championship game at Cowboys Stadium. But, other than money, why was Jerry so desperate to get this game in Dallas...?

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Why Does Jerry Jones Want the College Football Championship at His Stadium? [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 04:57:29 +0000

The Cowboys' season is officially over, but that hasn't stopped owner Jerry Jones. He wants college football's new national championship game to be played at Cowboys Stadium. We head to Jerry's press conference to find out why...

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Jerry Jones Wants College Football's Championship [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:51:59 +0000

After over a century of doing it the old-fashioned way, college football is getting a playoff. Leave it to Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones to want a piece of the action. But what are Jerry's REAL reasons for wanting the college game's new championship for Cowboys Stadium?

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NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Kentucky Is No. 1 Overall Seed Despite Loss

Joe Student — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:26:10 +0000

Losses by Kentucky, Syracuse and North Carolina in their conference tournaments didn’t prevent those teams from joining Big Ten champ Michigan State as top regional seeds for the Division I men’s NCAA basketball tournament field of 68 announced on Sunday evening.

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NFL Playoff Recap – AFC and NFC Championships

Joe Student — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:34:22 +0000

Two thrilling conference championship games produced a Super Bowl pairing: the New England Patriots will face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis on Feb. 5. Here’s a recap of all of Sunday’s NFL action:

NFC Championship

N.Y. Giants 20 – San Francisco 17 (OT)

San

NFL Playoff Preview – AFC and NFC Championships

Joe Student — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:11:14 +0000

Four teams remain alive in the NFL playoffs. The winners of this Sunday’s conference championship games will meet in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis on Sunday, Feb. 5. Here’s a preview of the two title games scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 22: AFC Championship Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA; 3 p.m. [...]

NBA's Best Moment of 2011 — Dirk Nowitzki Finally Gets A Ring

BJ — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:27:37 +0000

Before the drama that was the NBA lockout, we had a very exciting finale to the NBA season that saw Dirk Nowitzki leading his Dallas Mavericks to both his and the franchise’s first NBA championship.

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Marty Schottenheimer Wins His First Pro Championship — In the UFL [VIDEO]

Jeff Giles — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:39:07 +0000

The Virginia Destroyers took on the Las Vegas Locomotives in the UFL Championship Game last Friday, earning a 17-3 victory before a sellout crowd of 14,172.

In the process, they earned their head coach, Marty Schottenheimer, his first pro title — nearly 40 years after he started his coaching career.

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What Teams Are Most Desperate To Win Their First Championships?

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:09:44 +0000

You never forget your first love and you can bet you never forget your first title.

The Dallas Mavericks, in business since 1980, have claimed their first NBA title in franchise history by knocking off the vaunted Miami Heat. The Vancouver Canucks, who’ve been in the NHL since 1970, came oh-so-close to hoisting the Stan

Tigers Undo Miners for Conference USA Title

Duke Keith — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:49:30 +0000

(UTEP & Memphis post-game interview video below)

By Duke Keith: dkeith@klaq.com, twitter.com/dukekeith

Now you see it, now you don't.

An opportunity for the UTEP Miners to not sweat Selection Sunday escaped them like a 12-point second half lead. Like a missed free throw.

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Tune In To The C-USA Championship on 600 ESPN El Paso!

Johnnie Walker — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:55:29 +0000

UTEP defeated Tulsa 66-54 today in the Semifinals of the C-USA Tournament! Congratulations Miners!

For all the game details go here.

If you can't make it to the game, tune in to 600 ESPN El Paso tomorrow morning at 9:15 for all the action of the Conference USA Championship game! Mando will follow the end of the game with a special C-USA and Championship weekend edition of CrunchTime LIVE from King's X!

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BCS Championship Highlight Gallery

Johnnie Walker — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:34:47 +0000

Some pictures from last night's BCS Championship Game between Auburn and Oregon.