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ANN ARBOR -- Ohio State had 19 players end their Big Ten careers yesterday without ever experiencing a loss to rival Michigan or anything shy of a conference championship. With their 21-10 victory, the Buckeyes beat the Wolverines for a sixth straight time and made their fifth consecutive Big Ten championship another outright title.

GAINESVILLE -- Florida quarterback Tim Tebow broke another Southeastern Conference record on Saturday, and he did it with a bang. Tebow scored his 54th career touchdown on a 55-yard run in the first quarter of the top-ranked Gators' 62-3 rout of visiting Florida International on Saturday.

They met as teammates in a gym in Kentucky more than 30 years ago. And today, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird will do something rarer still, something that speaks to all they've accomplished: They'll gather together in Kansas City to be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

LUBBOCK -- Initially, Oklahoma had planned a little fundraising auction of the futuristic, throwback Nike uniforms they wore Saturday on a one-time basis. Those plans likely are off the table. Better to burn 'em after the Red Raiders scorched the Sooners on a crisp, sunny afternoon in which about 10,000 fans apparently found something better to do.

Nov. 22--FOOTBALL UIL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS CLASS 5A DIVISION I Region I Area Round Arlington Martin 25, Odessa Permian 15 Trinity 41, Plano 38 Arlington 70, Odessa 42 Coppell 14, Plano East 0 Region I Semifinals Martin vs. Dallas Skyline vs. Tyler Lee vs.

EL PASO -- Karla Fuentes is a young artist with an interesting canvas -- tennis shoes. At the suggestion of her boyfriend, a couple years ago, Fuentes hand-painted a pair of tennis shoes and gave them to him as a Christmas present. Once on his feet, the shoes started attracting notice wherever he went. "At first, it was family who wanted some and then friends.

For two hours this morning, Arizona football fans starred in their own reality TV show. The University of Arizona campus hosted ESPN's "College GameDay." The show broadcasts amid a backdrop of fans who, drawn by the smell of free publicity, bring banners, flags, and signs to share with a national TV audience. About 1,500 UA fans turned out along the UA Mall.

Former Boca Raton High School basketball coach Manny Bloom made $250,000 running sports camps on school property and the Palm Beach County School Board wants its cut. In a lawsuit filed this week in Circuit Court, the School Board claims Bloom owes the district at least $100,757 in rent.

What Christmas gift do you give a wealthy football coach whose every casual-wear need has already been met -- free of charge -- by Nike? Apparently, you give him books on leadership. "I've got 6,000 books on people that have had adversity and success," Missouri Coach Gary Pinkel said.

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