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Brett Perryman / SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth:
Colorado Joining Pac-10, Future Of Big 12 South Schools Still Up In The Air — 9 months ago: In this photograph taken on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, Colorado Buffaloes head coach Dan Hawkins talks to reporters during media day in the Dal Ward Center at Folsom Field in Boulder …
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Ted Miller / ESPN:
Source: Pac-10 Conference poised to invite 6 Big 12 Conference teams — With Nebraska apparently headed to the Big Ten, the Pac-10 is poised to become the Pac-16. — Colorado already has received an invitation to join the conference, while five other invitations will be extended to Texas …
ESPN:
Colorado announces move to Pac-10 — The Pac-10 conference announced Thursday that the University of Colorado has agreed to leave the Big 12 to join its conference. — “This is an historic moment for the Conference, as the Pac-10 is poised for tremendous growth,” commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement.
Husker Mike / Corn Nation:
Huskers Join the Big 10 As Soon As Friday — Lee Barfknecht of the Omaha World-Herald is reporting that an executive at a Big XII school expects Nebraska to join the Big Ten as soon as this Friday. Tonight on his weekly appearance on the Husker Sports Network, Tom Osborne told host Lane Grindle:
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ESPN:
Sources: All signs point to Nebraska to Big Ten … All signs are pointing to a Nebraska move to the Big Ten. — A source close to the Nebraska program told ESPN's Chris Mortensen that athletic director Tom Osborne informed athletic staff members within the past 24 hours that the Cornhuskers …
Brent Zwerneman / Houston Chronicle:
Nebraska exits Big 12; UT, A&M meet to discuss plan
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Associated Press:
Latos outpitches Santana, Padres beat Mets 4-2 — NEW YORK - Mat Latos outpitched Johan Santana, and the San Diego Padres stopped New York's nine-game home winning streak by beating the Mets 4-2 on Thursday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. — Adrian Gonzalez had three hits …
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards are looking for outside help to bolster pitching — LOS ANGELES — Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak has initiated a search to prop up a starting rotation unable to project the return of either Kyle Lohse or Brad Penny, club sources indicated Wednesday.
TSN.ca:
BLUE JAYS TURN TO CECIL TO HELP PREVENT RAYS SWEEP — Sports Network — (Sports Network) - Brett Cecil seemed unfazed when he extended his personal winning streak with a victory over the defending World Series champions a week ago. Tampa Bay hopes its status as current division leaders …
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Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Family trees spread across MLB Draft boards — Number of teams take familiar baseball names in Draft — NEW YORK — The name has shadowed him his entire life, from his birth certificate to the brink of his chosen career. Benito Santiago Jr., son of five-time All-Star Benito Santiago …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers tap into ‘V energy’ — Frank and Jamie McCourt quietly hired a Russian emigre who calls himself a scientist and healer to ‘think blue’ and channel his thoughts toward the team's success as he watched them play on TV. — Reporting from Boston — The most curious figure to emerge …
Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Posey belts first big league homer — CINCINNATI — Buster Posey established a personal milestone by crushing his first Major League home run in the second inning of Wednesday's 6-3 Giants loss to the Reds. — Following a two-out walk to Pat Burrell, Posey drilled the first pitch he saw …
Jim Armstrong / Denver Post:
Rockies get slammed by Astros in 10th inning — It looked like the Rockies were going to play yet another one-run game, just as they had in five of their previous seven games. And then Carlos Lee stepped up Wednesday night and hit a grand slam that, if you wait five minutes, might land. Or not.
