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Another first in Carson-Douglas rivalryby Joey Crandall Nevada Appeal News Servic

Northern 4A soccer

Carson, Douglas coaching staff well acquainted by Joey Crandall jcrandall@recordc

Carson boys win match, lose coachBy Darrell Moody dmoody@nevadaappeal.com

Carson volleyball eliminated from playoffsBy LARRY BARKER Appeal News Service

Save $5 by registering for this year's Nevada Day Fun Run by Thursday.

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Rollins takes lead at LRTOBy Darrell Moody dmoody@nevadaappeal.com

Top-ranked Carson boys soccer goes to to 5-0-1 overall and 3-0-1 in league. Galena improved to 2-1-1 in league, according to this Nevada Appeal story.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - In a state where basketball is king, Rick Pitino cuts quite the fine figure.

BERKELEY, Calif. - Jeff Tedford knows there's no use in avoiding all the talk about the Heisman trophy and California star running back Jahvid Best.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Jeff Tedford knows there's no use in avoiding all the talk about the Heisman trophy and California star running back Jahvid Best.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - So UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel wasn't an immediate hit at his alma mater. Pete Carroll's first team at USC didn't exactly take this town by storm, and look how that's turned out.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Jim Harbaugh turned Stanford from a laughingstock to a competitive program in the Pac-10 in his first two seasons on The Farm.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A winning season and a victory in Arizona's first bowl appearance in a decade probably saved coach Mike Stoops' job.So why did the Pac-10 media pick the Wildcats to finish eighth this season?

SEATTLE (AP) - At some point during the past eight months, Steve Sarkisian was reminded to take time to savor the foundation work and appreciate his opportunity to re-mold the once proud program at Washington.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Paul Wulff's first season as football coach at Washington State could charitably be called a disaster.

Sometimes you stumble across a team in early August and get a feeling. Rankman felt a dull, nagging tug in his lower back as he hunched over a desk and flipped a preseason magazine page that landed on Nevada.

The road to the national title game has run through the Southeastern Conference recently.So while perfection would be nice for Tim Tebow and Florida, it's not necessarily necessary. And the Gators know it.

Nevada Appeal sports columnist Joe Santoro shares the latest in the world of sports.Read it here.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame offensive line coach Frank Verducci drew the biggest crowd of all the Fighting Irish assistant coaches at media day Friday."Usually we're way over in the corner," Verducci joked.

Since the end of the 2008-09 season, there have been many questions surrounding the Nevada football team: Will Colin Kaepernick become more of a passing quarterback? What can the running game do with two premier running backs in the backfield? How...

Nevada athletic director Cary Groth lashed out against the NCAA on Thursday after it approved a policy earlier in the day that bans states from hosting championship events if they allow people to bet on single games.

Jeff Barto and Derek Mayer combined to shut down the Sacramento RedSox for the Nevada Bighorns summer college baseball team in a 5-1 winin the opener of a doubleheader on Sunday at Western Nevada College'sJohn L. Harvey Field.

Jesse Rasner and Cavin Hill combined to shut down the Sacramento Red Sox as the Nevada Bighorns summer college baseball team went on to a 3-1 win Saturday at Western Nevada College's John L. Harvey Field.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) - Marist College is seeking monetary damages for breach of contract from former basketball coach Matt Brady, James Madison University and the commonwealth of Virginia.

By JOHN ZENORAP Sports WriterFLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - The failure was sudden and dramatic and it accomplished the seemingly impossible: sucking the energy and self-confidence from Terry Bowden.

HONOLULU - Hawaii coach Greg McMackin was suspended for 30 days without pay and has volunteered to take an additional 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary for making a derogatory comment while describing Notre Dame's chant...

HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii coach Greg McMackin is apologizing for using a derogatory remark while describing Notre Dame's chant during a dinner banquet leading up to last year's Hawaii Bowl.

Western Athletic Conference commissioner Karl Benson held his yearly State of the Conference to open the annual WAC Preview in Salt Lake City on Wednesday morning, and he stressed that the conference is stable and isn't looking to...