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A good career cut short
In the world of intercollegiate athletics, injuries are inevitable. You just hope when they occur it's something the student-athlete can recover from in a timely fashion. For Alabama point guard Ronald Steele, the injury bug kept biting until the Crimson Tide's floor leader announced Tuesday he is going to sit out the rest of his senior season in hopes of finally becoming healthy.

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Dallas Cowboys and reality TV
Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Michael Irvin is creating a reality TV show. The show would give 12 "football neophytes" a chance to compete for a spot on the Dallas Cowboys' training camp roster.

Kentucky coach gets personalized
A 'Rich Brooks Edition' Ford F-150 truck was released by a car dealer in Lexington, Kentucky. Brooks is Kentucky's head football coach.

A shot you have to see to believe
Markel Humphrey made a 75-foot bank shot as time expired to lift Marshall to a 53-50 win over Southern Methodist on Wednesday night.  Here’s the shot.

Chicago men's basketball team picks up first
To update a story we've been following, the University of Chicago men's basketball team won its first game of the season this past Friday night, a 55-50 win over Emory.

The first $1 million is the easiest
Three games into the Illinois Lottery's newest promotion, and they already have a winner. The game: One adult fan would be randomly chosen at each home game, and if the Blackhawks scored at exactly the 10-minute mark of the second period -- not a second over or under -- then that fan would win $1 million.

NJIT ends 51-game losing streak
Congratulations to the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The Highlanders (1-18) won for the first time since Feb.19, 2007, defeated Bryant 61-51. The school is in its third season as a Division I program, and the Highlanders are 6-71 since making the step up from Division II.

UNC continues home dominance over Clemson
Clemson's men's basketball team has never won in Chapel Hill, and the streak continued last night with a 94-70 North Carolina win. Including last night's outcome, Clemson is now winless in all 54 games it has played at UNC.