8:09 PM ET, Fri September 03, 2010

Butch Jones' UC era starts in Fresno

Cincinnati Enquirer — The UC Bearcats, who have won 18 straight regular-season games dating to 2008, are not likely to take Saturday' night's season opener for granted simply because Fresno State plays in the Western Athletic Conference, a non-BCS league, not after the way the Bulldogs pushed around the UC defense last year and nearly pulled off an upset in Cincinnati.

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Cueto Not On The Trip

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Johnny Cueto, who kicked Cardinals catcher Jason LaRue and put him on the disabled list when the teams clashed in Cincinnati, is not on the trip to St. Louis.

Illinois Fighting Illini 17 mins ago

Baker Managing The Same

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — The Reds skipper is not taking anything for granted with big lead in NL. Central.

Illinois Fighting Illini 17 mins ago

Crowd Sure To Acknowledge Phillips

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — The Reds just focused on playing ball.

Illinois Fighting Illini 17 mins ago

Same umpiring crew chief here who was in Cincinnati

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Kellogg umpiring crew on hand for key series

Illinois Fighting Illini 17 mins ago

Cowboys send Crayton to SD, McQuistan to Miami

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Patrick Crayton wanted out the minute the Dallas Cowboys drafted Dez Bryant. He finally got his wish Friday, and it might've been worth the wait.

Illinois Fighting Illini 17 mins ago

Canadian football player tests positive for HGH

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — The first athlete to positive test for human growth hormone in North America is a Canadian college football player whose team was suspended for the 2010 season because of a steroid scandal.

Illinois Fighting Illini 17 mins ago

Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia has surgery on foot

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has undergone season-ending surgery for a broken bone in his left foot.

Illinois Fighting Illini 17 mins ago

Aztecs look to keep it simple in opener

San Diego Union-Tribune — The San Diego State Aztecs should not have to show all of their cards against the first team of the 2010 season, Nicholls State, which travels to Qualcomm Stadium for a 5 p.m. kickoff Saturday. Unlike today's game, where the Aztecs can probably slow-play their hand to victory -- there are tougher games on the horizon in which offensive coordinator Al Borges will be forced to dig into his bag of tricks. This is not -- should not -- be one of those games.

San Diego State Aztecs 18 mins ago

Smith now in the house

Blogging the Buckeyes | Columbus Dispatch — Freshman running back Roderick Smith was cleared through the admissions procedure at Ohio State today and is expected to be with the team when it resumes practice Sunday, coach Jim Tressel confirmed. Smith, from Paul Harding High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., signed a letter of intent with the Buckeyes in February. But the start of his college career had been put on hold by the NCAA academic clearinghouse as it perused his high school records, which included work done in summer school this summer. Considered one of the top power running back prospects in the country in the 2010 class by several ...

Ohio State Buckeyes 18 mins ago
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