Rainbows No. 12 in preseason poll (Honolulu Advertiser)

20 August 2008, 4:03 am

Hawai'i moved up six slots in the offseason and is ranked No. 12 in the CBS College Sports Network/American Volleyball Coaches Association Preseason Top 25 Poll, released yesterday by the AVCA. The first regular-season poll will be Sept. 1.... read more

Buena High's 'Gentle Giant' dies at 23 (Ventura County Star)

20 August 2008, 2:14 am

Jacob Dole Probasco, a talented athlete, inspiring coach and budding pharmacologist, died Tuesday from complications of a blood disorder, according to close friends and colleagues. The 23-year-old Ventura resident — known as J.D. — was taken off life support at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles... read more

SPORTS BRIEFS (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

19 August 2008, 11:10 pm

NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal was seeded No. 1 for the U.S. Open yesterday, making it the first time since January 2004 that a man other than Roger Federer holds that top spot at a Grand Slam tournament. Ana Ivanovic is the No. 1 seed on the women's side. The tournament begins Aug. 25, and the draw will b... read more

Sports news briefs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

19 August 2008, 11:10 pm

West Virginia middle linebacker Reed Williams, the team-leading tackler last season, was cleared to return to tackling in practice today -- his first full contact in the 7 1/2 months since ...... read more

Oklahoma sports scene (The Oklahoman)

19 August 2008, 10:54 pm

Five OSU golfers advance at U.S. AmateurFive Oklahoma State golfers made the cut Tuesday and qualified for match play at the United States Amateur at Pinehurst Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C. Senior Trent Leon, sophomores Rickie Fowler and Kevin Tway and freshmen Peter Uihlein and Morgan Hoffmann f... read more

Sports World (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

19 August 2008, 9:23 pm

AROUND THE CAROLINAS COLLEGE FOOTBALL Two Columbia officers released on bond... read more

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