Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from December 2001

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from December 2001

Brett Favre the last jewel of a golden age.(The Dallas Morning News)
December 1, 2001

Philadelphia pro teams unique in awards scene.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Teams don't mind being in the zone.(The Dallas Morning News)
December 1, 2001

Glenn hamstrung by injuries, suspensions.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Redskins' reversal inspires Cowboys.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

San Jose State, Stanford volleyball teams advance.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Stars new plan is an old favorite.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Stanford freshman making his presence felt on the court.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Perseverance pays off for those hunting the Green River killer.(The Seattle Times)
December 1, 2001

Defected Taliban soldiers ponder their fate and that of their country.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Japan's Crown Princess gives birth to baby girl.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Selig must say it this week: Twins, Expos are safe for next season.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Northern alliance forces pursuing Taliban stragglers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Thrashers building team of the future through the draft.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Afghanistan's religious police still punching in.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Interim Afghan government taking shape.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Eagles should rise above mediocrity.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Overflowing refugee camps in emergency state.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Skater chooses ice over diamonds.(The Dallas Morning News)
December 1, 2001

USS Arizona faces another foe at Pearl Harbor: corrosion.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Bush gets strong support from his home state, new poll finds.(The Dallas Morning News)
December 1, 2001

83 prison rioters, including one American, surrender in Afghanistan.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Anti-Taliban forces launch ground offensive.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Mills looks like a freshman again in season finale.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Penn State sees bowl hopes disappear.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

In Kabul, Afghans hope for peace.(The Dallas Morning News)
December 1, 2001

Officials proceeding cautiously on several anthrax fronts.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Suicide bombers strike crowded pedestrian mall in Jerusalem.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Manning rallies Ole Miss past Vandy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... OXFORD, Miss. _ Eli Manning was having the worst game of his Ole Miss career. The Rebels trailed lowly Vanderbilt by 17 points and had lost their last three games. Things looked bleak for the home team at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. ...

Game of Titanic importance for Browns.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Gunn gives glimpses of his potential.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... OXFORD, Miss. _ He's been the guy to carry the running game load and sometimes been the guy who seemed to think the world was loaded on his shoulders. With apologies to the late, great Jerry Garcia, what a long, strange trip it's been for...

Penn State falls to Virginia, falls out of bowl contention.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Army tops Navy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Twins boosters need to buy some time.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... YAHOO! ELTON JOHN LIVE ON A&E _ AND THE NET, TOO Yahoo! Broadcast and LAUNCH are presenting an evening of live music with an Internet simulcast of A&E's Live by Request starring Elton John. During the broadcast at 9 p.m. Monday, the...

Browns defense has no time to gloat.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Reed picks on Hokies as Hurricanes escape 26-24.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... BLACKSBURG, Va. _ With 4:18 left in the game and Virginia Tech on the verge of stunning the college football world once more with another big upset, Miami safety Edward Reed watched the opposing quarterback. Reed's Miami team was clinging...

A win is a win and a Rose is a Rose.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Eight killed as suicide bombers strike crowded Jerusalem cafe.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Spartans humiliate Missouri, hope for Silicon Valley bowl.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Garner is MVP, as in most versatile player.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Wildcats go out with a whimper, fall to Hoosiers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

`Daubbers down,' but no excuses from Navy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Temple women top Villanova.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Bad moons rising in the NFL.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Pat Riley steps into the abyss.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Davis delivers tunes and a swagger for Cav.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Clemson stops Duke awaits bowl call.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... CLEMSON, S.C. _ After Woodrow Dantzler made college football history Saturday, bowl executive Dylan Thomas vowed to make a pitch for Clemson to the Tangerine Bowl selection committee. Dantzler ran for 135 yards to lead Clemson to a 59-31...

For a while, the Rose was wilting.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... BLACKSBURG, Va. _ The roses didn't come easily from this hard, hard ground here Saturday, but oh the roses did bloom, didn't they? When the heart-pounding finally eased _ "I never held my breath that long!" exclaimed University of Miami...

Close call has Miami in title game.(The Dallas Morning News)
December 1, 2001

Kentucky falls to Indiana.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Parity adds suspense to playoff races.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Clemson, N.C. State hoping for invitation to Tangerine Bowl.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ North Carolina State fell 10 points short of the Peach Bowl. Minutes before kickoff of North Carolina's game Saturday against Southern Methodist, Peach president Gary Stokan said his bowl's bid would go to N.C. State...

Family comes first for 49ers' Lewis.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Steve Mariucci: full-time coach, part-time psychologist.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

After 0-3 start, North Carolina considers Peach Bowl a welcome reward.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ Four piles of ice were scattered across the Kenan Stadium field, four chilly testimonials to a season that started so bad and ended so good. Strewn among the ice were chunks of fruit. Peaches, of course. The...

Seminoles bounce back to beat Ga. Tech.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Another critical game for Broncos.(The Gazette)
December 1, 2001

No. 8 Jayhawks top No. 4 Wildcats 105-97.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... TUCSON, Ariz. _ Kansas' Jeff Boschee kept waiting and waiting. Arizona kept coming and coming. "All I could do was think how stupid I was to be sitting there with four fouls," said the senior guard. "Stupid, helpless and frustrated." ...

U.S. has few complaints about World Cup draw.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

No. 8 Kansas plays all-around game in handing No. 4 Arizona first loss.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Missouri men bag another group of Tigers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... COLUMBIA, Mo. _ Grambling State knew it had no chance of really matching up with the No. 3 Missouri men's basketball team Saturday. So it went with a zone-`em, junk-`em, hot-shooting, charge-of-the-light-brigade game plan. Nice try. And it...

Respect, tradition on display during 102nd meeting between Army, Navy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Eleven-and-oh computes to No. 1 for Miami.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Temple wins but loses Lyde.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

No. 19 St. Joseph's defeats Canisius.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Flyers shut out Lightning.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Curtis Martin turns Jets-Patriots in Jets' favor.(The Providence Journal)
December 1, 2001

Young linemen to collide head on.(The Providence Journal)
December 1, 2001

Good riddance to Terry Glenn.(The Providence Journal)
December 1, 2001

Kings are even more impressive with Webber watching.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Here's predicting 49ers, Raiders will be ambushed.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Texas Tech improves to 6-1.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Georgia Southern defeats Florida A&M.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... STATESBORO, Ga. _ The law of averages will have to wait for another week, at least. Georgia Southern stayed perfect in home playoffs games Saturday, defeating Florida A&M, 60-35, in a nearly four-hour affair at Paulson Stadium in the...

Cavs almost perfect in victory over Hornets.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Rathje survives first practice back_but just barely.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001

Georgia Tech falls to Florida State.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ When the Florida State game was first postponed following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Georgia Tech officials pushed to have it re-scheduled for Dec. 9. They would have been better off trying to get it canceled...

The night the moon was orange HEADLINE HERE.(Charlotte (Fla.) Sun)
December 1, 2001

Volunteers in a rush upward.(The Orange County Register)
December 1, 2001

Defensemen get creative for Kings.(The Orange County Register)
December 1, 2001

Bruins salvage some dignity with wild victory.(The Orange County Register)
December 1, 2001

7-4 Bruins might miss bowl game.(The Orange County Register)
December 1, 2001

Miami holds off Virginia Tech.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... BLACKSBURG, Va. _ The run for the roses began in Edward Reed's hands Saturday on a gorgeous day in the mountains of Virginia. The All-American free safety broke the University of Miami career interception record in the second quarter, then...

Miami kicker Sievers comes up quadruple big.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 1, 2001... BLACKSBURG, Va. _ He has been the hero before, and he was certainly a hero Saturday. Todd Sievers' four field goals Saturday at Virginia Tech _ the third time he has kicked four in a game this season _ and his two extra points accounted...