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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Bobby Bowden signed a one-year contract Wednesday to coach a 34th season at Florida State, prolonging his duel with Penn State's Joe Paterno to see who will retire as college football's all-time leader in wins.

Jon Gruden said he had no doubt he would coach again whether 'it's the NFL, college, high school or, maybe, I'll just be the best damn flag football coach in the history of Florida.'

Once one of the top closers in all of college baseball, Erickson was stolen by the Twins in the 10th round of the 2007 draft. The NCAA all-time leader in saves, Erickson made two stops in 2008, and is now a top prospect in the Twins organization.

Coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff may have committed at least two violations of NCAA rules during a recent recruiting visit to Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site late Wednesday.

TADHG Kennelly is set to leave the Swans with a year remaining on his contract, returning to Ireland to play Gaelic football.

ROBIN van Persie hit a late equaliser for Arsenal to rescue a 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park - and put a damper on Tim Cahill's 100th goal in English football.

Fitzgerald doesn't just catch footballs; he devours them. He's gone from great player to megastar.

By DAVID MARTINDALE Michael Irvin is still learning the nuances of acting, but already he’s eager to step out of his comfort zone.'Next I want to do a role that has nothing to do with football,' the former Dallas Cowboys receiver said. 'That’s the goal. That’s the natural progression I want to make.'Irvin fell in love with the moviemaking biz while working alongside Adam Sandler, Burt Reynolds and Chris Rock inThe Longest Yard in 2005.Now he’s a guest star in an episode of Burn Notice that airs tonight at 9 on USA. Irvin still hasn’t left the football field, though. This time, he plays a coach who seeks help from ex-spy Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) when a ruthless thug threatens one of his players.How does moviemaking differ from doing TV? Oh, man! Let me tell you what was interesting about that, the difference between doing a movie and doing TV: On a movie, we can work on the same take all day; on TV, they’re like, 'OK, got it; let’s move

RANDY GALLOWAY TAMPA, Fla. — Go ahead, 'rat' this:A question here Wednesday for Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten:Did any of your so-called teammates, who did a lot of media whispering, actually ever go face-to-face and call you 'a rat'?'No,' answered Witten. 'Nothing even remotely close to that was ever said. If anything, when all that stuff was flying around, what I got personally was teammates being very supportive.'Hypocrites and idiots roam freely in the locker room at Valley Ranch. But until December, Witten was one of those team members considered far above the line that separates the manly from the lower form of humanity.Then, however, his good name was also sucked into the cesspool, as the team imploded internally.Obviously, there’s only a couple of reasons for any member of the Cowboys to be visiting in Tampa this week, and football is not involved. Otherwise, there’s the Super Bowl party scene, or in the case of Witten, he was here to receive a high ho

Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes' childhood was much like that of any other youngster in rural south Florida. He played backyard football. Chased squirrels. Ran around with his friends. This was different: Despite being a promising athlete, Holmes also...