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Turf Bowl crowns youth champsDAVID WALSHhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_youth/2009+1108_turf+bowl2009-11-08T00:13:58-05:00
<p>Saturday's Turf Bowl at Joan C. Edwards Stadium turned out to be historic for the four division champions of the Tri-State Youth Football League. PHOTO GALLERY.</p>
MU tries to move past tough lossANTHONY HANSHEWhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2009+1108_mu+football2009-11-07T23:15:44-05:00
<p>HUNTINGTON -- Marshall's final-minute football loss last weekend at UCF only added to the frustration of its fans.</p>
Women's team looking for 20-win season this yearGRANT TRAYLORhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+mu+women2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
<p>HUNTINGTON -- In each of the last two seasons, Marshall's women's basketball team has led in the second half of the Conference USA semifinals, only to fall in the end. </p>
Great battle brewing for women's C-USA conference champGRANT TRAYLORhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+cusa+women2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
<p>HUNTINGTON -- Conference USA women's basketball is looking to make a move up the national ladder. </p>
Veteran bunch of Buckeyes set for seasonRUSTY MILLERhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+osu+men2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It's as if Ohio State coach Thad Matta has graduated from teaching kindergarten to advanced calculus. </p>
Defending champ UConn picked to win conferenceThe Herald-Dispatchhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+big+east+women2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
<p>HUNTINGTON -- Defending national champion Connecticut was picked to win the Big East Conference women's basketball regular season title. </p>
UK looks to restore the roar under CalipariWILL GRAVEShttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+ky+men2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
<p>LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky coach John Calipari has spent the last six months visiting every city, town, hamlet and holler in the Bluegrass, selling himself and his revitalized program with the kind of energy and showmanship that would make P.T. Barnum blush. </p>
Attendance at Marshall games down 6 percentANTHONY HANSHEWhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2009+1108_mu+economics2009-11-08T00:06:16-05:00
<p>HUNTINGTON -- Bottom line, winning equals increased attendance throughout athletics, college or professional.</p>
Herd rolls into season fully loaded with talentRICK McCANNhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+mu+men2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
<p>HUNTINGTON -- Marshall University men's basketball is the name. Playing 94 feet all the time is the game. </p>
Youth brings versatility to WVU women's teamThe Herald-Dispatchhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+wvu+women2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
<p>MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia women's basketball coach Mike Carey inherited a relatively youthful squad this season. But the ninth-year coach also understands that this could be his most athletic and versatile group to date. </p>
C-USA men could be crowded at the top this seasonRICK McCANNhttp://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+cusa+men2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
<p>HUNTINGTON -- Tulsa, Houston and UTEP might be the Conference USA men's basketball teams to unseat Memphis at the top. </p>