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Robert Griffin III, a Baylor University quarterback, was chosen as the 77th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy as the most outstanding college football player in the United States for 2011.

The Army-Navy rivalry has been a staple of college football for over a century now, but the 112th game between the two military schools Saturday had particular significance. President Obama was in attendance to draw attention and celebrate the withdrawal of troops in Iraq.

The seventh and final El Clasico of 2011 will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, as Real Madrid and Barcelona renew their fierce, and at times violent, rivalry in the Spanish League.

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U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn celebrated her first World Cup win in the United States by Tebowing at the podium, an homage to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.

The time-schedule for the celebration has been listed here.

The striker has also attracted attention from Italy and Russia.

Chelsea have recently also shown an interest in another Barcelona youngster, Rafa Alcantra.

The wife of the former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, accused of serial child sexual abuse, said on Thursday she believes the charges against her husband are absolutely untrue.

Former Notre Dame head coach and current Florida offensive coordinator will be named Kansas' next football coach on Friday afternoon, the school announced on Thursday.

Oakland Tech athletic director James Coplan told The Oregonian that students at Thompson's former school were mourning the loss Thursday. Grief counselors are being made available, and a Fred Thompson Memorial was set up in the main lobby of the school building.

Thompson was playing a pick-up game of basketball at the Dixon Rec Center on the OSU campus when he collapsed. The 6-foot-4, 317-pound defensive tackle was from Richmond, California. He had suffered a shoulder injury in the spring and did not play this season for the Beavers, though he dressed out for games late in the season for coach Mike Riley.

English Premier League club Arsenal booked their place in the first knock-out round of the UEFA Champions League this year and now know the complete list of potential opponent for the next round. The draw for the knockout stages will now be held on Dec. 16 in Nyon, Switzerland. This season's Champions League will conclude at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

The BCS bowl game schedule has been released and led to what will likely be weeks of arguments about the national championship game rematch and other apparent mishaps.

Southern Mississippi coach Larry Fedora has agreed to become North Carolina's next football coach, according to a report.

Southern Mississippi football coach Larry Fedora is expected to be named North Carolina's next coach, according to a report.

Not from Hershey's perspective. After hearing the news that the Bobcats got and accepted -- of course -- an invitation to play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho in December, Hershey aired his frustrations on Twitter.

Arsenal are also interested in the player.

The BCS released its bowl game selections on Sunday night and within hours Las Vegas casinos have released the betting lines on all 35 games.

10 out of 12 Big Ten teams will compete in bowl games, and two schools will compete in BCS bowl games, battling leaders from the Pac 12 and ACC in the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl.

Nine SEC schools will go bowling in the NCAA's BCS postseason, including six teams from the AP Top 25. Two SEC teams, LSU and Alabama, will also battle for the national championship title.