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Locomotives cruise past Sentinels, look forward to championship: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009; Locomotives coach Jim Fassel wanted his team to play a complete game Friday night in preparation for their appearance in the UFL Championship Game next week.
Fassel got that and a lot more in Las Vegas’ 41-7 rout of the New York Sentinels.
“What was most important to me was we didn’t come out and play a sloppy game,” Fassel said. “I was on them hard all week and they responded as they always have all year. We just made things happen tonight.”
The Locomotives won the game without the services of starting quarterback J.P. Losman, who rested a broken finger. Losman should be fine to play in next Friday’s championship game against the Florida Tuskers.
Bishop Gorman takes Sunset Region title in win over Cimarron: Freshman quarterback Anu Solomon passes for 200 yards, leads Gaels to within one game of vying for state championship; Friday, Nov. 20, 2009; Anu Solomon deserved some praise after this performance.
So when Bishop Gorman coach Tony Sanchez spotted Solomon after his team’s 31-7 victory against Cimarron-Memorial in the Sunset Region Championship game, he called the freshman quarterback over and put his arm around him.
Liberty looks to prolong dream season against Del Sol: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009; All season long, Liberty’s goal was to make history by advancing to the playoffs for the first time in school history.
Now, the Patriots want more. After beating Canyon Springs in the first round of the playoffs last week, Liberty is hungry for a shot at the state championship.
“I think a lot of teams put it on a board and don’t really believe it deep down,” Liberty coach Rich Muraco said. “But as this season has gone on, we really do believe we can be in the state championship.”
Liberty’s next step in that quest comes Friday when it travels to take on Del Sol.
Locomotives face one final test before championship game: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009; The Las Vegas Locomotives won their last game in dramatic fashion.
Trailing 7-6 headed into the fourth quarter, the Locomotives scored 10 points against the California Redwoods in the final 12 minutes to clinch a spot in the UFL Championship Game.
“It feels great,” Las Vegas quarterback J.P. Losman said after the game. “It’s a big relief.”
The Locomotives will face the Florida Tuskers on Nov. 20 at Sam Boyd Stadium for the title. But before the players can become too excited about a chance to become the league’s inaugural champions, Las Vegas (3-2) takes on the New York Sentinels (0-5) at 6 p.m. Friday at Sam Boyd.
World Series of Poker looks ahead to 2010: With 60,875 players this year, plans are in place to accommodate more; Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009; Despite the economic downturn that World Series of Poker officials figured would decrease registration numbers in 2009, the tournament enjoyed another record-setting year.
In the series’ 57 events this summer, a total of 60,875 players participated. That’s an increase of more than 2,000 registrations from a year ago — and nearly 57,000 more than competed only nine years ago. As officials plan for the 2010 World Series of Poker and beyond, they are still looking to expand.
UNLV's 45-17 loss to Air Force marked by mistakes, blown opportunities: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009; UNLV’s 45-17 defeat by Air Force on Saturday will be a game coach Mike Sanford and his players think about for a long time.
The loss dropped the Rebels’ record to 4-7 and took them out of bowl contention. It was a game full of missed opportunities and untimely mistakes.
UNLV dominated by Air Force in 45-17 loss: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009; UNLV arrived in Colorado Springs to play Air Force with hopes of salvaging its season with a win and making a late chase at bowl eligibility.
The Rebels left disappointed after enduring a lopsided 45-17 defeat to Air Force.
Not much went UNLV’s way all day. Air Force jumped out to an early 14-0 lead and UNLV never got within two touchdowns from there.
Basic grinds out another close win against Desert Pines: Friday, Nov. 13, 2009; Basic coach Jeff Cahill may have the most stressful coaching job in Las Vegas.
Five of the Wolves’ last seven games have been decided by a touchdown or less. Friday night’s home playoff game against Desert Pines was no different.
Like it has so many times this season, Basic (10-1) pulled out another close game. Basic held on to beat Desert Pines 24-17 in the first round of the playoffs.
“Our kids don’t panic when something goes wrong,” Cahill said. “If they get up on us, we stay the course and play the whole game out.”
Liberty escapes Canyon Springs despite six turnovers: Friday, Nov. 13, 2009; Truth be told, Liberty’s 16-15 victory over Canyon Springs Friday could have been by a much larger margin.
Liberty coach Rich Muraco said the Patriots controlled the entire game. They held Canyon Springs running back Devin Rimmey to less than 50 yards and put on a defensive showcase.
“We won the physical battle,” Muraco said.
Cimarron-Memorial slides past Legacy: Friday, Nov. 13, 2009; This all sounded almost too familiar.
Earlier in the season, Cimarron-Memorial appeared to beat Legacy when a Legacy extra point missed going through the uprights. But a roughing the kicker penalty on Cimarron allowed Legacy to run one more play — a two-point conversion that gave the Longhorns a 30-29 victory.
Fast forward to Friday night. Legacy missed another extra point late in the game. And there was no penalty this time. Cimarron took down Legacy 21-20 in the second round of the state playoffs.

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Gorman's Malm to sign with Rays: Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009; The former Bishop Gorman baseball star Jeff Malm agreed to a contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, he confirmed in a text message Thursday night. Malm, a first baseman and pitcher, picked playing professionally over attending the University of Southern California, where he committed to play in college.
Leading up to WSOP final table, ESPN launches Web show: Wednesday, July 29, 2009; ESPN is already airing more poker than ever before on television. Now, the network plans to supplement its coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker with a Web-only weekly poker show called “ESPN Inside Deal,” presented by PokerStars.net, the network has announced.