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A Senior Bowl Ponder

Florida State Christian Ponder (below) has launched two touchdown passes, including a clinching 23-yarder to Jeremy TCU Clover, South Senior Bowl 24-10 victory over North on Saturday in Mobile, Alabama Ponder completed in seven of 13 passes for 132 yards, including several major Leonard Hankerson of Miami.

"I'm definitely ended on a good note, and I hope that my lack of a draft statute was passed," said Ponder, the player of the match.

Washington Quarterback Jake Locker led a touchdown drive, but also offensive linemen to record two escaped to the North.

Flacco taking personally

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is angry about the decision to fire the team quarts Baltimore coach Jim Zorn, who was released Thursday after one season.

Flacco said he believes the transition to a personal attack on his own performance this season.

"Usually when you start a coaching position," Flacco said, "because you do not really satisfied with this position."

Flacco threw for 3,622 yards and 25 touchdowns in 2010 for the Ravens, the 4:12 ET ready to beat the Chiefs in the playoffs.

Wildcat ties high jump record

The Kansas State beat Erik Kynard Ricky Robertson of Mississippi in the high jump inside the 12/SEC Big Challenge Saturday in College Station, Texas tie the school record for the Wildcats from 7 feet 6 inches. The Big â‚© 12 events in both men and women's team.

Cons-attack

French sports minister said Chantal Jouanno footballers on strike at the 2010 World Cup, never to play for the national team.

L'Equipe newspaper reported on Saturday that Jouanno said it was "unacceptable" for players who led the boycott of training last summer recalled.

The players were protesting against the decision by team officials to Africa to send home Nicolas Anelka's laced tirade against the blasphemy of the South then-coach Raymond Domenech.

France, he could make the group stage and was widely criticized at home on the behavior of his players.

Remarkable

• Toronto reliever Frank Francisco and Texas catcher-first baseman Mike Napoli, trade was a party on Tuesday agreed, one-year contracts with their new teams and avoided arbitration. Francsico received $ 4,000,000, and Naples, signed for $ 5.8 million.

• Mohamed Trafeh won the U.S. Half Marathon Championship in Houston, against American record holder Ryan Hall 3 seconds. Trafeh finished the race of 13.1 miles in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 17 seconds. Three Olympic Jen Rhines won the women's race in 1:11:14.

• Didier Cuche of Switzerland won his second World Cup downhill Saturday in Chamonix, France has positioned itself as a big favorite for the world championships next month.

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