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Fox Sports pulls out of bidding to show BCS games

Nov. 17, 2008
Fox Sports has pulled out of bidding to show BCS games on television.
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Oklahoma tops BCS poll, will face Florida

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Oklahoma and Florida topped the Bowl Championship Series poll Sunday and will square off in the college football championship game Jan. 8 in Miami.

COL FB: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Sam Bradford was 34-of-49 passing for 384 yards and two TDs Saturday night to lead No. 2 Oklahoma past No. 17 Missouri 62-21 in the Big 12 title game.

Alabama tops BCS football poll

IRVING , Texas, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Unbeaten Alabama retained the No. 1 spot when the latest BCS college football poll was released Sunday night.

'Bama holds at No. 1 in BCS poll

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Alabama held the top spot in this week's Bowl Championship Series poll but Texas Tech's loss Saturday opened the No. 2 spot for Texas and Oklahoma took No. 3.

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BCS games moving to ESPN

BRISTOL, Conn., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- ESPN officials have agreed to a deal with the Bowl Championship Series that will have the BCS national title games from 2011-13 broadcast on the cable network.

BCS poll sees no change at the top

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The top nine spots were unchanged when the latest BCS college football poll was released Sunday.

BCS poll unchanged at 1-2

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Alabama and Texas Tech again were 1-2 when the latest BCS college football poll was released Sunday afternoon.

Alabama leads latest BCS rankings

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Alabama took over the top spot when the latest BCS college football poll was released Sunday night.

Texas leads first BCS poll

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Texas was the No. 1 school when this season's first BCS college football poll was released late Sunday afternoon.

Ultralife to support BCS-M program

NEWARK, N.Y., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract to Ultralife Corp. for continued support of the Battle Control System-Mobile program.

College football playoff rejected

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 30 (UPI) -- Bowl Championship Series officials announced Wednesday the method by which a college football titleholder is determined would remain unchanged.

Ga. legislators call for football playoffs

ATLANTA, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The Georgia legislature Friday voted to urge the NCAA to adopt a playoff for major college football.

Univ. of Georgia president seeks playoff

ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- University of Georgia President Michael Adams wrote a letter to NCAA President Myles Brand Tuesday, calling for a college football playoff system.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler