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Oklahoma's Joe Mixon apologizes, takes 'full responsibility' for hitting woman in 2014
But the Sooners held the press conference on not just any Friday-the traditional bad news dump day-but the Friday two days before Christmas. "I apologize to Coach [Bob] Stoops". The fans. Her family. "I don't drink. I don't smoke", Mixon said. The reason why I'm in this position right now. He also praised anti-rape activist Brenda Tracy, who spoke to the team, saying, "She was awesome".
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Chad Robinson: Body found in search for missing NRL player
Police say initial inquiries suggest there are no apparent suspicious circumstances. A post-mortem examination will be carried out to officially determine how he died. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this very hard time". His family and friends had pleaded on social media for anyone with information to come forward and police said they held "grave concerns" for the former NRL player.
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Barton set to re-join Burnley
The 34-year-old spent last season at Turf Moor, playing a starring role in the Clarets' promotion as Championship winners, but turned down a new contract offer in the summer and instead signed for Rangers. As his career progressed the midfielder began to incorporate a more attacking approach to his play, which has resulted in a number of contributions in the form of goals and assists.
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Slaven Bilic To Speak To Simone Zaza Over West Ham Situation
The biggest sign for me that a transfer could be in the offing, however, is when I see the West Ham captain talking about how he would be surprised at the move and that is exactly what I saw on Sky Sports today. That is why the speculation is going on. The 26-year-old has played just 127 minutes of football this season due to the back problem and the thigh injury he sustained at Manchester United last month.
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BYU Catches A Break in Poinsettia Bowl
This is Wyoming's first bowl appearance since 2011, and the Cowboys have a 6-7 record in the postseason. Wyoming had the opportunity to get it's first win over BYU since 2003, and they came very close - but ultimately, it wasn't enough. The weather seemed to play into what figured to be the strength of both teams: their running games. Jonah Trinnaman had a fantastic block that opened it up.
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Steve Smith Sr. dresses as an elf ahead of Christmas Day game
The Ravens, ranked No. 10 in pass defense, allowing 230.5 yards a game, will probably be without veteran Jimmy Smith (ankle), the team's top cornerback. "It's a pretty fantastic opportunity. You know, we're used to teams having at least one, sometimes two and maybe a third guy, keeping an eye on A.B.