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NFL: NY Giants Suffer Humiliating Loss Against Carolina Panthers

The New York Giants got blown out by the Carolina Panthers 38-0 on Sunday afternoon. This was the worst loss of head coach Tom Coughlin’s ten year career with the Giants.  The entire team looked off in this game, especially …

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UCF Makes History in Victory Over Penn State

The UCF football team barely escaped Pennsylvania with a win on Saturday night. The Knights defeated the Nittany Lions 34-31 for their second road victory in two consecutive games. This is the first time UCF has had a 3-0 start …

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Dallas Cowboys Hold on to Defeat NY Giants in Dallas

On Sunday night, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the New York Giants 36-31 at home in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Quarterback Tony Romo threw for 263 yards and 2 touchdown passes in the win. Both of his touchdown passes were caught by …

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UCF Opens Up the Football Season With a Win

The UCF football team opened up the season with a win, defeating the Akron Zips 38-7. Over 35,000 students and fans filled the stands to support their team Thursday night. The Knights quickly scored on a 91-yard touchdown pass to …

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Jacksonville Jaguars Show Signs of Improvement in Pre-Season Week 3

Although the Jacksonville Jaguars were defeated 31-24 by the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday night, the team and Jaguar fans should be happy about what we saw from our starters. Keep in mind that the starters only played the first two …

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Titanic photo shows evidence of human remains

A newly released photo from the North Atlantic site of the shipwrecked RMS Titanic shows evidence of human remains, federal officials are saying. In observance of the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking, a 2004 imagewas reissued to the public …

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6-year-old’s lemonade stand raises $10,000 for Dad’s cancer treatment

Three months ago, Randy Cox was diagnosed with seminoma, a rare form of cancer. That’s when his 6-year-old Drew decided to use his lemonade stand to help raise money for his father’s medical bills.

“He is so important to me, …

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UCF Aims To Stop Sexual Violence

“Until the Violence Stops” was the theme of the night Saturday, March 31 at the Florida Cape Ballroom at the University of Central Florida. The event, sponsored by UCF Victims Services and Knights Advocates, was geared towards raising awareness about …

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Charges filed against five who removed teen’s kidney

Last year, a Chinese teen sold his kidney to raise money to buy an Apple iPad and iPhone. Now, five people, including the surgeon who conducted the operation, are being charged with “intentional injury.” According to prosecutors, the boy, who …

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Grade school teacher’s aide fired for refusing to hand over Facebook password

Kimberly Hester, a grade school teacher’s aide in Michigan, was fired for refusing to hand over her Facebook password to her supervisors. Hester posted a picture of a co-workers’ shoes and pants bunched around her ankles on Facebook in April …

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