Coker Suffers Through First Slump at Miami
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With one glimpse inside Larry Coker's office, the expectations for Miami's football team become instantly clear. Plaques and trophies from championship years adorn the walls, but the collection will not grow this year. For the first time in Coker's four seasons at the school, Miami is in a slump.
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MIAMI - The Florida Marlins are fading so badly they can&#39;t even beat the Philadelphia Phillies anymore. Cory Lidle took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Ryan Madson escaped a jam, and the Phils ended two
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Rookie Ricky Nolasco didn't allow a hit through 6 2-3 innings and combined with two relievers on a three-hitter to lead the Florida Marlins to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
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com. The Cubs dealt the Marlins&#39; playoff hopes a severe blow with a convincing 5-1 victory in the first game of a doubleheader Monday afternoon at Pro Player Stadium.
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Larry Coker walked slowly off the field at the Orange Bowl, stopping for a few hugs and handshakes along the way. And if it was his last time coaching on Miami's home sideline, at least he left a winner.
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Miami coach Larry Coker wants running back Frank Gore to stay healthy and quarterback Brock Berlin to play smart. Given their history, he might be asking for a lot.
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Ross Gload homered and drove in three runs yesterday for the Kansas City Royals, who gave Minnesota starter Matt Garza another rough game at home and beat the host Twins, 9-4, in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
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Daunte Culpepper's teammates slapped him on the back as he came out of the game &#151; the only blows the Dolphins' new quarterback would absorb in his brief Miami debut.
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Reggie Merriweather ran for a career-high 114 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday night, including a 2-yard score in overtime for Clemson, as it sent Miami to its second loss of the season, 24-17.
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Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has experienced several late collapses against Miami. This one may have been the worst yet. The fourth-ranked Seminoles led 10-3 with 1:22 to play Friday night, and No. 5 Miami needed to go 80 yards to tie the game &#151; something the Hurricanes hadn't done all night.
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The tumultuous rookie season of Washington Redskins rookie Sean Taylor hit a new low in the early hours yesterday when he was arrested on a drunken driving charge.
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Dave Wannstedt wandered near a crowded lounge inside Miami&#39;s Pro Player Stadium late Sunday Night, carrying the weight of a beaten man.
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Miamiâs stunning 31-28 loss at North Carolina on Saturday night might have knocked the Hurricanes out of the national championship picture, ended a 10-game winning streak and was only the fourth loss in Cokerâs 45 games since taking over as head coach
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When Miami needed one defensive stand to force overtime, the Hurricanes simply could not do it. That fact, perhaps as much as a loss that might have taken them out of the national title race, clearly irked coach Larry Coker.
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``Obviously, we&#39;re very disappointed,&#39;&#39; Miami&#39;s coach said in the wake of a shocking 31-28 loss at North Carolina.
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Longtime Miami defensive coordinator Randy Shannon will replace the fired Larry Coker as coach of the Hurricanes, The Miami Herald reported on its Web site Thursday.
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The Chicago Cubsâ grip on the National League Central lead became shaky on Wednesday night, when they lost for the second night in a row to the last-place Florida Marlins.