SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) β South Carolina junior running back Mike Davis is leaving the Gamecocks for the NFL draft after the Independence Bowl. Davis announced his intentions to give up his final season yesterday after the Gamecocks’ practice for the Saturday game against Miami.
UNDATED (AP) β Tickets to the Alabama Crimson Tide’s national semifinal matchup against the Ohio State Buckeye’s may not be as high-priced as you think. At the least, the Sugar Bowl’s secondary market is friendlier than for Alabama’s recent national championship games, suggesting that fans are either tapped out or saving their money for a possible title game appearance Jan. 12. Several online brokers have Sugar Bowl tickets available about a quarter to a third below market rates. A few online markets list upper level seats for less than $200 each β in the neighborhood of what initial buyers paid.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) β Alabama’s state fire marshal says more work is needed to determine the cause of the fire that gutted a house owned by Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain. Ed Paulk says investigators from his office spent two days at the scene of the burned-out mansion owned by the one-time University of Alabama star. But Paulk says it will likely be at least a week before authorities determine whether the blaze was accidental or deliberately set.
MIAMI (AP) β LeBron James received a loud, mixed reaction when he was introduced yesterday at AmericanAirlines Arena for the first time since leaving the Miami Heat. James got cheers and boos from fans in the Cavaliers-Heat Christmas showdown. Many around him took pictures when he tossed powder into the air before taking the court, and he exchanged huge hugs with several Heat players.
