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January 2, 2002
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Outback Bowl
Gamecocks take Outback
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[Times photo: Fraser Hale]
SOUTH CAROLINA 31, OSU 28: Up 28-0 late in 3rd, 42-yard FG with :07 left decides it.

Buckeye receiver has big day in return home
TAMPA -- There were not many bright spots for Ohio State's offense during the first 2-1/2 quarters Tuesday.

Quarterback duel contains hints of Dickens
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times for Steve Bellisari and Phil Petty ... just like their careers.

Gary Shelton
What UM's Dorsey has: know-how
PASADENA, Calif. -- Poor Ken Dorsey. There is so much he does not have.

John Romano
Finally, reason for hope
JACKSONVILLE -- The record books will show that Florida State completed its 2001 season with four losses. And it will be a darned, dirty lie.

College football
A new man at UF helm
Brock Berlin starts at quarterback for the Gators in tonight's Orange Bowl, replacing the disciplined Rex Grossman.

Orange: Keys to Victory
Florida

More like the 'Noles of old
FSU 30, VA. TECH 17: Chris Rix and Javon Walker hook up for school bowl-record 195 yards in Bowden's Bear-tying win.

Bowden equals his idol
JACKSONVILLE -- His players drenched him in Gatorade, just as they had after Florida State coach Bobby Bowden won the 1993 and 1999 national titles.

FSU specialists surprise
A blocked punt and a strong kicking game help Seminole special teams outshine the highly regarded Hokies'.

UM can't bank on rerun of Nebraska's collapse
Colorado ran at will on normally stout Huskers D, but 'Canes aren't reading much into that.

OT ends career of perfect protection
LOS ANGELES -- Two big streaks will be on the line in Thursday's Rose Bowl.

For a day, Mighty Ducks
FIESTA BOWL: No. 2 Oregon routs No. 3 Colorado and awaits the Rose Bowl outcome in hopes of sharing the national title.

Bucs
Late stretch brings confidence
TAMPA -- They have won five of six and, if not been for a 27-3 loss in Chicago, the Bucs could say they are finishing the season looking more and more like a team that belongs in the postseason.

Colleges
So long for now for state foes
South Florida and Florida State meet today for the last time, at least in the foreseeable future.

Lightning
Lightning fighting cold Januaries past
This month killed previous playoff dreams. The GM and veterans say that can change.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
Black sea bass have gathered inside the bay, providing good action and even better meals. What they lack in size, they make up for at the table. Sea bass have the whitest, mildest fillets, comparable only to hogfish or flounder.

Et cetera
Preview semis will begin year
Derby Lane opens today with matinee and evening races, including two Puppy Preview races.

Preps
Dream seasons, state titles stand out
Looking back at the past 12 months, certain stories jump to the forefront, grabbing the limelight along with their fair share of newspaper space: One of the county's most successful football coaches finally leading his team to the state final in his 30th season; the skinny kid from Riverview who became the county's all-time leading rusher; the skinny kid from Berkeley Prep who ended his cross country career with three consecutive state titles ...

2001 Players of the Year
FOOTBALL

The year's top moments, A to Z
A is for athletes, our young men and women, who captured state titles from baseball to swimming.

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