High School football matchups (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Interesting stats: Red Bank has a string of 33 regular-season wins dating back to a 6-3 loss to Austin-East in 2005. The Lions have won three straight over Soddy-Daisy, whose last win against Red Bank came in 2004, 30-7.
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Rayburn bids to protect streak on Waltrip (The Pasadena Citizen)
Sam Rayburn will put a four-game winning streak versus Waltrip on the line tonight when the Texans officially open their 45th high school football season against the Rams.
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Complete Jazz Festival schedule (Detroit Free Press)
7 p.m. DIANNE REEVES: A Detroit-born singer raised in Denver, Reeves combines a clarion voice with nuanced swing and an interpretive stance that balances the spark of improvisation with a storyteller's respect for a lyric. Her recordings don't capture the majesty she projects in person.
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Out & About (Nanaimo Daily News)
Got Pop? Productions presents The Trews with special guests at the Port Theatre on Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The Trews are a mix of new and classic rock, with multigenerational appeal. Call 250-754-8550 or visit www.myspace.com/thethews.
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Prep preview: D-B hosts William Blount; Powell Valley travels to Lebanon (Kingsport Times-News)
KINGSPORT — Dobyns-Bennett’s defensive backs will have to be on their toes when William Blount invades J. Fred Johnson Stadium on Friday night. The Governors emphasize passing more than running.
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3A football preseason team caps (Denver Post)
A team-by-team look at Class 3A football.
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MBL football preview: No easing in (The Salinas Californian)
The Monterey Bay League has been a two-team dog fight for the last four years. During that stretch, the Seaside High School football team has emerged as top dog. The Spartans haven't lost a league game in three years, a feat accomplished by beating Monterey on the last game of the regular season four straight times to finish as co- or outright champions every year since 2004. Seaside has won 16 ...
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Sepinwall on TV: Fall TV preview (The Star-Ledger)
Welcome to the strangest fall TV preview I've ever had to write, for the weirdest fall TV season in recent memory.
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Aspiring romance authors discuss the craft (The Standard-Times)
Forget scones and Devonshire cream. Red meat is on the menu in the new generation of romance novels. According to fall book promotions, "the alpha male is back," paired up this time with a "kick-butt heroine."
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Sears Point: DP round 12 preview (Motorsport.com)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 19, 2008) - Brian Frisselle and Mark Wilkins look to capture their third consecutive Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 victory Saturday in the Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 at Infineon Raceway while Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas seek to regain championship form (SPEED, noon ET Sunday).
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