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uper Bowl. His touchdown put Miami ahead, but the Washington Redskins rallied to win, 27-17. Walkers return is still tied for th
uper Bowl. His touchdown put Miami ahead, but the Washington Redskins rallied to win, 27-17. Walkers return is still tied for th
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MIAMI -- Fulton Walker, the first player to score on a Super Bowl kickoff return, has died at the age of 58 in his hometown of Martinsburg, West Virginia.The Miami Dolphins said Walker died Wednesday of an apparent heart attack.Walker scored for the Dolphins on a 98-yard kickoff return in the 1983 Super Bowl. His touchdown put Miami ahead, but the Washington Redskins rallied to win, 27-17. Walkers return is still tied for third longest in Super Bowl history.He played in the NFL from 1981 to 1986 for the Dolphins and Los Angeles Raiders. He led the NFL with a kickoff return average of 26.7 yards in 1983, and with 692 yards in punt returns in 1985.Walker played in college at West Virginia University.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL cheap jerseys . Booth picked up 65 caps after making her national team debut in 2002 at the age of 17. She most recently played for Sky Blue FC of the National Womens Soccer League. "It just felt like it was my time to move on," she said in a phone interview from her hometown of Burlington, Ont. cheap jerseys from china . - NASCAR announced a 33-race schedule for the 2014 Nationwide Series with virtually no changes from this years slate. http://www.cheapjerseysnflchinasupply.net/ .Y. -- Paul Byron and Matt Stajan scored as the Calgary Flames started a five-game road trip with a 2-1 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. cheap jerseys usa . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. wholesale jerseys . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL. ATHENS, Ga. -- One game made all the difference in how this season will be remembered for Georgia Tech and Georgia.By beating Georgia 28-27 on Saturday with a stirring fourth-quarter comeback , coach Paul Johnson was equipped with memorable evidence that his team is on the rise. The Yellow Jackets (8-4) won five of their last six games, including three straight.Senior quarterback Justin Thomas put a stamp on his Georgia Tech legacy with his second win over Georgia in three years -- each coming at Sanford Stadium.I just feel great just to win the game, period, Thomas said. Especially in that form that we did.It also was a sweet win for Johnson, who often has heard that his spread-option offense is not built for comebacks and cant attract recruits needed to win big games.This team doesnt get a whole lot of respect, and neither does the program, Johnson said. So you just keep playing. And I think theyve done a really good job of doing that. We dont listen to anybody. We just play.The win likely silenced any remaining questions about Johnsons future at Georgia Tech. His status seemed less certain following three straight losses in the middle of the season.Similarly, Johnsons assistants are emboldened by the three straight wins over Virginia Tech, Virginia and Georgia.Johnson said Saturday his assistants deserved a shoutout.If youre coaching, youre getting better as the year goes along, and this football team is a way better team now than it was at the first of the year, Johnson said.Saturdays loss keeps first-year Georgia coach Kirby Smart from making such a definitive claim about his teams progress. The Bulldogs (7-5) blew a 27-14 lead in the fourth quarter.There was much postgame talk about decisions mmade by Georgia offensive coordinator Jim Chaney late in the game, including a second-and-8 pass with less than 4 minutes remaining.dddddddddddd Quarterback Jacob Eason threw behind his target, Terry Godwin, and Georgia Tech cornerback Lance Austin intercepted the deflection to set up the game-winning drive.All blame for the loss should not fall on Georgias offense. The defense gave up a 94-yard drive that started Georgia Techs comeback.It was the latest in a series of crushing home losses in Smarts inaugural season. The Bulldogs lost to Tennessee on a last-second Hail Mary pass and suffered a one-point homecoming loss to Vanderbilt two weeks later.Smart promised fans hell find a way to deliver better results.To the fans, Im just as sick as you are, Im just as upset as you are and Im just as disappointed as you are, Smart said. Weve got to do a better job. We recognize that ... and we will.Each team must wait a week for a bowl bid. Georgia Tech might land in the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Maryland. Among other possibilities are the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in the Bronx, New York, and the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.Georgia has been mentioned as a candidate to be invited to the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Liberty Bowl in Memphis.There have been suggestions that a Georgia-Miami matchup in the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, would be attractive. The game would match the Bulldogs against their former coach, Mark Richt, who was fired after a 10-win finish in 2015.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys cheap jerseys Cheap Jersyes Cheap Basketball Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys cheap jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
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