Running: At 14, Hunter McCann collecting victories

Bryan Burns, Times Staff Writer
Monday, September 19, 2011

Treasure Island 14-year-old Hunter McCann has had a productive season on the summer racing circuit.

McCann has won multiple races over the past few months, and his good form continued Sept. 11 at the Ace of Clubs 5K race in Clearwater.

McCann was the overall winner, leading wire-to-wire as he traversed the hilly course in 17 minutes, 51 seconds. No other runner was within shouting distance of McCann as he crossed the finish line; second place Gavin Reisinger of Tampa clocked in more than two minutes after McCann in 17:53.

St. Petersburg 15-year-old Flint Troxler found his way into the top five. Troxler ran 20:40 and was fourth overall.

Palm Harbor 8-year-old Isabella Pawloski cracked the top five in the women's race, placing fourth in 23:27. Pawloski was 15th overall.

The women's champion was Jennifer Howitt. The Tampa 30-year-old broke the tape in 20:59 to win by nearly 40 seconds.

Pinellas County age group winners were: (F9 and under) Pawloski; (F10-14) Amanda Elsey, Clearwater, 25:41; (M15-19) Troxler; (M20-24) Richard Allard, St. Petersburg, 21:26; (F20-24) Amanda Nagy, Clearwater, 32:52; (M35-39) Matt Dreger, Treasure Island, 22:20; (M40-44) Jimmy Nicholson, Clearwater, 22:23; (F40-44) Tania Errett, Safety Harbor, 27:02; (M45-49) Aldelmo Lopez, Palm Harbor, 22:43; (F45-49) Andrea Fortunato, Largo, 25:04; (F50-54) Tina Rosato, Palm Harbor, 24:03; (F55-59) Debra Lombardozzi, Tarpon Springs, 26:55; (F60-64) Laura Swanson, Clearwater, 32:00; (F racewalker) Sharon Haley, Clearwater, 37:24.

The Ace of Clubs 5K saw 178 runners finish.

In the Ace of Clubs 10K, Lisa Williams of Largo had the best finish among local competitors. Williams, 32, placed second in the women's race, finishing in 42 minutes, 20 seconds.

The only woman faster than Williams? Tampa's Terri Rejimbal, the women's champion in 40:06.

On the men's side, 39-year-old Palm Harbor resident Oliver von Tempski had the fastest finish among local runners, placing ninth in a time of 42:04.

Eric Stuber of Lansing, Mich., was the overall champion in 35:51.

Local age group winners in the 10K were: (M15-19) Andrew Elsey, Clearwater, 43:11; (F15-19) Alisha Cancio, Palm Harbor, 1:41:27; (M20-24) Kellen Leja, Oldsmar, 42:17; (F20-24) Erin McElravy, Clearwater, 55:14; (M25-29) Michael O'Rourke, Largo, 43:52; (F30-34) Williams; (M40-44) Ben Wright, Palm Harbor, 44:23; (M50-54) Craig Hutchison, St. Petersburg, 45:43; (F50-54) Cheryl Lapham, Safety Harbor, 52:43; (F55-59) Mary Stewart-Wong, Safety Harbor, 51:44; (F60-64) Stephanie Bessette, Dunedin, 1:04:25; (M65-69) Gar Flisek, Tarpon Springs, 54:30; (F racewalker) Lynn Lewis, Largo, 1:11:59.

There were 289 runners that finished the Ace of Clubs 10K.

UNIVERSITY PARK CC 4-MILER: A pair of Pinellas County runners were age group champions at the University Park Country Club 4-Miler Saturday in University Park.

Silky Sullivan, 67, of Seminole, was the fastest runner in the men's 65-69 year old age division after finishing in 33:23.

Lenore Rupert, 68, of St. Petersburg, was the women's 65-to 69-year-old champ in 45:00.

St. Peterburg's Sean Connolly broke into the top 10, finishing 10th in the men's race with a time of 27:08.

The course was completed by 187 competitors.

HCSO RANCH RUN: Saturday marked the seventh annual Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Ranch Run, and a number of area residents produced successful results at the 5K race.

Hunter McCann had the fastest time as well as the best finish among all local participants. McCann was third in the men's race after crossing the finish line in 17 minutes, 11 seconds. He was also the 14 and under age group winner.

Colleen Ficco, 29, of Palm Harbor, was eighth in the women's race in 22:13. Ficco was first in the 25-29 year old age group.

Chuck McCann, 59 of Treasure Island, joined his son Hunter on the winner's podium after capturing a win in the men's 55-59 year old age group in a time of 26:19.

Laura Healy, 51, of Palm Harbor, was also first in her age group, running 25:11 to top the women's 50-54 year old division.

GALLOWAY CAPTIVA TRIATHLON: Miguel Roura of St. Petersburg topped his age group at Sunday's Galloway Captiva Triathlon on Captiva Island.

Roura was the men's 25-29 year old champion after covering the quarter-mile swim, 10-mile bike and 3.5-mile run course in 1 hour, 7 minutes and 44 seconds.

Roura won his age group by nearly five minutes.

Source: http://www.tampabay.com/sports/community/running-at-14-hunter-mccann-collecting-victories/1192505

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Tampa Bay Bucs: Gimme 5

By John Romano, Times Sports Columnist
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Talk of the town

Five topics suitable for inane debate on talk radio.

Legends are made in the fourth quarter: One more comeback, and one more reason Josh Freeman is on his way to being the greatest offensive player in franchise history. The funny thing about that? He's still just 23.

And they're still under warranty: Preston Parker and Dezmon Briscoe combine for 10 receptions for 140 yards, leading Martha Stewart to schedule Bucs GM Mark Dominik for an afternoon special on coupon shopping.

Bueller? Bueller?: At this rate, Gerald McCoy is going to get his wish. No one will compare him to Ndamukong Suh.

Note of caution: The Bucs have allowed scoring drives of 80, 84 and 90 yards in two games. Last year, they gave up five scoring drives of 80 yards or more the entire season.

Fools R Us: What was Vikings coach Leslie Frazier thinking when he let the Bucs run the clock down on their final drive? Once it was obvious Tampa Bay was in field-goal range, Frazier needed to use his timeouts so the Vikings would have time on their final drive. Instead, the clock went from 2:33 to :31 by the time the Bucs scored, and the Vikings were doomed.

A list of five

Five halftime adjustments by the Bucs.

5. Started going after Donovan McNabb's cane.

4. Those neat iPad playbooks? Yeah, just block the porn on them.

3. Owners promised to spend wildly on practice squad players.

2. Lightened the mood by watching Sabby Piscitelli highlights.

1. LeGarrette Blount introduced himself to Raheem Morris.

Five differences from Week One

Offensive formations: The Bucs ran out of the shotgun about 75 percent of the time against Detroit. Even though they were trailing until the final minute, they used the shotgun only about 50 percent of the time on Sunday.

Blitzes: The defense gambled more on Sunday. All three linebackers, safety Sean Jones and cornerback Ronde Barber blitzed at various times. The only two sacks came on blitzes.

Airline food: Bizarre as it seems, the Bucs are 9-8 on the road and 5-12 at home in the Morris era.

Defensive formations: Maybe it was because Minnesota is more of a running team, maybe it was because Quincy Black was hurt, but the Bucs stayed in their base defense far more. Which meant Mason Foster stayed on the field more. And that's a good thing. He's already making more plays than Black.

A dumber opponent: With a 17-0 lead and a third-and-3, the Vikings committed three penalties in four plays. The Bucs ended up with the ball on the Minnesota 44 and scored their first touchdown two plays later.

Five super picks

Checking out the best bets for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.

1. Patriots: Suddenly he's Air Belichick?

2. Packers: Even if Cam Newton chewed 'em up.

3. Saints: Nah, the Bucs didn't need Darren Sproles.

4. Jets: Rex Ryan needs his own network.

12. Bucs: Back to wondering if they can beat a good team.

Final five words

I hear tickets are available.

Source: http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/tampa-bay-bucs-gimme-5/1192302

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Cowboys 27, 49ers 24, OT

Times wires
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Romo's ribs can't stop him or rally

SAN FRANCISCO — Tony Romo felt sick to his stomach. It hurt to breathe, let alone bark out the cadence in a hostile road stadium.

Playing with the throbbing pain from a fractured rib, Romo rallied the Cowboys just as he promised.

Romo delivered a gutsy comeback that looked unlikely when he returned to the locker room.

Romo hit Jesse Holley on a 77-yard completion on the Cowboys' first play of overtime to set up Dan Bailey's winning 19-yard field goal in a win over the 49ers.

"I just told (coach Jason Garrett) I was good to go. I think he asked some of the guys," Romo said. "I didn't give him too much of a chance. I just ran on the field."

Miles Austin made three touchdown receptions among his nine catches for 143 yards for Dallas.

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Ohio State hosts Colorado on Saturday: Who will win and by how much? Poll

The teams last met a quarter-century ago. Ohio State is 2-1 this season; Colorado, 1-2.

Marvin Fong, The Plain DealerOhio State players gather before the kickoff of their Sept. 10 game against Toledo at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes won, 27-22.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio State has one game left to play before beginning its Big Ten schedule with a home game against Michigan State on Oct. 1.

That remaining non-league contest is against Colorado on Saturday at Ohio Stadium.

Neither the Buckeyes nor the Buffaloes have been especially impressive in their first three games.

Ohio State routed Akron's Zips, 42-0, in the teams' season-opener. To put that in perspective, though, consider that Akron lost, 59-14, at Cincinnati last Saturday, after trailing, 49-0, at halftime.

A week later, the Buckeyes held on for a 27-22 home win over Toledo, as the Rockets were unable to score after getting a first down at Ohio State's 22-yard line in the final two minutes.

Ohio State's weaknesses were exposed even more on Saturday night, in a 24-6 loss at Miami (Fla.) that dropped the Buckeyes from the national Top 25 rankings for the first time in nearly seven years.

Colorado, too, has had its early-season struggles. The Buffaloes, now in their first PAC-10 season after leaving the Big 12, opened with a 34-17 loss at Hawaii, then lost their home opener to California, 36-33. Colorado won at home, 28-14, over Colorado State last Saturday.

The teams have played four times, but none of the contests are relevant to Saturday's game. The last time the teams met was on Sept. 20, 1986. Ohio State senior quarterback Joe Bauserman, who is 25 and was a minor league pitcher for three seasons after being picked in the fourth round of the 2005 by the Pittsburgh Pirates, had his first birthday two weeks (Oct. 4) after that last Ohio State-Colorado game.

This, though, is how those games played out:

1986: Ohio State 13, Colorado 10, at Ohio State; 1985: Ohio State 36, Colorado 13, at Colorado; Jan. 1, 1977 Orange Bowl: Ohio State 27, Colorado 10; 1971: Colorado 20, Ohio State 14, at Ohio State.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2011/09/ohio_state_hosts_colorado_on_s.html

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Saints 30, Bears 13

Times wires
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Brees' daring play typifies Saints win

NEW ORLEANS — When Drew Brees needed a 12-yard completion to keep a drive alive against Chicago's vaunted defense, he stepped up in the pocket and aired it out instead.

The aggressive approach produced a stunning 79-yard touchdown to Devery Henderson and set an energizing tone that carried the Saints to a lopsided triumph.

"There's a lot of trust with that throw," Brees said. "Obviously, I have a lot of trust in Devery."

Brees had not beaten the Bears in three previous meetings since joining the Saints in 2006. He also had a clutch 4-yard scoring pass to Robert Meachem on third and goal and a swing pass to Darren Sproles for a 12-yard score.

Capsules by Times wires

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Cleveland Browns' Josh Cribbs is still beating the odds, Bill Livingston writes

Josh Cribbs continues to be an elite kick returner, despite NFL rules designed to make elite kick returners an endangered species.

AJ Mast, Associated PressJosh Cribbs has made the most of his limited chances to return kickoffs this year, with two returns in excess of 50 yards in the first two games. The talented ex-Kent State QB has become the Browns' sparkplut.

Josh Cribbs was not supposed to be a star.

Not by pedigree, as an undrafted free agent out of Kent State.

When he overcame that, he wasn't supposed to be one anymore.

Not by economics, after the Browns redid his contract before last season.

And certainly not by rule, as the NFL this season instituted safety regulations to take the kickoff out of the game, or at least reduce it to inconsequence.

Cribbs has overcome it all, becoming the most exciting player on the Browns' roster. Maybe rebuking the stuff about his ragamuffin draft status and how he would handle the big money should have been expected. Cribbs always has seen himself as an outsider, driven as much as quarterback Colt McCoy to prove doubters wrong.

The kickoff thing, though, is a serious surprise.

Cribbs is the all-time NFL leader with eight kickoff returns for touchdowns and also has two punt returns for TDs. He does it with speed, power and the decisiveness to see the hole and hit it with just the kind of muscular recklessness the league is trying to curb.

By moving kickoffs to the 35-yard line from the 30, the spot still used in college football, particularly given the ballistics of kickers at the NFL level, the kickoff return should have become a raffish relic of the game's past, like the single wing or leather helmets.

But while touchbacks are up dramatically, elite kick returners remain explosive. Ted Ginn Jr., the Glenville and Ohio State flash, took a kick and a punt back for touchdowns in the opening weekend. Cribbs has done his part, too.

In the opening loss to Cincinnati, he took a kickoff 8 yards deep in his end zone and roared out 51 yards with it. In the victory Sunday at Indianapolis, he caught one 7 yards back and boomed back 52 yards with it.

The old adage, subject to considerations of ball trajectory, was that returners should take a knee if the kick carried 5 yards into the end zone and settle for a touchback. That no longer holds true.

Cribbs stands just inside the end line at the back of the end zone, almost 10 yards deep. Almost anything short of that is fair game. "I'm good with that," joked Browns coach Pat Shurmur after the 27-19 victory.

When the Colts' Pat McAfee rocketed a line drive to Cribbs, denying the coverage unit the hang time needed to get into position, the chances for a productive return went up dramatically.

"It's feast or famine," said Shurmur, noting that such returns also can result in tackles at the 10- or 15-yard line instead of the 20 after a touchback.

It is no surprise that return men are charging out of the end zone like the cavalry hearing a bugle call.

Frustration with a league that is trying, in the name of safety, to legislate them out of a job is part of it. They must make the most of the few chances they get. But as the number of returns dwindle, the chances for big returns, paradoxically, seem to be growing.

Perhaps it is simply a matter of physics.

Returners build up a bigger head of steam by bringing the ball out from so deep.

But, at the same time, an overlooked provision of the new kickoff rule slows down the coverage guys. No players on the coverage team can line up farther than 5 yards behind the ball. In the past, coverage units started running from farther back, and the quick start let them close on the returner with savage suddenness.

So scrupulous is the enforcement of this rule that Browns special teamer Kaluka Maiava, when he turned to say something to a teammate in the opener and inadvertently moved his foot behind the 30-yard line, drew a penalty.

It is also likely that the returners can see the coverage scheme and any developing holes better from farther back.

Cribbs wants more touches as a pass receiver, and that is certainly logical give his explosiveness. But his dominant value is as a kick returner. It is no surprise that he has made something out of the little chance the new rule gave him.

He has some history with that.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/livingston/index.ssf/2011/09/post_33.html

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No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners beat No. 5 Florida State Seminoles 23-13

By Matt Baker, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, September 17, 2011

TALLAHASSEE — A school-record crowd was ready for one of the biggest Florida State home games in years. Renegade was jumpier than usual, and the Seminoles admitted to feeling goose bumps during the nationally televised contest.

FSU's resurgence wasn't quite ready for prime time yet.

The Seminoles offense fell flat and quarterback EJ Manuel was injured in a 23-13 loss to No. 1 Oklahoma on Saturday night at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Manuel and backup quarterback Clint Trickett combined for three interceptions and couldn't muster enough offense to give the No. 5 Seminoles (2-1) the kind of victory that would once again cement FSU as a powerhouse program.

"We knew we can compete up there with the top guys," said Trickett, who finished 7-of-15 for 134 yards. "And that we are some of the top guys."

But Oklahoma (2-0) was a notch better in front of 84,392.

The Sooners offense clicked early as quarterback Landry Jones became the school's all-time leading passer. He completed his first seven passes and quieted the crowd with a 15-play, 80-yard opening drive capped off by his 1-yard touchdown run.

Behind Manuel, FSU responded quickly after facing its first deficit of the year with a 53-yard field goal by Dustin Hopkins.

"We were able to answer right back," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said.

But Manuel stumbled after his 4-of-6 start. The Seminoles drove into Oklahoma's red zone early in the second quarter and advanced to midfield later in the half. Both times, the Sooners came away with interceptions.

"Just a couple plays," FSU defensive lineman Bjoern Werner said.

Oklahoma racked up 13 first-half points — three more than the Seminoles had allowed through the first two games combined — but it could have been worse. The Sooners broke inside the FSU 10 twice in the second quarter. The results: nine plays, minus-4 yards and two Jimmy Stevens field goals.

Manuel started to recover early in the third quarter, completing four passes in a row on FSU's second drive. But he took a hard hit on a 6-yard scramble when a defender slammed his left shoulder into the turf of Bobby Bowden Field. Manuel grimaced on the next few plays and the offense stalled. He finished 13-of-19 for 85 yards and was done for the night.

Trickett took over and completed a key 29-yard pass to Jarred Haggins that set up another Hopkins field goal to cut the deficit to 13-6. Fisher said Manuel could have returned, but the coach didn't want to mess with his offense's newfound spark.

On third and 28 midway through the fourth quarter, the redshirt freshman lobbed a pass to freshman Rashad Greene, who split two defenders and raced 56 yards to tie it at 13-13.

But Oklahoma answered again.

Jones found Ryan Broyles over the middle for a 22-yard gain on third down with just more than seven minutes left. Jones hit Kenny Stills on a 37-yard pass on the next play that kept BCS title hopes alive for Oklahoma and might have crushed them for FSU.

The Sooners' last road nonconference win against a Top 5 opponent came in 1977 at Ohio State.

"They're the No. 1 team for a reason," Werner said.

Matt Baker can be reached at mbaker@sptimes.com.

Source: http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/no-1-oklahoma-sooners-beat-no-5-florida-state-seminoles-23-13/1192265

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