Football legend Bill Walsh dies at 75 (SJ Merc)
Bill Walsh Interactive Slideshow (SJ Merc)
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ACC Standings
ATLANTIC CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Wake Forest 4-1 8-1
Maryland 4-1 7-2
Boston College 3-2 7-2
Clemson 4-3 7-3
Florida State 3-4 5-4
North Carolina State 2-4 3-6
COASTAL CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Georgia Tech 5-1 7-2
Virginia Tech 4-2 7-2
Virginia 3-3 4-6
Miami (FL) 2-3 5-4
North Carolina 0-5 1-8
Duke 0-5 0-9

Big 12 Standings
NORTH CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Nebraska 4-2 7-3
Missouri 3-3 7-3
Kansas State 3-3 6-4
Kansas 2-4 5-5
Colorado 1-5 1-9
Iowa State 0-6 3-7
SOUTH CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Texas 6-0 9-1
Oklahoma 4-1 7-2
Texas A&M 4-2 8-2
Texas Tech 3-3 6-4
Baylor 3-3 4-6
Oklahoma State 2-3 5-4

Big East Standings
TEAM CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Rutgers 4-0 9-0
Louisville 3-1 8-1
West Virginia 2-1 7-1
Pittsburgh 2-2 6-3
South Florida 2-2 6-3
Cincinnati 2-2 5-4
Connecticut 0-3 3-5
Syracuse 0-4 3-6

Big Ten Standings
TEAM CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Michigan 6-0 10-0
Ohio State 6-0 10-0
Wisconsin 6-1 9-1
Penn State 4-3 6-4
Purdue 3-3 6-4
Indiana 3-3 5-5
Iowa 2-4 6-4
Michigan State 1-5 4-6
Minnesota 1-5 4-6
Northwestern 1-5 3-7
Illinois 1-5 2-8

Conference USA Standings
EAST CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
East Carolina 4-2 5-4
Southern Miss 3-2 5-4
Marshall 3-2 4-5
UAB 2-3 3-6
UCF 1-4 2-7
Memphis 0-5 1-8
WEST CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Houston 5-1 7-3
Tulsa 4-1 7-2
Southern Methodist 3-2 5-4
Rice 3-2 4-5
UTEP 2-3 4-5
Tulane 1-4 3-6

IA Independents Standings
TEAM CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Notre Dame --- 8-1
Navy --- 6-3
Army --- 3-7
Temple --- 1-9

Mid-American Standings
EAST CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Ohio 5-1 7-3
Kent State 4-2 5-4
Akron 3-3 5-5
Bowling Green 3-3 4-6
Miami (OH) 1-5 1-9
Buffalo 1-6 2-8
WEST CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Central Michigan 5-0 6-3
Western Michigan 5-1 7-2
Northern Illinois 3-3 5-5
Ball State 3-3 3-7
Toledo 2-4 4-6
Eastern Michigan 1-5 1-8

Mountain West Standings
TEAM CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Brigham Young 6-0 8-2
Utah 3-2 5-4
New Mexico 3-2 5-4
Air Force 3-2 4-4
Wyoming 4-3 5-6
TCU 2-2 6-2
San Diego State 1-3 1-7
Colorado State 1-4 4-5
UNLV 0-5 1-8

Pacific-10 Standings
TEAM CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
California 6-0 8-1 GO BEARS!!!!
USC 5-1 7-1
Oregon 4-2 7-2
Oregon State 4-2 6-3
Washington State 4-3 6-4
Arizona State 2-4 5-4
Arizona 2-4 4-5
UCLA 2-4 4-5
Washington 2-5 4-6
Stanford 0-6 0-9

SEC Standings
EAST CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Florida 6-1 8-1
Tennessee 3-2 7-2
Kentucky 3-3 5-4
Georgia 3-4 6-4
South Carolina 3-4 5-4
Vanderbilt 1-5 4-6
WEST CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Arkansas 5-0 8-1
Auburn 5-1 9-1
LSU 3-2 7-2
Alabama 2-4 6-4
Mississippi State 1-5 3-7
Mississippi 1-5 3-7

Sun Belt Standings
TEAM CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Middle Tennessee State 5-0 6-3
Troy 3-0 4-4
Arkansas State 3-1 5-4
Florida Atlantic 2-2 3-6
Louisiana-Lafayette 1-2 4-4
North Texas 1-3 2-7
Florida International 0-3 0-8
Louisiana-Monroe 0-4 1-7

WAC Standings
TEAM CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L
Boise State 5-0 9-0
Hawaii 5-1 7-2
San Jose State 3-1 6-2
Nevada 3-2 6-3
Idaho 3-3 4-6
Louisiana Tech 1-3 3-6
Fresno State 1-3 1-7
Utah State 1-4 1-8
New Mexico State 0-5 2-7]]> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/foot...m.ap/index.html]]>
Quote from Rice: "This means the world to me... When I performed, when I was making those spectacular catches and all that stuff, it was because of the inspiration from the crowd. Now I get a chance to say thanks to the fans for that.''

LINK: One more goodbye (SJ Mercury - Aug 25th, 2006]]>

Niners dismiss coach Erickson, GM Donahue in big housecleaning

Niners dismiss coach Erickson, GM Donahue]]>
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GO BEARS!!!]]> The SaberCats will be making their fifth straight trip to the semifinal round of the playoffs and will host the Chicago Rush on Saturday, June 12, at 12 noon. The Rush advanced with a 59-49 win over Orlando on Sunday. San Jose withstood a 27-0 fourth quarter Tampa Bay run and held on for a 56-52 win on Saturday. WR/LB James Roe returned to the lineup after missing the final four regular season games and caught a team-high tying 7 passes with a pair of scores.

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