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Start planning now, take chance on backups

It seems too early for a break in the NFL schedule, but bye weeks begin next week and run all the way through Week 10. It might be a good idea to get an early run on the top players available before the pickings get slim due to the frenzy of transactions that will occur.

Bald Bodine proudly wears the Onion label

Before baldness became fashionable and a cheap way to keep pates neatly manicured, those of us who were already follicularly challenged didn’t appreciate taunts of “baldy,” “chrome dome” or “onion head.”

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Carroll, USC no longer sure thing

Because he’s a gambler, Southern California football coach Pete Carroll has many admirers. Obviously, a lot of gamblers are losers. But Carroll gets enthusiastic about taking risks, and he usually wins.

Cowboys hope Rebels won’t beat the spread

UNLV’s Mike Sanford understands better than most coaches the difficulty of what Wyoming’s Dave Christensen is trying to accomplish by radically changing the Cowboys’ offense in his first season. … Upon Sanford’s arrival for the 2005 season, he threw out the Rebels’ traditional two-back set in favor of the spread offense. The transition was messy; in Sanford’s first season UNLV averaged 18.8 points per game and went 2-9. … Similarly, Christensen has abandoned a power running game to implement the spread at Wyoming, which will host the Rebels at noon Saturday.

Gorman routs Desert Oasis despite gaffes

Victor Belen rushed for three touchdowns as Bishop Gorman overcame a series of special teams miscues to defeat visiting Desert Oasis 42-11 on Thursday night.

Struggling Wolf Pack host unbeaten Tigers

RENO — Missouri will try to finish its nonconference schedule 4-0 tonight against a winless UNR team that has been plagued by turnovers in lopsided losses at Notre Dame and Colorado State.

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