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Kevin Durant drains buzzer beating 3 in double OT for the win. Great long range shot with people in his face.

Rookie Clint Chapman exhausts himself for game’s sake. Good thing he’s a hard worker because he’s a skinny SOB.

Jamaal Charles won’t tolerate a let down against Aggies. If JC can keep running like he has been Horns will be fine.

For our geekier readers this is a cool video of the Cal band’s halftime show against Washington State earlier this month. A musical tribute to video games featuring theme music and scenes from games like Super Mario Bros., Zelda, and Tetris. Check it out:

Hey their team may suck and the actual music was pretty mediocre, but that was definitely a cool idea and they did a great job with their routine. (Is that the right word? Routine?) Certainly a lot more interesting than a band that just does the same exact thing every single time.

With no more Kevin Durant, Horns expecting inside help. Will be fun to watch Chapman and Wangmene develop this season.

Jamaal Charles named Doak Walker semifinalist. He’ll find out next week if he’s a finalist for nation’s top running back.

Aaron Ross is a big-time player in big city. Making a few mistakes but looks like Giants expect a lot out of him.

Fantasy love for Selvin Young. Could he keep the starting job even after Travis Henry comes back?

After an 18 month absence from the NFL, word out of ESPN is that the NFL has decided to reinstate [tag]Ricky Williams[/tag] from his suspension. No word yet on whether or not the Miami Dolphins will welcome him back, they have two weeks to make that decision.

Video below with a few more details:

More thoughts on Ricky and which NFL team he might end up with later tonight.

Update

It looks like Ricky could very well end up back with the Dolphins. His agent is saying Miami would welcome him back and possible teammate Joey Porter sounds like he’ll take any player who can help the Fins get their first win of the season.

Ricky has a serious issue with social anxiety disorder that it sounds like he finally got the treatment he needed during the last six months. He’s made his mistakes but he’s never hurt anyone and he certainly deserves a chance to earn a living and play football again. He showed in 2005 that he can still play, and whether it’s with the Dolphins or another team I think he can make a contribution this season.

I love watching Ricky run and no matter what he’ll always be one of my favorite Longhorns. I’ll be watching his return closely and rooting him on to prove all his doubters wrong on and off the field.

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• Ricky Williams rejoining Dolphins

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