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UConn Basketball First Night Set for Friday, October 12

Here’s the release from UConn announcing First Night for the UConn Huskies men’s and women’s basketball teams.

STORRS, Conn. – The University of Connecticut men’s and women’s basketball programs will tip-off the 2012-13 season with First Night sponsored by Webster Bank on Friday, October 12.  Admission is FREE and open to the public.

UConn HuskiesGampel Pavilion doors will open at 4 p.m. as the UConn volleyball team takes on Cincinnati in a BIG EAST showdown.  Meet the 2012-13 men’s and women’s basketball teams as they sign autographs for Husky fans from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.    

First Night will feature performances from the band, cheer and dance squads, introductions of the players and coaches, a dunk contest featuring the 2011 winner Ryan Boatright and ultimate prize giveaways (more details to come). The show will end at approximately 8 p.m.

3:00 p.m. – FanFest on Fairfield Way
4:00 p.m. – Doors Open and UConn Volleyball vs. Cincinnati
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. – Autographs
7:00 p.m. – Show Begins

For up-to-date information on First Night follow @UConnHuskies and like them on Facebook.com/UConnHuskies.

RSVP to First Night HERE for you chance to win great prizes.

Season tickets for both men’s and women’s basketball are on sale now and can be purchased online at UConnHuskies.com or by calling 1-877-AT-UCONN.

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UConn Depth Chart for Buffalo

Buffalo Bulls @ UConn Huskies

UConn Huskies football coach Paul Pasqualoni has released his depth chart for Saturday’s home game against the Buffalo Bulls. And like last week’s depth chart, the changes are on the defensive side of things.

Shamar Stephen has taken over at defensive tackle for Julian Campenni who now backs him up. Angelo Pruitt moves from backing up Campenni last week to starting at defensive end in place of Tim Willman who now backs up Trevardo Williams.

Kenton Adeyemi, who was the backup to Williams last week, is no longer on the two deep.

For a full look at the UConn Huskies depth chart for the Buffalo Bulls game, please click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

OFFENSE

LT: 72 Jimmy Bennett (RSr., 6-9, 309)
78 Dalton Gifford (RFr., 6-5, 297)

LG 69 Steve Greene (RJr., 6-5, 309)
60 Tyler Samra (Fr., 6-3, 250)

C: 73 Alex Mateas (RSo., 6-3, 293)
50 Tyler Bullock (RJr., 6-4, 302)

RG: 63 Adam Masters (RSr., 6-4, 298)
65 Gus Cruz (RSo., 6-2, 306)

RT: 77 Kevin Friend (RJr., 6-6, 295)
75 Xavier Hemingway (RFr., 6-4, 262)

TE: 89 John Delahunt (RSr., 6-3, 243)
94 Ryan Griffin (RSr., 6-6, 247)

WR: 6 Michael Smith (Sr., 6-0, 201) OR
31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
84 Tebucky Jones (RSo., 6-0, 185)

FB: 47 R Reuben Frank (RSo., 6-3, 239)
36 Michael Osiecki (RSo., 6-2, 228)

QB: 10 C Chandler Whitmer (RSo., 6-1, 191)
18 Johnny McEntee (RSr., 6-3, 208)

TB: 43 L Lyle McCombs (RSo., 5-8, 166)
25 Martin Hyppolite (RJr., 6-0, 214)

WR: 85 Geremy Davis (RSo., 6-1, 214)
8 Shakim Phillips (RSo., 6-1, 200)

DEFENSE

DE: 48 Trevardo Williams (Sr., 6-2, 233)
51 Tim Willman (RJr., 6-4, 270)

DT: 53 R Ryan Wirth (RSr., 6-3, 271)
97 B.J. McBryde (RSo., 6-5, 301)

DT: 59 S Shamar Stephen (RJr., 6-5, 317)
90 Julian Campenni (RFr., 5-11, 281)

DE: 56 Angelo Pruitt (RSo., 6-3, 296)
45 Elijah Norris (Fr., 6-4, 230)

OLB: 3 Sio Moore (RSr., 6-2, 229)
32 Jefferson Ashiru (RFr., 6-1, 227)

ILB: 33 Yawin Smallwood (Rso., 6-3, 235)
46 Marquise Vann (RFr., 6-0, 224)

ILB: 28 Jory Johnson (RSr., 6-1, 227)
52 Ryan Donohue (Sr., 6-0, 242)

CB: 5 Blidi Wreh-Wilson (RSr., 6-2, 190)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

S: 16 Byron Jones (RSo., 6-1, 192)
22 Andrew Adams (RFr., 6-0, 186)

S: 15 Ty-Meer Brown (RSo., 6-0, 193)
39 Jordan Floyd (Fr., 6-1, 205)

CB: 7 Dwayne Gratz (RSr., 6-0, 198)
12 David Stevenson (RFr., 5-8, 173)

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: 13 C Chad Christen (RJr., 6-1, 202)
17 Bobby Puyol (Fr., 6-0, 170)

P: 86 C Cole Wagner (RJr., 6-2, 211)
13 Chad Christen (RJr., 6-1, 202)

HL: 86 C Cole Wagner (RJr., 6-2, 211)
17 Blaise Driscoll (Sr., 6-1, 189)

KR: 31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

PR: 31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

LS: 67 Adam Mueller (Jr., 6-1, 225)
66 Dominick Manco (RFr., 6-0, 239)

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Whale Sign Forward Danny Hobbs

HARTFORD, September 24, 2012:  Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the team has signed forward Danny Hobbs to an American Hockey League contract.

CT WhaleHobbs, 23, a 6-1, 196-pound native of Shawville, Quebec, played the last four seasons in Hockey East for the U. Mass-Amherst Minutemen.  In 32 games this past year, Hobbs scored 12 goals and added 12 assists for 24 points, while serving 24 minutes in penalties.  Those 12 goals were good for a tie for third on the U. Mass-Amherst squad, and Hobbs’ 24 points ranked him fifth on the team.  In his Junior year, 2010-11, Hobbs led the Minutemen in points and tied for the team lead in goals, with 12-16-28 in 32 games.

Hobbs’ four-year career totals at U. Mass-Amherst included 28 goals and 35 assists for 63 points, along with 76 PIM, in 120 games.  Prior to joining the Minutemen, Hobbs was selected by the New York Rangers in the seventh round (198th overall) of the 2007 NHL Draft, from the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets of the United States Hockey League.

 

DANNY HOBBS’ AMATEUR RECORD

The Whale open their 2012-13 season Friday, October 12 at the XL Center, with a 7:30 PM battle against their in-state rivals the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.  At that game, all fans can purchase tickets at the special price of $12 each, and that night will also kick off the Whale’s new Friday night $1 hot dogs and $2 beers promotion.

Tickets for that game, and all Whale regular season home games at the XL Center, are on sale now at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, through TicketMaster Charge-by-Phone at 1-800-745-3000 and on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.

Season tickets for the Whale’s 2012-13 AHL season are also available. For information on season seats, and all of the Whale’s many ticketing options, visit www.ctwhale.com, or call the CT Whale ticket office at (860) 548-2000 to talk with an account executive today.

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UConn/Rutgers Gametime Announced For 10/6

UConn Huskies @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights

The Big East Conference has announced the game time and television broadcast for the UConn Huskies football team’s game on Saturday, October 6 against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at High Point Stadium in Piscataway, NJ.

The two teams will kickoff at 12 p.m. and the game will be carried nationally on ESPNU.

2012 UConn Huskies football schedule

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 9/25-9/26

Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox pitching matchups

Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change

Tuesday, September 25 @ 7:10 PM

David Price, LHP (18-5, 2.58) vs Clay Buchholz, RHP (11-6, 4.16)

TV: NESN, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Gameday Audio

Wednesday, September 26 @ 7:10 PM

Alex Cobb, RHP (9-9, 4.27) vs Jon Lester, LHP (9-13, 4.96)

TV: NESN, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Gameday Audio

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Red Sox News & Notes – 9/24

Boston Red Sox's Cody Ross hits an RBI double off a pitch by Baltimore Orioles' Luis Ayala allowing Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia to score in the eighth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, in Boston, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012.

Four starts ago, the talk around the Boston Red Sox was that Felix Doubront could be shut down for the rest of the season. After all, he’d never thrown this many innings or pitches in a season.

Doubront fought for himself and told them he’d be fine. They should be glad he did.

Yesterday afternoon in his final Fenway Park of the season, Doubront put together a gem as the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1.

Even with the loss, the Orioles remain one game behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Orioles also remain one game ahead of the Oakland A’s for the top AL Wild Card spot.

It took until the 5th inning for Doubront to give up his first hit. It would also be the only inning he allowed a run.

Lew Ford started it with a single, Chris Davis followed with a double and then Ford came in to score on a Manny Machado single. After that though, Doubront struck out the next two batters while recording the final out on a groundout.

Including those last three outs of the 5th, Doubront set down nine of the final 10 batters he faced.

A strong finish for Doubront is what he needs and the Red Sox need. If he can show them and himself that he can finish a long season, he could prove to be a part of the plans for 2013 in the rotation. Right now it looks as though three spots are guaranteed in Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz and John Lackey. And with out a high class free agent market out there, Doubront could fit in there as well.

The Red Sox got the winning run in the 8th on back-to-back doubles by Dustin Pedroia and Cody Ross.

There was some drama in the 9th as Mark Reynolds hit a one out single followed by a Jim Thome ground rule double off of Andrew Bailey. After an intentional walk to Davis, Machado grounded into a fielder’s choice that saw Reynolds out at the plate. Bailey then ended the game by striking out pinch-hitter Ryan Flaherty.

Yes, we are playing out the string here. But the Red Sox can still affect the playoff races as they have two games against the Rays and then three on the road in Baltimore and New York. And with those final two teams battling for the top spot along with the Rays for a wild card spot, I wouldn’t expect the local nine to lay down.

The Red Sox are off today so we’ll be back shortly with the pitching matchups for the final homestand of the season. But for now, enjoy the overnight links from the media.

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Final Cody Ross diary: Wants to come back [cody ross – espn boston]

Sox avoid sweep, beat Orioles, 2-1 [boston herald]

Doubront delivers for Red Sox [boston herald]

Loving tribute to No. €‰6 [boston herald]

Outfielders likely to play the field [boston herald]

Injuries hamper Ryan Kalish again [boston herald]

Pedro: ‘[Sox] have to change some things’ [rob bradford – weei.com]

Doubront gives Sox strong outing in win over O’s, 2-1 [csn new england]

Ross gets it done with the bat and glove on Sunday [csn new england]

Red Sox honor Johnny Pesky after Sunday’s game [csn new england]

Pedro: Red Sox can turn it around in 2013 [csn new england]

Bailey, Tazawa hold it down for Red Sox [csn new england]

Doubront proves himself in season’s final start [csn new england]

Rapid Reaction: Red Sox 2, Orioles 1 [espn boston]

Red Sox, fans pay tribute to Pesky [espn boston]

Ross: Contract talks in ‘beginning stages’ [espn boston]

Felix Doubront impresses in shutting down Baltimore Orioles [espn boston]

Danny Valencia Coming Along at the Plate After Rollercoaster Season [nesn.com]

Cody Ross’ Defense, Felix Doubront’s Pitching Heroics Stave Off Sweep From Orioles [nesn.com]

Pedro on this year’s Red Sox: ‘All they have to do is fix their character’ [projo sox blog]

With a week and a half to go, Red Sox in line for No. 8 draft pick [projo sox blog]

Kalish unlikely to bat again this season [redsox.com]

Valencia working to regain past form [redsox.com]

Healthy Doubront established himself as starter [redsox.com]

Red Sox pay tribute to Pesky [redsox.com]

Pedro: Better ‘character’ would benefit Sox [redsox.com]

Bargain Man: The strange past (and future?) of Cody Ross [alex speier – weei.com]

MINOR LEAGUE LINKS:

Drake Britton Takes Big Strides Toward Becoming Boston’s Next Left-Handed Starting Pitcher (Video) [nesn.com]

Xander Bogaerts ‘Humbled’ By Comparisons to Hanley Ramirez, Hopes to Stay at Shortstop [nesn.com]

Sea Dogs to Have New Playing Surface in 2013 [oursports central]

Unheralded pitcher Brandon Workman refining repertoire as he piles up the innings [projo sox blog]

PawSox pitching coach Sauveur has big-league aspirations [projo sox blog]

For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CSN New England,  ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal, RedSox.com and WEEI websites.

And if you must check out the enemy news, be sure to head over to the Baltimore Sun and MASN websites. Also be sure to check out our Bloguin brother the Oriole Post for all of your Orioles needs.

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 9/24

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams as well as the other sports the student-athletes engage in. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a daily basis. As always, links can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

Thank you for stopping by and making SOX & Dawgs your home for UConn Huskies news.

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UConn Football links

What we learned in the Big East: Week 4 [andrea adelson – espn.com]

Big East bowl projections: Week 5 [andrea adelson – espn.com]

Big East power rankings [andrea adelson – espn.com]

UConn AD Maunel: “Not Even Thinking About Whether Paul Is The Right Coach At This Point In His Tenure” [desmond conner – hartford courant]

UConn Coach Paul Pasqualoni Post Western Michigan [desmond conner – hartford courant]

Big East weekend rewind: Week 4 [matt fortuna – espn.com]

First things first for pair of UConn recruits [jim fuller – new haven register]

Two starters could be limited this week [jim fuller – new haven register]

Pasqualoni: Little things hurting Huskies [john silver – journal inquirer]

UConn football notebook: Day-after laments [ct post]

Warde Manuel Still In Paul Pasqualoni’s Corner [hartford courant]

Five Things We Learned [hartford courant]

Future Huskies Matt Walsh, Noel Thomas focused on leading current teams to titles [new haven register]

Mistakes in loss to Western Michigan a concern for coach Paul Pasqualoni [new haven register]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

UConn basketball’s short-term future hard to swallow [ct post]

Other UConn sports & related links

Field Hockey. Boddy Scores Late Game-Winner as No. 5 Field Hockey Wins, 1-0, at Villanova [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Soccer. UConn Wins at Villanova in Double-Overtime, 2-1 [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Volleyball. Huskies Start Off Hot in BIG EAST Play [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Track. “Husky Reach” Kicks Off Year At Verplanck School [uconnhuskies.com]

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2012 Primetime Emmy Awards Winners

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday night at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles and HBO came away as the big winners of the 26 awards announced on the evening.

Primetime Emmy AwardsHBO won a total of six with most of them going to the various categories that Game Change was nominated in. Showtime won big as well taking home four honors, including it’s first ever best drama series with Homeland.

ABC was the big winner of the networks with five awards while CBS took home three.

For a full look at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards winners, please click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

Winner is bolded in red

Outstanding Comedy Series

  • The Big Bang Theory • CBS
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
  • Girls • HBO
  • Modern Family • ABC
  • 30 Rock • NBC
  • Veep • HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

  • Girls • HBO – Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath
  • Mike & Molly • CBS -Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
  • New Girl • FOX – Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day
  • Nurse Jackie • Showtime – Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
  • Parks And Recreation • NBC – Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
  • 30 Rock • NBC – Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
  • Veep • HBO – Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

  • The Big Bang Theory • CBS – Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO – Larry David as Himself
  • House Of Lies • Showtime – Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan
  • Louie • FX Networks – Louis C.K. as Louie
  • 30 Rock • NBC – Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
  • Two And A Half Men • CBS – Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

  • The Big Bang Theory • CBS – Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
  • Desperate Housewives • ABC – Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey
  • Modern Family • ABC – Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
  • Modern Family • ABC – Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
  • Nurse Jackie • Showtime – Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow
  • Saturday Night Live • NBC – Kristen Wiig as various characters

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

  • Modern Family • ABC – Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett
  • Modern Family • ABC – Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
  • Modern Family • ABC – Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
  • Modern Family • ABC – Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
  • New Girl • FOX – Max Greenfield as Schmidt
  • Saturday Night Live • NBC – Bill Hader as various characters

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm • Palestinian Chicken • HBO – Robert B. Weide, Director
  • Girls • She Did • HBO – Lena Dunham, Director
  • Louie • Duckling • FX Networks – Louis C.K., Director
  • Modern Family • Virgin Territory • ABC – Jason Winer, Director
  • Modern Family • Baby On Board • ABC – Steven Levitan, Director
  • New Girl • Pilot • FOX • – Jake Kasdan, Director

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

  • Community • Remedial Chaos Theory • NBC – Chris McKenna, Written by
  • Girls • Pilot • HBO – Lena Dunham, Written by
  • Louie • Pregnant • FX Networks – Louis C.K., Written by
  • Parks And Recreation • The Debate • NBC – Amy Poehler, Written by
  • Parks And Recreation • Win, Lose, Or Draw • NBC – Michael Schur, Written by

Outstanding Drama Series

  • Boardwalk Empire • HBO
  • Breaking Bad • AMC
  • Downton Abbey • PBS
  • Game Of Thrones • HBO
  • Homeland • Showtime
  • Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

  • Damages • DirecTV – Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
  • Downton Abbey • PBS – Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley
  • The Good Wife • CBS – Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
  • Harry’s Law • NBC – Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn
  • Homeland • Showtime – Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
  • Mad Men • AMC – Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

  • Boardwalk Empire • HBO – Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
  • Breaking Bad • AMC – Bryan Cranston as Walter White
  • Dexter • Showtime – Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
  • Downton Abbey • PBS – Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham
  • Homeland • Showtime – Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody
  • Mad Men • AMC – Jon Hamm as Don Draper

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

  • Breaking Bad • AMC – Anna Gunn as Skyler White
  • Downton Abbey • PBS – Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
  • Downton Abbey • PBS – Joanne Froggatt as Anna
  • The Good Wife • CBS – Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
  • The Good Wife • CBS – Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
  • Mad Men • AMC – Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

  • Breaking Bad • AMC – Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
  • Breaking Bad • AMC – Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo ‘Gus’ Fring
  • Downton Abbey • PBS – Brendan Coyle as John Bates
  • Downton Abbey • PBS – Jim Carter as Mr. Carson
  • Game Of Thrones • HBO – Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
  • Mad Men • AMC – Jared Harris as Lane Pryce

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

  • Boardwalk Empire • To The Lost • HBO – Tim Van Patten, Director
  • Breaking Bad • Face Off – Vince Gilligan, Director
  • Downton Abbey • Episode 7 – Brian Percival, Director
  • Homeland • Pilot • Showtime – Michael Cuesta, Director
  • Mad Men • The Other Woman – Phil Abraham, Director

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

  • Downton Abbey • Episode 7 • PBS – Julian Fellowes, Written by
  • Homeland • Pilot • Showtime – Alex Gansa, Written by; Howard Gordon, Written by; Gideon Raff, Written by
  • Mad Men • The Other Woman • AMC – Semi Chellas, Written by; Matthew Weiner, Written by
  • Mad Men • Commissions And Fees • AMC – Andre Jacquemetton, Written by; Maria Jacquemetton, Written by
  • Mad Men • Far Away Places • AMC – Matthew Weiner, Written by; Semi Chellas, Written by

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie

  • American Horror Story • FX Networks
  • Game Change • HBO
  • Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
  • Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
  • Luther • BBC America
  • Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

  • American Horror Story • FX Networks – Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon
  • Game Change • HBO – Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin
  • Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO – Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn
  • Missing • ABC – Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone
  • The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece) • PBS – Emma Thompson as She

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

  • Game Change • HBO – Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt
  • Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY – Kevin Costner as ‘Devil’ Anse Hatfield
  • Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY – Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy
  • Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO – Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway
  • Luther • BBC America – Idris Elba as John Luther
  • Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS – Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie

  • American Horror Story • FX Networks – Frances Conroy as Moira
  • American Horror Story • FX Networks – Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon
  • Game Change • HBO – Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace
  • Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY – Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy
  • Page Eight (Masterpiece) • PBS – Judy Davis as Jill Tankard

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

  • American Horror Story • FX Networks – Denis O’Hare as Larry Harvey
  • Game Change • HBO – Ed Harris as John McCain
  • Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY – Tom Berenger as Jim Vance
  • Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO – David Strathairn as John Dos Passos
  • Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS – Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

  • Game Change • HBO – Jay Roach, Director
  • Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY – Kevin Reynolds, Director
  • Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO – Philip Kaufman, Director
  • Luther • BBC America – Sam Miller, Director
  • Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS – Paul McGuigan, Director

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

  • Game Change • HBO – Danny Strong, Written by
  • Hatfields & McCoys • Part 2 • HISTORY – Ted Mann, Story and Teleplay by; Ronald Parker, Teleplay by; Bill Kerby, Story by
  • The Hour • BBC America – Abi Morgan, Written by
  • Luther • BBC America – Neil Cross, Written by
  • Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS – Steven Moffat, Written by

Outstanding Variety Series

  • The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
  • The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live • ABC
  • Late Night With Jimmy Fallon • NBC
  • Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO
  • Saturday Night Live • NBC

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC – Don Mischer, Director
  • The 54th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS – Louis J. Horvitz, Director
  • Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks – Louis C.K., Director
  • New York City Ballet George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (Live From Lincoln Center) • PBS – Alan Skog, Director
  • 65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS – Glenn Weiss, Director

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special

  • 84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC
  • Betty White’s 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America’s Golden Girl • NBC
  • The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
  • Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks
  • 65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

  • The Amazing Race • CBS
  • Dancing With The Stars • ABC
  • Project Runway • Lifetime
  • So You Think You Can Dance • FOX
  • Top Chef • Bravo
  • The Voice • NBC

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program

  • The Amazing Race • CBS – Phil Keoghan, Host
  • American Idol • FOX – Ryan Seacrest, Host
  • Betty White’s Off Their Rockers • NBC – Betty White, Host
  • Dancing With The Stars • ABC – Tom Bergeron, Host
  • So You Think You Can Dance • FOX – Cat Deeley, Host

You can see the winners of the 64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Winners. You can also see the winners of the 64th Primetime Emmy Winners not announced on television.

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2012 Blogpoll Top 25 – Week 4 Ballot

As many of you know, I am one of the voters in the BlogPoll Top 25. Each week, bloggers across the country representing the various FBS schools get together and put together their own top 25’s.

Here at SOX & Dawgs, we are representing the UConn Huskies.

You can check out the ballot I submitted earlier today by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the homepage.

SB Nation BlogPoll Top 25 College Football Rankings

SOX & Dawgs Ballot – Week 4

Rank Team Delta
1 Alabama Crimson Tide —
2 Oregon Ducks —
3 LSU Tigers —
4 Georgia Bulldogs Arrow_up 1
5 Florida St. Seminoles Arrow_up 1
6 West Virginia Mountaineers Arrow_up 1
7 South Carolina Gamecocks Arrow_up 1
8 Stanford Cardinal Arrow_up 2
9 Texas Longhorns Arrow_up 2
10 Kansas St. Wildcats Arrow_up 3
11 USC Trojans Arrow_up 1
12 Oklahoma Sooners Arrow_down -8
13 Florida Gators Arrow_up 1
14 TCU Horned Frogs Arrow_up 2
15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Arrow_up 3
16 Louisville Cardinals Arrow_up 1
17 Clemson Tigers Arrow_down -8
18 Michigan St. Spartans Arrow_up 1
19 Nebraska Cornhuskers Arrow_up 3
20 Mississippi St. Bulldogs Arrow_up 3
21 Oregon St. Beavers —
22 Oklahoma St. Cowboys Arrow_up 2
23 Wisconsin Badgers Arrow_up 2
24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights —
25 Michigan Wolverines Arrow_down -10
Dropouts: UCLA Bruins, Arizona Wildcats

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Notes: After getting some flack last week about not including Rutgers in my ballot, they are in this week after an impressive win in Arkansas. Sure the Razorbacks are 1-3 but for the Scarlet Knights to go there and win is huge either way.

I’ve also been impressed with Oregon State who has pulled off upsets in its first two games.

I probably should have moved Notre Dame up in the rankings more but I simply can’t and it’s because I’m biased. There’s two things I hate in this world. It’s Notre Dame (all sports) and Duke basketball.

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2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 5 (Sept. 23)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA football rankings are out and the Alabama Crimson Tide remain the No. 1 team in the land after a rather convincing win over my brother’s alma mater Florida Atlantic.

The Oregon Ducks leapfrogged the LSU Tigers to be No. 2 with LSU going to No. 3 in both polls and are followed by the Florida State Seminoles and Georgia Bulldogs.

For the first time in what seems like years, the Big East has two teams ranked in the top 25 of both polls. The Louisville Cardinals are No. 19/17 while the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are No. 23/25.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls.

For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 5 (Sept. 23), please click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches’ Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Alabama (59) 4-0 1499 1 1 Alabama 4-0 1473 1
2 Oregon 4-0 1414 3 2 Oregon 4-0 1371 3
3 LSU (1) 4-0 1346 2 3 LSU 4-0 1361 2
4 Florida State 4-0 1340 4 4 Florida State 4-0 1306 4
5 Georgia 4-0 1245 5 5 Georgia 4-0 1224 6
6 South Carolina 4-0 1147 7 6 South Carolina 4-0 1149 8
7 Kansas State 4-0 1067 15 7 West Virginia 3-0 1137 7
8 Stanford 3-0 1055 9 8 Kansas State 4-0 1000 13
9 West Virginia 3-0 1045 8 9 Stanford 3-0 949 11
10 Notre Dame 4-0 1003 11 10 Texas 3-0 924 10
11 Florida 4-0 864 14 11 Notre Dame 4-0 836 15
12 Texas 3-0 856 12 12 Florida 4-0 817 14
13 USC 3-1 801 13 13 USC 3-1 813 12
14 Ohio State 4-0 633 16 14 TCU 3-0 705 16
15 TCU 3-0 616 17 15 Oklahoma 2-1 699 5
16 Oklahoma 2-1 611 6 16 Clemson 3-1 560 9
17 Clemson 3-1 588 10 17 Louisville 4-0 493 18
18 Oregon State 2-0 451 NR 18 Michigan State 3-1 404 20
19 Louisville 4-0 414 20 19 Mississippi State 4-0 349 23
20 Michigan State 3-1 348 21 20 Nebraska 3-1 327 22
21 Mississippi State 4-0 246 23 21 Oregon State 2-0 220 NR
22 Nebraska 3-1 179 25 22 Oklahoma State 2-1 154 25
23 Rutgers 4-0 128 NR 23 Wisconsin 3-1 102 24
24 Boise State 2-1 114 24 24 Baylor 3-0 101 NR
25 Baylor 3-0 92 NR 25 Rutgers 4-0 98 NR
– 25 Virginia Tech 3-1 98 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Michigan 18, UCLA 19, Arizona 22 Michigan 17, UCLA 19, Arizona 21
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Northwestern 89, UCLA 79, Michigan 44, Ohio 40, Virginia Tech 26, Arizona 17, Iowa State 16, Wisconsin 13, Oklahoma State 12, Texas A&M 11, Texas Tech 10, Cincinnati 10, Tennessee 10, Arizona State 8, Louisiana Tech 7, Purdue 5, Miami (FL) 1 Northwestern 96, Boise State 69, Michigan 57, Iowa State 45, Cincinnati 42, UCLA 33, Texas A&M 31, Louisiana Tech 28, Arizona State 22, Texas Tech 17, Arizona 16, Ohio 13, Minnesota 11, Tennessee 6, Western Kentucky 5, Purdue 4, Louisiana-Monroe 4, Miami (FL) 2, San Jose State 2, Washington 2

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