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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Plaxico Burress is back where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Steelers brought back the veteran wide receiver on Tuesday to provide depth at a position decimated by injuries while hoping there's enough gas left in the 35-year-old's tank to give the offense an added dimension near the goal line.

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'Interim' horse mascot to travel to Baylor game 11/21/12 - 1:33am

Horse to make opening run in Cowboys Stadium

The Red Raiders will not be without their equine mascot at Tech’s last regular-season football game Saturday. The black horse that carried the Masked Rider across the Jones AT&T Stadium field before the Texas Tech-Kansas game will travel to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington for the contest between Tech and Baylor.

'Interim' equine mascot receives positive reviews after first public appearance 11/13/12 - 1:12am

Horse owned by Lubbock resident

The black horse that carried Texas Tech’s Masked Rider across the Jones AT&T Stadium field Saturday received positive reviews. Sam Jackson, associate chair and professor of Animal Science, said the horse didn’t run hard across the field, but it didn’t get scared and run off either. “It was fine,” Jackson said. “He didn’t just charge down the field, because it was his first time. He was a little hesitant, but he wasn’t scared. You have to run it a few times before you can go hard, straight down the field.”

Kansas State, Oregon, Notre Dame top BCS standings ... Tech falls to 23rd 11/11/12 - 9:43pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas State and Oregon are now on course to play for the BCS national championship. After Alabama was upset by Texas A&M, the new BCS standings have the Wildcats (.9674) first and the Ducks (.9497) second. Notre Dame (.9396) is third, not too far behind, but most likely in need of a loss by Oregon or Kansas State to reach the title game on Jan. 7 in Miami. "These teams are in their order and the only way that order changes is if somebody gets beat," said Jerry Palm, of CBS Sports and collegebcs.com.

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Oregon is new AP poll No. 1 ... Tech moves up to 23rd after double-overtime win 11/11/12 - 3:13pm

Tech beat Kansas on Saturday

NEW YORK (AP) — Oregon is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll after Alabama gave up the top spot following a loss to Texas A&M. Meanwhile, Texas Tech moved up two spots to No. 23 after beating Kansas in double overtime Saturday. The Ducks have 45 of 60 first-place votes. Kansas State is No. 2 with 14 first-place votes. Notre Dame is third and received one first-place vote. The Crimson Tide, which had been No. 1 for 10 straight weeks, dropped to fourth after a 29-24 loss to the Aggies in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday.