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Fifty years later, Tommy Lewis remained afraid of being booed. Lewis is best remembered as the Alabama player who came off the sideline to tackle Rice's Dicky Maegle in the 1954 Cotton Bowl. Even today, as Mississippi and Oklahoma State prepare to meet in Friday's SBC Cotton Bowl Classic, that act is remembered as the most famous play in Cotton Bowl history and one of the most bizarre events in any sport. Maegle has enjoyed a lifetime of fame because of the play – an instant conversation piece. Lewis has suffered lifelong grief and embarrassment. Only this fall did Lewis...

Congrats to the Rice Owls, who continued this year's tradition of Texas teams ousting California ones in unfrozen sports. Rice U.(of Houston) defeats Stanford 14-2, the most lopsided championship game in CWS history, winning the series 2-1. Coach Wayne Graham can add the division I crown to his numerous titles his team earned at San Jacinto Junior College(also in Texas). And best of all, Rice EARNED their national title on the field, marching through the playoffs, no bogus mythical title from a sham 1-game matchup setup by computer geeks, AD water boys, and loser sports writers. Champs, without dispute or...

South Carolina and Texas played for the title last year, but both faced elimination Tuesday. Results were mixed. Sam LeCure allowed only one run as defending champ Texas sent Miami home with a 5-1 win. The Gamecocks weren't as lucky. Stanford, behind Danny Putnam's five RBI, eliminated the Gamecocks 13-6.