Here’s some of the sports news stories you might have missed while you were sleeping:
Leinart on the move?
-ESPN reports that the Arizona Cardinals are in talks with multiple teams looking for a possible trade destination for their disgruntled quarterback Matt Leinart. Leinart was in line to be the heir apparent after Kurt Warner’s retirement but so far has not shown the poise of a leader in the locker room. For the final two preseason games Coach Ken Whisenhunt has decided to bench Leinart in favor of former Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson. In protest of his demotion Leinart has taken his grievances to the press. More on that story at ESPN.com
BYU declares independence
-In the latest college sports exodus, Brigham Young University has decided to leave the Mountain West Conference and go independent in college football for the 2011-2012 season. BYU is working on an agreement with ESPN to televise its games, according to sources. Though BYU is still figuring out whom they will play in the 2011 season they already have scheduled non-conference games with Oregon State and Texas for the coming years and a series set up with Boise State, which is joining the MWC after this season in the WAC. BYU will join the West Coast Conference in all other sports. The school had originally been slated to go to the Western Athletic Conference before the MWC blocked the move by inviting WAC members Fresno State and Nevada to join the conference about two weeks ago. Here is the link to that story at ESPN.com.
Spain upset at FIBA World Championships
-Lithuania went into the second half down by 18 to a tournament favorite but ended up a winner in Turkey as they beat in Spain 76-73 on Tuesday. Lithuania went in a 23-5 run to even the score at 66 with 5:25 left in the game. Linas Kleiza scored four points in the last 35 seconds to clinch the win. He finished with 17 points, while teammates Martynus Pocius and Jonas Maciulis added 13 each. After Kleiza made two free throws with four seconds left, Raul Lopez of Spain tried to give Spain a last look on the other end from behind the arc, but Pocius deflected his pass out of bounds as time expired. Marc Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro led Spain with 18 points each. Both Spain and Lithuania were considered favorites in group D. For more game recap from ESPN on the World Championships, click here.
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