Defense was the only thing fans donning "Cherry Crush" T-shirts could cheer about Saturday at University Stadium. While the Lobos met an unsavory 26-3 loss to rival TCU, the defense held its own, especially the secondary, which limited the Horned Frogs to 120 yards passing.
Just weeks into the National Football League's preseason, three Pro Bowl defenders are badly injured, and one is out for the season. The NFL preseason is just too long - and kind of unnecessary. Newly acquired Washington Redskins defensive end Jason Taylor, San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawn Merriman and the New York Giants' Osi Umenyiora are already injured before the season has started.
In a game punctuated by thundering African drums and the cheers of 2,451 people, the 19th ranked UNM men's soccer team gutted out a 104 minute bout with third-ranked Notre Dame but came up short, losing 2-1 in double overtime. It was UNM's lone exhibition game of the fall and its first game since advancing to the NCAA tournament where the Lobos lost to UCLA 1-0 in the opening round.
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