6 compared with the same period offiscal 2008

He went into a coma during surgery due to blood loss and brain damage.The problem was, Sean Taylor never woke up from that come. He was pronounced dead at 3:30 AM on November 27, 2007.The victim of a heinous act,Taylor was born April Fools Day in 1938, in Miami, Florida. He verbally committed to the University Of Miami after a great high school career at running back and safety.His freshman year he was mainly used in nickel and dime formations and was a star on special teams. Taylor won "Big East Special Teams Player Of The Week" against Pittsburgh. The team won the National Championship that year.In his sophomore year, he had 85 tackles (53 solo), broke up 15 passes, intercepted 4 passes, forced 1 fumble, blocked 1 kick, and returned a punt for a touchdown. In the National Championship this year, he had 2 picks with 11 tackles, a career high.His final year in college, Sean Taylor was a finalist for every award a safety can win.

He won the "Big East Defensive Player Of The Year" award and was a top 3 finisher for the Thorpe award.After this amazing season, Sean Taylor decided to go pro. He was selected fifth overall, by the Washington Redskins.His unfortunately brief NFL career was a great one. Known as one of the hardest hitters to play the game, Taylor earned the nickname "meast"- half man, half beast- for his ferocious hits on opponents.His 2006 season was his mostmemorable, as "Meast" made the Pro Bowl, and started, after his career season. Now that we are two years, exactly, from his death, we remember him for the contributions he made to the game of football and the community There's a lesson in this somewhere, though, for all of us. We use the sports expression "leave it all out on the field." And that's what you have to do, just "leave it all out on the field." It's sad to me, because Sean Taylor was a life that was just too short He had so much more of his life left to live.

It's just a shame.But Sean Taylor left it all out on the field He died with few regrets and he died a happy man That's all you can ask for in your life. He will be missed by all, not just his fans, but everyone who loves football because, Sean Taylor was thedefinition of how to play football: Give it all you got, and never give up.. The 13th week of the 2009 College Football Season is littered with interesting games all week starting on Wednesday.One of the great in-state rivalries in football takes place this week when Florida hosts Florida State at 3:30PM ET on Saturday. Florida is a 23-point favorite according to oddsmakers from online sportsbooks. The Gators have won five straight in this series and this is the regular season finale for both teams. A win for Florida means it will enter the SEC Championship game against Alabama unbeaten.Speaking of the Crimson Tide, they will travel to Auburn for a 2:30PM ET kickoff on Friday Alabama is a 12-point favorite heading into the game. Alabama ended a six-game losing streak to Auburn in last years 36-0 drubbing of the Tigers.

Pittsburgh has won the last two meetings in this series, including the 13-9 win at West Virginia in 2007 that kept the Mountaineers from playing for the BCS National Championship.For complete odds on all of College Footballs week 13 games,see below.2009 College Football Week 13 Odds & Over/Under Totals109 Texas -21 Over 62.5110 TexasA&M 21 Under 62.5121 Temple -3 Over 47122 Ohio 3 Under 47113 Rutgers -3 Over 44114 Louisville 3 Under 44127 Illinois 20.5 Over 56.5128 CincinnatiU -20.5 Under 56.5133 NIllinois 13 Over 50.5134 CMichigan -13 Under 50.5131 Toledo 7.5 Over 64.5132 BowlingGreen -7.5 Under 64.5115 EMichigan 16.5 Over 50116 Akron -16.5 Under 50117 BuffaloU -3 Over 48.5118 Kent 3 Under 48.5119 Wyoming 3 Over 50120 ColoradoSt -3 Under 50123 Alabama -10.5 Over 47124 Auburn 10.5 Under 47129 Nebraska -10 Over 38130 Colorado 10 Under 38125 Memphis 16.5 Over 57.5126 Tulsa -16.5 Under 57.5111 PittsburghU even Over 49112 WVirginia even Under 49135 Nevada 14 Over 71136 BoiseSt -14 Under 71139 Syracuse 13.5 Over 48.5140 Connecticut -13.5 Under 48.5141 WakeForest -4.5 Over 51.5142 Duke 4.5 Under 51.5143 Clemson -3 Over 44144 SCarolina 3 Under 44145 NorthCarolina -6 Over 50146 NCState 6 Under 50151 Mississippi -8 Over 47.5152 MississippiSt 8 Under 47.5165 OklahomaSt 9.5 Over 48.5166 Oklahoma -9.5 Under 48.5153 NewMexico 44.5 Over 55154 TCU -44.5 Under 55157 CFlorida -3 Over 52.5158 UAB 3 Under 52.5155 SMississippi 6 Over 54.5156 EastCarolina -6 Under 54.5159 Marshall 1.5 Over 55.5160 UTEP -1.5 Under 55.5161 Tulane 17.5 Over 55.5162 SMU -17.5 Under 55.5201 NorthTexas 7.5 Over 54202 ArkansasSt -7.5 Under 54137 VirginiaTech -16 Over 42138 Virginia 16 Under 42147 Missouri -3 Over 57148 Kansas 3 Under 57179 ArizonaU -3 Over 44180 ArizonaSt 3 Under 44183 MiamiFla -5.5 Over 52184 SFlorida 5.5 Under 52167 FloridaSt 24.5 Over 56168 Florida -24.5 Under 56181 BostonCollege -6 Over 46.5182 Maryland 6 Under 46.5197 WKentucky 14 Over 68.5198 FloridaAtl -14 Under 68.5199 MTennSt -3.5 Over 52.5200 ULMonroe 3.5 Under 52.5175 UtahSt 2.5 Over 65176 Idaho -2.5 Under 65171 Utah 7.5 Over 52.5172 BYU -7.5 Under 52.5163 Baylor 20.5 Over 57.5164 TexasTech -20.5 Under 57.5177 WashingtonSt 24.5 Over 58178 WashingtonU -24.5 Under 58203 Troy -9.5 Over 55204 ULLafayette 9.5 Under 55149 TennesseeU -3 Over 51150 Kentucky 3 Under 51185 Arkansas 3.5 Over 53.5186 LSU -3.5 Under 53.5173 Rice 29.5 Over 74.5174 HoustonU -29.5 Under 74.5187 NewMexicoSt 10.5 Over 41188 SanJoseSt -10.5 Under 41189 NotreDame 10 Over 64.5190 Stanford -10 Under 64.5169 Georgia 7.5 Over 60170 GaTech -7.5 Under 60191 SanDiegoSt 6.5 Over 60192 UNLV -6.5 Under 60193 UCLA 13 Over 47.5194 USC -13 Under 47.5195 Navy -9.5 Over 54.5196 Hawaii 9.5 Under 54.5. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(Business Wire)Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM) today announced that sales for the nine-weekperiod ended January 3, 2009, totaled $127.5 million compared with $130.8million during the same period of fiscal 2008, a decrease of 2.5. Comparablestore sales for the period decreased 5.6 compared with the same period offiscal 2008. For the first 11 months of fiscal 2009, sales decreased 4.2 to$476.8 million from $497.6 million in the year-earlier period. Holiday sales came later than ever this year, reflecting a cautious andprice-sensitive consumer.