Drug war coverage in AP
''Not one person murdered yesterday,'' Ciudad Juarez's leading newspaper proclaimed in a banner headline. It was big news in this border city, ground zero in the drug war -- the first time in 10 months that a day had passed without a killing.
But by the end of that day, Oct. 30, nine more people were riddled with bullets.
Fear Dominates Life in Mexico's Deadliest City, AP, Link
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The drug war's effect on the Sun Bowl
OU will struggle to sell tickets to the Sun Bowl. El Paso once had an exotic allure. Just across the river from Juarez, Mexico, a metropolis of four million that would give you a good taste of Mexican culture. Now nobody in their right mind would go over to Juarez, which is bucking for murder capital of the world with the drug battles going on.
Still, El Paso has its charms. The mountains begin at El Paso, and the Sun Bowl Stadium sits nestled among the bluffs of the Rockies. It’s a nice setting. And the Mexican food is outstanding.
Long drive contest: OU football fans going to El Paso, by Berry Tramel, blog.newsok.com, Link
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Stanford and OU in Sun Bowl - ESPN
Stanford, ranked 19th by AP and 21st in the USA Today Coaches poll, will be making its 21st bowl appearance and its first since 2001, when the Cardinal participated in the non-defunct Seattle Bowl. It also marks Stanford’s third appearance in the Sun Bowl, where it defeated LSU, 24-14 in 1977 and Michigan State, 38-0 in 1996.
Stanford will face Oklahoma in Sun Bowl, by Ted Miller, espn.go.com, Link
