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Walking Tall, Get Smart, The Game Plan and Race to Witch Mountain, will speak at the 10 a.m. commencement Thursday at the university's BankUnited Center, where undergraduates, master's degree candidates and doctoral candidates from most of UM's schools and colleges will receive degrees.

The man who has been blamed for starting the Carolina Panthers' injury curse had to share time with the latest little-known fill-in in the Panthers' locker room yesterday.

STAFF FILE PHOTO Poll After falling to 5-8 and out of the playoff race, the Panthers host the Vikings next week on Sunday Night Football.

The Bill Cowher rumors won't let up. And why not? They make perfect sense. Except for the small fact that, you know, they make absolutely no sense at all.

An AFC scout breaks down the Carolina Panthers: "The biggest difference between this year and last year with them is that on offense, they've become more one-dimensional. Last year, they at least had the threat of throwing, since Muhsin [Muhammad] was still going and [Steve] Smith was out there.

Coming off a season when they tied for the best record in the NFC, the Carolina Panthers clearly expected to return to the playoffs.

The easy thing to say, and the thing you most often hear from football players, is that injuries aren't and can't be an excuse.

This is when they've always been their best. But you wonder at the moment if the last six weeks are going to matter for the Carolina Panthers.

Sitting at 4-6, decimated by injuries and facing a brutal closing schedule, Carolina's playoff prospects look bleak.

NOVEMBER 22: Mark Sanchez #6 of the New York Jets throws before a game with the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on November 22, 2009 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

Just two games after taking over for injured Thomas Davis as a starting outside linebacker, Landon Johnson has joined Davis on the injured reserve list and is out for the season.

Panthers coach John Fox said today linebackers Na'il Diggs and Landon Johnson have been added to the team's injury report after Sunday's loss against Miami.

Seven out of the last ten super bowl winners employ the 3-4 defense. That's right, seven, and if that wasn't enough, six out of the eight teams leading their respective divisions this year also use the 3-4. Only two of the top 10 defenses in the NFL right now utilize the 4-3, and of the 14 teams that have over 20 sacks thus far this year, only four ...

When rookie Sherrod Martin arrived for preseason football camp in late July, the Carolina Panthers still weren't sure how to use the second-round pick Martin was primarily a safety in college, but the Panthers projected him as a cornerback, and that's where they needed help the most.

Miami coach Tony Sparano and assistant David Lee get plenty of credit for making the wildcat a much-copied NFL sensation.

After a slow start to the season, Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner has found his stride over the last two weeks.

In all but one game over the past seven years, Jordan Gross has lined up at tackle as Carolina's highest-paid and most effective blocker.

The Carolina Panthers kept hope alive yesterday, beating the Atlanta Falcons 28-19. The hope is probably flimsy and superficial.

After a slow start to the season, Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner has found his stride over the last two weeks.

Thomas Davis simply was dropping back into pass coverage. Then in one split second, the former Georgia linebacker's season was over.