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(AP) - Branden Ore hasn't had the year he or Virginia Tech expected, but the Hokies tailback is hitting his stride at the right time.
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The senior tailback is the first Blue Devil to rush for at least
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Long traffic tailbacks were reported behind the heavy goods vehicle taking a huge cylindrical pipe to the British Gas terminal in Barrow.
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It highlights delays and can recalculate routes automatically to avoid tailbacks.
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The junior tailback is eligible to enter the NFL draft after this season and he'd likely be a first-round pick.
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Tailback Walter Reyes credits Terry's blocking that year for the reason the tailback was able to run for seventeen touchdowns.
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Diversions left early morning motorists facing huge tailbacks and the gridlock is expected to continue tonight.
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Bush has lined up at tailback, fullback, slotback and wideout.
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The Broncos look for a certain type of tailback, one who is quick, is a slasher with some power, has good hands as a receiver, and is versatile.
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There were traffic tailbacks stretching for half a mile as cars waited for the police to reopen the road.
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Between a high-octane offense that features quarterback Matt Barkley, wide receiver Ronald Johnson and tailback Marc Tyler and a defense that will be looking to attone for last week's porous effort against Hawaii, USC will have plenty of weapons and motivation at its disposal during first-year Coach Lane Kiffin's home debut.
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He has been a tailback, a wide receiver and a part-time quarterback.
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Friday night saw long tailbacks on motorways as drivers took to the road and a weekend of engineering works on a number of key railway lines began.
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Once they get within a couple of miles, however, the road reverts back to two-way traffic and the bottleneck creates frustrating tailbacks lasting anything up to half an hour depending on the time of day.
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A fuel spillage from the crash on the southbound carriageway resulted in tailbacks to Marks Tey.
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Diversions left early morning motorists facing huge tailbacks and the gridlock is expected to continue tonight.
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It took a couple of hours for the two-mile tailback to clear.
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All but one of the four northbound motorway lanes had to be closed down for several hours creating jams and tailbacks.
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Traffic was diverted on to minor roads, causing tailbacks in the evening rush-hour as workers made their way home.
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And as motorists faced tailbacks of up to seven miles, retailers warned of the knock-on effect for businesses in the city.
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In Edinburgh, six-mile tailbacks of commuter traffic brought gridlock to much of the city for more than three hours.
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Peppers played tailback and defensive end, all the while keeping up with his basketball career.
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All but one of the four northbound motorway lanes had to be closed down for several hours creating jams and tailbacks.
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By spring practice, tailback Skip Hicks is expected to be fully recovered from knee injuries.
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The restrictions, sometimes accompanied by single-lane contraflows, have caused lengthy tailbacks at busy times.
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In a league known for their standout tailbacks, a fullback is rarely accorded All-Pac 10 Conference recognition, but Tuiasosopo received honorable mention in 2003.
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Belichick, whose team in 2010 signed former Jet tailback Danny Woodhead and this past offseason brought in ex-Jet special teamer James Ihedigbo, suggested to reporters that Ellis's performances against his club played a role in New England signing him.
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There were road works causing massive tailbacks on the A64 to Scarborough last Tuesday.
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Terry Battle, normally the No. 2 tailback, played briefly because of an ankle injury.
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Contraflows and single-lane traffic have caused major tailbacks since the work to build an underpass at Copmathorpe began last summer, with severe congestion again at the weekend.
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Ginn will line up at wide receiver, tailback and quarterback and return kicks - all in the name of getting more touches.
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Traffic volume created problems at the Levens bottleneck, with long tailbacks on the Ulverston Road as traffic poured in and out of the Cartmel peninsula.
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Traffic on roads and motorways across the area was also busier and the situation was worsened by two accidents which created delays and tailbacks.
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A squad of motorcycle policemen tried to keep the jams moving, but tailbacks of several miles built up through Malton and out as far as Rillington.
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Spiller threw a 15-yard tailback option pass to Tyler Grisham after Michael Hamlin intercepted Marc Verica at the Cavaliers 20, giving Clemson a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
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For those forever on the move nothing is quite as appealing as a tailback on the M8.
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Police sealed off the traffic-light-controlled crossroads for more than two hours, causing tailbacks as rush-hour traffic was diverted.
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The late signees that he added in the two months he had before his first signing day - such as wideout Jeff Fuller and tailback Cyrus Gray - have been productive, and he's already gotten 18 true freshmen on the field this season.
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With good depth, experience and talent, the only question at tailback is who's going to start?
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The event, which ran from Friday to Sunday, was expected to attract 110,000 people with police predicting long traffic tailbacks.
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On probably 75 percent of its running plays, Ohio State wants to run to the weak side of the offensive line, allowing the tailback to cut back to the strong side.
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Police report severe traffic jams on the M25, with five-mile tailbacks in places.
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Massive tailbacks and traffic jams were again expected to clog up Britain's roads today as families head back home after the great Bank Holiday exodus.
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There were several miles of tailbacks after motorists were brought to a standstill.
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Commuting times for workers more than doubled as huge tailbacks and diversions brought traffic to a halt.
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Motorists faced long tailbacks on the Woodhead Pass after a lorry shed its load of waste paper.
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It took a couple of hours for the two-mile tailback to clear.
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Also let's not forget the traffic lights on the Salisbury road also creating major tailbacks.
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The drive home was horrendous, with repeated hold-ups and long, long tailbacks.
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In spite of the long tailbacks of traffic, caused by the exiting of so many people from the city at the same time, there appeared to be no rush, everyone seemed to be calm, tolerant and more patient than one might have expected.
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He has played fullback and tailback, which is good to see.
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Especially not tailback Thomas Jones, who came to New York a year ago after being dealt from the Chicago Bears, whom he helped reach the Super Bowl.
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Motorists were caught up in long traffic tailbacks after an accident caused chaos on the motorway and led to traffic congestion on main routes through Kendal.
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Nash was an impact player at tailback who was expected to be the team's heir apparent to take over for MU career leading rusher Zack Abron, who was lost to graduation after 2003.
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LeSean McCoy, since McCoy tweeted that Umenyiora was "overrated" and "soft," and Umenyiora dubbed the tailback " Lady Gaga.
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Yesterday there was a four-mile tailback on the main road into the city after a crash involving a truck and a car.
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But the traffic tailbacks and jams, which stretched right back into York, lasted well into the rush hour.
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At Georgia, he had started at flanker, tailback, quarterback, and split end, and also had handled punt and kickoff return duties.
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The seven-time Pro Bowler has been paving the way for 1,000-yard tailbacks for 15 years now, largely thanks to his unique speed for a lineman and ability to pull on sweeps from the interior of the line.
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Residents in Passage East are enduring another summer of discontent due to traffic tailbacks approaching the local car ferry.
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It highlights delays and can recalculate routes automatically to avoid tailbacks.
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Getty Images Brandon Jacobs, left, took a pay cut to help the Giants re-sign fellow tailback Ahmad Bradshaw.
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After taking a handoff deep in the backfield from the quarterback, the tailback picks a hole based on the blocking in front of him.
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The lorry, carrying gallons of orange juice, broke down just after 11 am yesterday, shedding its entire load on to the carriageway and triggering a nightmare tailback of traffic.
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There are tailbacks along a 10-mile stretch of the motorway.
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Terry Battle, normally the No. 2 tailback, played briefly because of an ankle injury.
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It highlights delays and can recalculate routes automatically to avoid tailbacks.
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Frustrated motorists queued in lengthy tailbacks as a two-week scheme to rip up and resurface Gillygate got under way.
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Despite tailbacks, which meant drivers had to wait hours to get to the showground, organisers estimate at least 16,000 people turned up to the annual event yesterday.
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These buses stop the traffic and cause tailbacks down Tadcaster Road every day as they turn left from the middle lane on Blossom Street.
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On Bush's first touchdown reception, he lined up at tailback, but tight end Dominique Byrd was also in the backfield, creating a dilemma for the defense.
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Although regular users of the toll bridge can already pay electronically by having a pass card, it still requires cars to stop briefly at the barrier, thereby causing traffic tailbacks.
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While the main roads were passible, cautious drivers spend twice as long on the road due to tailbacks and traffic accidents.
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The work has caused a great deal of disruption and the closing off of the traffic lights in the centre has meant long tailbacks on all the roads into the town.
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Tailback Ralph Bolden is out for most, if not all of the season.
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No other vehicle was involved and the lorry driver was uninjured, but tailbacks were reported as traffic was reduced to a single lane.
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Terry Battle, normally the No. 2 tailback, played briefly because of an ankle injury.
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The junior tailback is now the fourth running back in school history with two 200-yard performances in a season.
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Traffic was diverted on to minor roads, causing tailbacks in the evening rush-hour as workers made their way home.
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The outside lane of the northbound carriageway was temporarily closed while the man was freed from the vehicle, causing a two mile tailback.
