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Football Briefs:
Super Prospect defensive back Lorenzo Sims of Fresno-Edison, Cal., committed to Colorado over interest in USC, LSU, Nebraska, Notre Dame and Oregon State. Rivals in-depth: Buffs
Offensive linemen Erik Bergland of Beaverton, Ore., and Juan Garcia of Yakima-Eisenhower, Wash., picked Washington over Nevada. Rivals in-depth: Washington
Miami-Florida has a verbal from punter Brian Monroe of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., over interest from Florida State, Ohio State and Boston College. Rivals in-depth: Canes
Virginia pledged receiver Emmanuel Byers of High Point-Ragsdale, NC., over Tennessee and Wake Forest. Rivals in-depth: Virginia
The Iowa Hawkeyes have a commitment from Top 150 junior college defensive back Corey Reddick of Boynton Beach, Fla/Garden City CC, Kan., over interest from Kansas State, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Kansas and South Carolina. Rivals in-depth: Hawks
Illinois pledged defensive lineman Torrey Nichols of East St. Louis, Ill. Rivals in-depth: Illini
Mississippi State pledged quarterback/defensive back/receiver Tyler Threadgill of Philadelphia, Miss., over Tennessee, Mississippi and Southern Mississippi. Rivals in-depth: Bulldogs
Georgia Tech has a verbal from linebacker Phillip Wheeler of Columbus-Shaw, Ga. The Jackets recently gained offensive lineman Kevin Tuminello of Youngstown-Boardman, Ohio. Rivals in-depth: Jackets
Oregon has a verbal from offensive lineman Josh Tschirgi of Vancouver-Skyview, Wash. Rivals in-depth: Ducks
Minnesota has a verbal from Class 2004 junior offensive lineman Lyndon Murtha of Hutchinson, Minn. Rivals in-depth: Gophers
Basketball Briefs:
San Jose State has signed guards Ryan Miller of Shasta CC, Cal., Tyree Gardner of BYU-Hawaii/Diablo Valley CC, Cal., and Cedric Ousley of Triton CC, Ill.Rivals in-depth: San Jose State
Class 2004 forward David Ellis of Sacramento-Capital Christian, Cal., has committed to California. The Bears recently gained Class 2004 center Sam Rayburn of Portland-Sunset, Ore. Rivals in-depth: Bears
Top 100 junior college forward Jeremiah Massey of Detroit, Mich/Oxnard CC, Cal., signed with Kansas State. He averaged 23.5 points and 13.6 rebounds last season.Rivals in-depth: Wildcats
Super Prospect forward Boubacar Coly of Africa/Laurinburg Institute, NC., is headed to Xavier. Rivals in-depth: Xavier
