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Texas A&M vs. West Virginia: Liberty Bowl Preview

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Texas A&M (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5) Dec. 29, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN)

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Reason to watch: To see two high-flying offenses put on a show. Texas A&M and West Virginia both boast attacks that can score in bunches, as they average 34.4 and 33.2 points per game, 30th and 36th in the nation, respectively. Those units will face off with defenses that have trouble slowing opponents (West Virginia allows 26.2 points per game; Texas A&M surrenders 27.2), meaning theres a high probability of a shootout taking place in Memphis.

Keep an eye on: West Virginia quarterback Skyler Howard. The sophomore will make his second career start after leading the Mountaineers to a 37-24 win at Iowa State on Nov. 29. Howard gets the nod after Clint Tricketts abrupt retirement on Friday because of concussions, as the senior said he suffered five over the past 14 months, two of which he hid from trainers. Howard is 36-of-65 for 483 yards with five touchdowns this fall, and will throw to senior receiver Kevin White, who was named a Biletnikoff Award finalist after making 102 catches for 1,318 yards.

Did you know: Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett broke Jadeveon Clowneys SEC record for sacks by a freshman, notching 11 in 2014. He was particularly effective in a 21-16 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 1, when he recorded 3.5. Garrett could have a field day against a porous West Virginia line; the Mountaineers have allowed 28 sacks this year, tied for 77th nationally.

Final analysis: The Aggies defense has been atrocious in stints, something that led to coordinator Mark Snyders ouster on Nov. 28. However, quarterback Kyle Allen seemed to find his footing as the season wore on -- he threw for eight touchdowns in the teams final three games, including four in a 41-38 win at Auburn on Nov. 8 -- and could compensate for many of Texas A&Ms flaws on the other side of the ball. Meanwhile, Howard will have his moments for West Virginia, and tailback Rushel Shell should find plenty of room to run. Still, they wont quite be able to keep pace with coach Kevin Sumlins explosive attack, which will make the difference in the fourth quarter.

The pick: Texas A&M 35, West Virginia 31

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Detained Radio Liberty journalists questioned in Azerbaijan

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BAKU Police in Azerbaijan have detained a dozen journalists working for U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty amid an ongoing crackdown on the outlet that Washington and rights groups decry.

The Baku offices of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty were sealed on Friday after prosecutors and armed police confiscated equipment and computers during a raid.

The U.S. State Department said it was deeply disturbed by the action, and called on Azerbaijan to respect its international commitment to protecting media freedom.

Ramping up pressure on the organizations Azerbaijan station, Radio Azadliq, police descended upon the homes of its journalists Saturday and took many in for interrogation.

Police have forcibly taken away around 12 of our journalists to undergo questioning in the prosecutors office, the stations director, Kenan Aliyev, told AFP from Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertys headquarters in Prague.

One of them has been forcibly dragged out from his home in front of his children wearing just his pyjamas, he said on Sunday.

He added the heavy crimes unit of the prosecutors office was handling the case, noting even the bureaus cleaner had been summoned for questioning.

Aliyev said the forcible seizure was unnecessary, and apparently aimed at intimidating his journalists.

Whats happening is part of the Azerbaijani authorities ongoing raid of the free press.

A lawyer for the radio station has been stripped of his right to defend the journalists, and must now submit to questioning as a witness himself, said Aliyev.

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Liberty Bowl promises fireworks on field

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MEMPHIS, Tenn-(AP)-Texas A&M and West Virginia enter Mondays Liberty Bowl knowing plenty about each other, even though theyve never met.

West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen worked as an offensive coordinator on Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlins staff at Houston from 2008-09, and they remain good friends. Texas A&M offensive coordinator Jake Spavital was a quarterbacks coach for Holgorsen at West Virginia from 2011-12.

West Virginia (7-5) and Texas A&M (7-5) are both dealing with late-season quarterback changes.

Freshman Kyle Allen is making his fifth career start for the Aggies after taking over the starting spot from Kenny Hill. Skyler Howard makes his second career start for West Virginia in place of Clint Trickett, who announced Friday he was giving up football because of multiple concussions.

Both teams average more than 300 passing yards a game and score more than 30 points a game. Kickoff is 1pm on Monday in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

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Prep girls basketball: Holy Names 59, Liberty 53

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Originally published December 27, 2014 at 5:55 PM | Page modified December 27, 2014 at 10:48 PM

KIRKLAND Camariah King and her Holy Names teammates on Saturday faced Liberty, the team that kept them out of the state tournament last year.

The memory of falling short in 2013 still stung and Holy Names, ranked No. 9 in Class 3A, used that bitterness in part to fuel a 59-53 win over the Patriots at the Rebel Challenge at Juanita High School.

Hitting late free throws helped, too, as the Cougars won their sixth straight.

Holy Names makes a late push

The Cougars (6-1 overall) built an 11-point lead by being tougher on the boards, but nearly lost control in the fourth quarter because of poor execution and turnovers against an aggressive pressing Patriots defense. King supplied 25 points and helped ice the victory by sinking 4 of 6 free throws in the final 44.8 seconds. Holy Names led 54-43 when Janessa Willie hit 1 of 2 foul shots with 2:55 remaning, but Liberty clawed within four points twice. Avery Granberg got the Pats within 55-51 on two free throws with 1:01 showing and Devin Andersons putback off her own free-throw miss cut the gap to 57-53 with 34 seconds to go.

Player of the game

Willie, a 5-foot-8 senior, gave the Cougars toughness inside, and her hustle plays preserved several fourth-quarter possessions against a resilient Liberty (6-2) team.

Keys to the game

Holy Names was the aggressor in the first half, both offensively and defensively, and that led to the Cougars building leads as big as 10 points and taking a 30-23 advantage into halftime. That was the difference.

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Ex-Dividend Reminder: BancFirst, Liberty Property Trust and Lexington Realty Trust

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 12/29/14, BancFirst Corp. (NASD: BANF), Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LPT), and Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE: LXP) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. BancFirst Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.34 on 1/15/15, Liberty Property Trust will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.475 on 1/15/15, and Lexington Realty Trust will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.17 on 1/15/15.

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As a percentage of BANFs recent stock price of $64.25, this dividend works out to approximately 0.53%, so look for shares of BancFirst Corp. to trade 0.53% lower all else being equal when BANF shares open for trading on 12/29/14. Similarly, investors should look for LPT to open 1.24% lower in price and for LXP to open 1.50% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for BANF, LPT, and LXP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

BancFirst Corp. (NASD: BANF):

Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LPT):

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Sons of Liberty get TV show

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Published December 26, 2014

In this 2014 photo released by the History Channel, Michael Raymond-James plays the role of Paul Revere in "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January 2015 on the History Channel. (AP Photo/History Channel, Ollie Upton)(The Associated Press)

In this 2014 photo released by the History Channel, actors portray Revolutionary War soldiers in a scene from "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January 2015 on the History Channel. (AP Photo/History Channel, Ollie Upton)(The Associated Press)

In this 2014 photo released by the History Channel, Ben Barnes plays the role of Sam Adams in "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January 2015 on the History Channel. (AP Photo/History Channel, Ollie Upton)(The Associated Press)

In this 2014 photo released by the History Channel, Ben Barnes plays the role of Sam Adams in "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January 2015 on the History Channel. (AP Photo/History Channel, Ollie Upton)(The Associated Press)

In this 2014 photo released by the History Channel, Marton Csokas portrays British General Gage in a scene from "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January 2015 on the History Channel. (AP Photo/History Channel, Ollie Upton)(The Associated Press)

Don't let the powdered wigs and oil paintings fool you: Samuel Adams, John Hancock and the other eventual Americans who changed the course of history were a ragtag band of secretive and sometimes mischievous young radicals.

Just ask Paul Revere, aka actor Michael Raymond-James, who's part of the cast of "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January on the History Channel.

There was more to Revere than his famous ride of April 18, 1775, to warn the colonists the British were coming.

"He was so much more involved than that. He was a major operative and a huge thorn in the British crown," Raymond-James said, sipping a pint of beer during an interview at the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston's North End a favorite meeting place of the revolutionaries.

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