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East Carolina and UNLV are out of the Big 12s expansion derby.Officials at both schools said Wednesday that they were notified by the Big 12 that they are no longer being considered for membership.East Carolina spokesman Tom McClellan says Commissioner Bob Bowlsby notified Chancellor Cecil Staton of the leagues decision Tuesday by phone.Athletic director Jeff Compher says its obviously not the decision we were hoping for, but expressed satisfaction that we were able to tell our story to not only the Big 12, but the entire nation.East Carolina is beginning its third season in the American Athletic Conference after winning two Conference USA championships in football in the 2000s.UNLV President Len Jessup and athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy issued a statement later in the day to acknowledge the Rebels were no longer being considered. UNLV has been a member of the Mountain West Conference since 1990.As the landscape of intercollegiate athletics continues to change, ensuring UNLV is properly positioned and is a member of a conference that is the best fit for our university and community remains part of our long-term vision, the statement said. We remain committed to fulfilling our responsibility to be a strong and successful member of the Mountain West.Its not yet clear if any other schools have received similar notification from the league, which announced July 19 that its presidents had authorized Bowlsby to begin evaluating schools for possible expansion of the 10-team conference by two or four members.The conference has not commented publicly on its plans nor has it committed to adding schools.Bowlsby has put no timetable on the Big 12s decision, though he has said the conference would like to move quickly and not interfere with the football season. The presidents meet again in early October. Air Jordan 1 Sale .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. Air Jordan 1 Clearance . Thats not a comment on the suspension that banished the Portland Winterhawks general manager and coach from his Western Hockey League teams bench for most of the 2012-13 season. http://www.saleairjordan1.com/jordan-1-retro-pinnacle.html . Tevez, who has had conflicts with coaches in the past, has not been called up since Sabella was named coach in 2011. Argentina boasts Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Angel Di Maria. Cheap Jordan Retro 1 For Sale . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. Jordan 1 Authentic .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Texas Tech?quarterback Patrick Mahomes II, on pace to break the NCAA single-season passing record, left Thursday nights 55-19 home win over Kansas?in the third quarter with an injury and did not return.Mahomes landed hard on his throwing shoulder after a 32-yard run when he was tackled by Jayhawks Fish Smithson and Isaiah Bean. Trainers tended to Mahomes on the field. His right shoulder was examined on the sideline, and he left for the locker room as backup Nic Shimonek took over for the Red Raiders.Shimonek finished 15-of-21 for 271 yards and four touchdowns.?Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said he did not know the severity of Mahomes injury.Wevee got to get him looked at more extensively, Kingsbury said.ddddddddddddThrough three games, Mahomes completed 71.2 percent of his passes for 1,493 yards -- a nation-leading 497.7-yard average. His 14 touchdowns ranked second nationally.Before the injury on Thursday against Kansas, the 6-foot-3, 230-pound junior was 27-of-34 for 277 yards with four touchdowns and one interception while leading Tech to a 27-19 lead. He was sacked three times.Shimonek directed the Red Raiders to scores on his first two possessions. ' ' '