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One of the biggest prospects on Utah’s recruiting list has opted to go to Oregon.

Brighton High (Salt Lake City, Utah) four-star defensive tackle Ricky Heimuli announced Wednesday that he has signed with Oregon. Heimuli had narrowed his choices to Oregon, UCLA, Utah and Washington, and many believed he’d stay in-state with the Utes because of his desire to go to a school with strong ties to the LDS community.

“Utah, I like that they are close to home, and very in tune with the LDS community,” Heimuli told ESPNU.com on Tuesday.

With this announcement and the loss of Calvin Coolidge High (Washington D.C.) athlete Avery Williams, Utah’s class is still good, but not as good as it could have been.

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By Evan Woodbery
January 28, 2010, 7:58AM
Shon Coleman Rivals.jpgRivals.comColeman committed to Auburn in April 2009 (Rivals.com photo).
Shon Coleman, the highly rated offensive lineman from Olive Branch, Miss., who has pronounced himself “100 percent committed” to Auburn, is on the road again this week.

After a trip to Tuscaloosa, Coleman is reportedly going to spend some time at Miami before signing.

Does this mean he’s leaving the Tigers? Not necessarily. He’s been committed for a long time, and he may have decided to get all the enjoyment he can out of the recruiting process.

After all, no one is paying attention right now to players who committed back in June. All the attention in the days before National Signing Day is focused on those few players who still have a decision to make.

Check out the Coleman ticker here.

The other player Auburn seems in danger of possibly losing is D.J. Howard, an athlete/running back from Lincoln. Auburn says he’ll get a chance to play running back on the Plains, but Clemson’s pitch be a bit more convincing at the moment

This is in honor of Chad Ochocinco and his new birthday truck. Chad got me thinking. What can be crazier than that truck? Little did I know, Chad’s truck doesn’t even come close to making this list. Here it is. The top ten most obnoxious, crazy, and outrageous athlete cars. What sits at number one will blow your mind. It is INSANE! Trust me! I could’nt believe it!

Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards have been voted as Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year. Nike presented the Jesse Owens Athletes of the Year Fan Vote and fan voting results have been declared. According to the results, Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards have been selected as the best athletes of the year by their fans. The fan votes declared that the two athletes deserve the 2009 Jesse Owens Athletes of the Year awards. Both the winners will receive their awards on December 5 when the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of fame induction ceremony will be held. The ceremony will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of USA Tracks & Fields (USATF). The meeting will be held at Indianapolis from 2nd December to 6th December.

The candidates for the awards were listed on the USATF website i.e. www.usatf.org. The male and female nominees were listed separately. The male nominees included renowned athletes such as Kerron Clement, Trey Hardee, Tyson Gay, Bernard Lagat, and LaShawn Merrit, Christian Cantwell, and Dwight Phillips. The female nominees included Allyson Felix, Brittney Reese, Jenny Barringer, Carmelita Jeter, and Sanya

Richards. The voting continued for more than a week and more than 18,000 votes were casted by the fans. Gay and Richards dominated the votes hence declared the 2009 winners.

The Jesse Owens Awards organization also chose two voters randomly. These voters will be given prize packages which include an autographed shirt of Team USA, a Team USA medal, and Nike bag.

Jesse Owens Awards were created by USA Tracks & Fields in 1981 to pay homage to Jesse Owens who was an American Athlete and have won four gold medals in single Olympics championship. The Jesse Owens Awards is the highest honor and accolade of USA Tracks & Fields.

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