Blackburn signs Australian midfielder Grella

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08/27/2008 - Blackburn, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Blackburn Rovers have completed the signing of Australia international midfielder Vince Grella on a four-year contract from Italian club Torino.

The 28-year-old will cost Rovers around $6.4 million, having also been a target for Fulham earlier this summer.

Rovers chairman John Williams told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph: "(Manager) Paul Ince made a holding midfielder a priority almost from day one and we're delighted to have finally signed Vince."

Grella has been playing in Italy for a decade, having started out with Empoli, before enjoying spells with Ternana, Parma and Torino.

He has also played for his country at the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany and has won nearly 40 caps for the Socceroos to date.

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)

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Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

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Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.