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Geno Smith threw four of his six touchdown passes to Tavon Austin and West Virginia set a bowl record for points in a stunning 70-33 blowout of hapless Clemson at the Orange Bowl.

West Ham's hunt for the man they will entrust to take them back to the Premier League could end on Wednesday, with Sam Allardyce thought to be close to taking the Upton Park reins.

Avram Grant hopes West Ham's recent training camp in Portugal will have given his squad the boost they need to maintain their bid to stay in the Barclays Premier League and earn the club their first Wembley appearance in 30 years.

West Ham have made French striker Frederic Piquionne their second signing of the day following the earlier arrival of Mexico winger Pablo Barrera.

Fulham's marvellous season continued with a comfortable 3-2 home win over West Ham.

Wolves made a huge leap towards Premier League safety with a crushing victory over fellow strugglers West Ham.

Wolves ease their relegation fears with a crushing 3-1 victory over fellow strugglers West Ham.

Senior Jon Scheyer got his first win over North Carolina at home in a big way. No. 4 Duke crushed UNC 82-50, making a convincing argument for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

Alan Curbishley has won his case for constructive dismissal against West Ham after claiming he had no option but to resign.