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NCAA willing to bend rules after Katrina
Aug 31 2005 6:41PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA wants university officials and student-athletes to focus on recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina rather than worry about infractions, schedule changes or travel restrictions.
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Shockley ready to shine at Georgia
Aug 31 2005 6:23PM (CT)
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - D.J. Shockley spent four years watching from the sideline, sitting through endless meetings, waiting for his chance to take over as Georgia's starting quarterback.
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Keller ready to let fly for Arizona State
Aug 31 2005 6:09PM (CT)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Sam Keller already has won over his Arizona State teammates. His MVP performance in last year's Sun Bowl took care of that, providing a jump-start for Keller as successor to record-smashing passer Andrew Walter.
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Riggs now Tennessee's featured tailback
Aug 31 2005 3:36PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gerald Riggs Sr. used two simple words to describe the start of his son's career at Tennessee _ dismal and painful.
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Redshirt freshman QB gets call for 'Noles
Aug 31 2005 2:30PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Redshirt freshman Drew Weatherford will start at quarterback for No. 14 Florida State in the season opener Monday against No. 9 Miami.
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Hurricanes like challenge of tough opener
Aug 31 2005 2:29PM (CT)
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Without question, there are factions of the Miami and Florida State camps that would prefer the schools' annual football showdown not come on the season's opening weekend. Hurricanes coach Larry Coker, for example, really dislikes the idea. But his assistant head coach, Art Kehoe, loves it.
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No. 11 Iowa to open against Ball State
Aug 31 2005 2:26PM (CT)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Adam Shada is about to become a streak buster. The sophomore from Nebraska will start at right cornerback for No. 11 Iowa in Saturday's season opener against Ball State, ending Antwan Allen's string of 38 consecutive starts at the position.
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Tribe opposes N.D. using Indian nickname
Aug 31 2005 1:28PM (CT)
FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (AP) - Members of the Spirit Lake Sioux tribe have voted to oppose the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo.
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Olsen wants to continue Miami's TE legacy
Aug 31 2005 5:30AM (CT)
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Miami coach Larry Coker typically chooses his words carefully, rarely dipping into hyperbole when it's time to talk about a player or an upcoming opponent. Yet when the subject is Hurricanes tight end Greg Olsen, Coker lets the emotions fly.
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'Bad habits' kept Texas' Tucker off court
Aug 31 2005 5:26AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - As hard as he worked to be a great basketball player, Texas' P.J. Tucker acknowledges he was his own worst enemy in the classroom.
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Tech's Bell dreams of game-winning kick
Aug 31 2005 5:16AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - For a soccer player who had never been a college football fan, Travis Bell's first game in uniform on Georgia Tech's sideline is tough to top.
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