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Adam Rank is disappointed that he won’t get to see Lizzy Caplan shine in a starring role in "The Interview" on account of current events. Sort of the same way that Alshon Jeffery might not shine with Jimmy Clausen under center in Chicago. But he thinks both Caplan and Jeffery will have the chance to rebound.
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South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said Tuesday night he anticipates several juniors, including star tailback Mike Davis, to take part in this season’s "Senior Day."
While a junior participating in a Senior Day event is not always a certain indication that the player is turning professional, it usually is a great index.
"I believe (tailbacks) Mike Davis and Brandon Wilds and, possibly, (offensive tackle) Brandon Shell, I’m not certain, perhaps some of the defensive men," Spurrier told The State newspaper of Columbia after the Gamecocks’ practice Tuesday. & quot;We will have several juniors do the senior walk, and then they’re going to make the choice after whether to go or come back. When they would like to walk twice, that is good, also. We have had several men do that."
South Carolina’s "Senior Day" is Nov. 22, against South Alabama.
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Arkansas pulled off the kind of craziness normally allowed for backyard football matches among the bros.
Arkansas’ 350-pound offensive guard Sebastian Tretola lined up at quarterback in a unbalanced line shotgun configuration and completed a six-yard TD pass to Alan D’Appollonio. D’Appollonio, it needs to be said, is the Razorbacks’ long snapper. The effect is an offensive lineman-to-long snapper, fat-man-throws-TD, once in a lifetime occasion.
In the 2nd quarter of its own match against Alabama-Birmingham, Arkansas confronted a fourth-and-goal in the UAB 6-yard line. That is when the Razorbacks dialed up the magic.
Now, have a look at the insanity from a different perspective.
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The 2015 NFL Draft will be held April 30-May 2 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Thursday.
"We are excited to have fans from throughout the midwest experience the NFL Draft," Goodell said in a statement announcing the draft location. "We look forward to returning the event to the city of Chicago and working with the city, Choose Chicago, and the Chicago Sports Commission to create a week-long celebration of football for our fans. Mayor Emanuel and the city of Chicago presented us with numerous ways to enhance the Draft experience for our fans and incoming players."
The Windy City beat out Los Angeles, which was the other finalist in the running to host the league’s marquee event next year. Various sites across the country expressed interest in hosting the affair but couldn’t beat out a strong bid from Chicago that was backed by Emanuel.
"Chicago is pleased to welcome the 2015 NFL Draft to America’s heartland," Emanuel said in a statement. "Next year, NFL fans from across the country will travel here or tune in as the future of their team is decided in Chicago. We look forward to working with the Chicago Bears, the NFL, and our neighborhood partners to make this an event that highlights our world class city and reinvests in our communities."
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Michigan coach Brady Hoke said Wednesday that Devin Gardner will be the Wolverines’ starting quarterback for Saturday’s game at Rutgers, and he also said that he and Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon have "a great relationship."
Hoke was peppered with questions about his relationship with Brandon at his regular Wednesday news conference. In a statement released by Michigan about injured quarterback Shane Morris at about 1 a.m. Tuesday, Brandon said Morris had "a probable, mild concussion." Monday morning, during his regularly scheduled media event, Hoke had said Morris didn’t have a concussion.
In addition, during his Monday media session, Hoke had said he had not spoken with Brandon. But the statement from Brandon said Brandon had "numerous meetings since Sunday morning to thoroughly review the situation that occurred at Saturday’s football game regarding student-athlete Shane Morris. I have met with those who were directly involved and who were responsible for managing Shane’s care and determining his medical fitness for participation."
Hoke was asked Wednesday if he felt he had been "hung out to dry" by Brandon.
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Aside from Mississippi State, which had an impressive success at LSU, there was not lots of upward motion in the latest CFB 24/7 Top 25 Power Rankings. Nevertheless, things are beginning to get very interesting in the top 10 as merely nine points separate first and fourth position, and only 32 between first and seventh.
Points: 169 (5 first place votes) W-L: 3-0 Previous rank: 1
The lanky: No Jameis Winston, no issue? Well, not actually. FSU needed to work overtime, but the Seminoles got the win over Clemson. The remaining ACC looks like easy pickings the remaining way.
Staying schedule: Saturday, Sept. 27 — at N.C. State; Saturday, Oct. 4 — vs. Wake Forest; Saturday, Oct. 11 — at Syracuse; Saturday, Oct. 18 — vs. Notre Dame; Thursday, Oct. 30 — at Louisville; Saturday, Nov. 8 — vs. Virginia; Saturday, Nov. 15 — at Miami (Fla.); Saturday, Nov. 22 — vs. Boston College; Saturday, Nov. 29 — vs. Florida
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Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, who continues to be suspended for school officials for Saturday night’s Clemson-FSU game, came out for pregame warmups dressed out in his pads and jersey.
Winston even got some snaps from a back-up facility, but eventually was told to go back to the locker room and remove his his pads.
FSU coach Jimbo Fisher did not look overly happy when he saw that Winston was dressed out.
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Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was detained Wednesday afternoon by Phoenix police on allegations of aggravated assault for 2 different events which are alleged to have happened in late July.
Dwyer has been booked to the Maricopa County Jail on one count of aggravated assault causing a break, one count aggravated assault involving a minor, two counts of criminal damage and one count of avoiding using a telephone in a crisis, and assault.
After deactivating Dwyer on Wednesday, the Cardinals released the next statement:
"We became conscious of the claims this day when notified by Phoenix authorities and are working fully. Given the serious nature of the claims we’ve taken the instant measure to deactivate Jonathan from all team tasks. We are going to continue to carefully track this as it develops and assess additional info as it becomes accessible."
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SEATTLE — Microsoft cofounder and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen has declared he’s enlarging his attempts to aid fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa with a $9 million contribution to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Allen’s contribution Thursday to the CDC Foundation will soon be utilized to construct and equip emergency operations facilities and train staff in the three most affected states.
In August, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced a $2.8 million gift to the American Red Cross to supply gear, train workers and create instruction materials in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
His foundation also set up a $100,000 matching grant system through GlobalGiving to support others to help prevent the virus.
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Thursday marks the 13th anniversary of the terrible events of Sept. 11, 2001. To honor the anniversary, several school football teams are releasing patriotic alternative uniforms this weekend.
Some applications are going having an American flag-themed helmet symbol.
BYU and Houston play Thursday night. BYU’s helmet includes a sticker of New York’s World Trade Center.
BOOM!!! Helmets vs Houston! #9-11 #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/qTAFDDgBJH
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Penn State tailback Bill Belton is a New Jersey native and was recruited by Rutgers, but he left the state because "I wanted to play big-time college football, so I came to Penn State."
With the Scarlet Knights playing host to Penn State this week in their first-ever Big Ten game, Belton’s comment — made at the Big Ten Media Days event — has been, um, discussed by Rutgers players. Belton went to high school in Sicklerville, about 75 miles from Rutgers’ campus.
"That definitely made its way around the locker room," Rutgers safety Johnathan Aiken told the Newark Star-Ledger. "One of my coaches even told me, so that’s something that we’ve seen."
Aiken also said, "I’m excited that I get a chance to play against some ‘big-time’ competition. That’s what I’m excited about."
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