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Georgia wide receiver Arik Gilbert runs a route in the first half of Georgia's spring NCAA college football game, Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens, Ga. Nebraska college football tight end Arik Gilbert, who transferred from Georgia and was awaiting a ruling on his eligibility from the NCAA, was arrested on suspicion of burglary in Lincoln, Neb., early Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, after police received a report of a store break-in. (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)

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Arik Gilbert, tight end awaiting eligibility ruling at Nebraska, is arrested in suspected burglary
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,08/29/23-9:38AM , 111 Reads
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska tight end Arik Gilbert, who transferred from Georgia and was awaiting a ruling on his eligibility from the NCAA, was arrested on suspicion of burglary early Tuesday after police received a report of a store break-in.
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner (54) tackles Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Warner has been the lynchpin of the Niners defense since arriving in 2018. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

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Fred Warner claims the top spot in AP's NFL linebacker rankings
By JOSH DUBOW - AP Pro Football Writer
Tue,08/29/23-8:39AM , 262 Reads
The job of an off-ball linebacker has perhaps never been harder in the NFL.

Players need to be adept at stopping the run for defenses that are focusing most of their resources on defending the pass and not be liabilities when they are caught in coverage.
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LSU head coach Brian Kelly disputes a call during the first half an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. LSU faces Alabama on Nov. 4, 2023. Kelly has brought the Tigers back to relevance, but Alabama's Nick Saban hasn't won seven national championships — the first at LSU in 2003 and the last six at Alabama — by failing to have his team ready for its biggest challenges. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

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LSU's Brian Kelly names Alabama transfer Aaron Anderson the Tigers' top returner
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Mon,08/28/23-2:57PM , 156 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Brian Kelly sounds confident that Alabama transfer Aaron Anderson can transform the fifth-ranked Tigers’ return game from a turnover-prone liability into a game-breaking asset.

“He’s pretty dynamic," Kelly said Monday. “It’s just a different look back there."
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New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham (80) celebrates after catching a pass in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Stroud has scoring pass as Texans beat Saints 17-13
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Sun,08/27/23-10:29PM , 127 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Houston rookie C.J. Stroud threw his first touchdown as a pro before being named the Houston Texans' starting quarterback to open the regular season.
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