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New Orleans Saints place kicker Blake Grupe (19) kicks off during the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Atlanta. The Atlanta Falcons won 24-15. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik)

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For NFL kickers, new kickoff rules mean abandoning old habits, but also new opportunities
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Fri,08/02/24-1:42PM , 309 Reads
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — New Orleans Saints special teams coach Darren Rizzi said he felt like a real estate agent during the early days of training camp, urging kickers to scrap their long-held, deep-ball approach to kickoffs and focus instead on “location, location, location.”
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler (18) throws a pass during NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

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Sellers market: Freshman Sellers ready to take over for Rattler at South Carolina
By PETE IACOBELLI - AP Sports Writer
Thu,08/01/24-4:04PM , 210 Reads
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Few quarterbacks at South Carolina were as talented or impactful the past couple of decades as Spencer Rattler. Now, freshman LaNorris Sellers is ready to show he's capable of leading the way like his good friend.
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LSU safety Javien Toviano (25) during an NCAA football game, Sept. 16, 2023, in Starkville, Miss. Toviano surrendered to authorities Sunday, July 21, 2024, on charges of video voyeurism, the East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's office said. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

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LSU reinstates cornerback Javien Toviano as his video voyeurism case progresses
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Thu,08/01/24-12:49PM , 137 Reads
BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) — LSU projected starting cornerback Javien Toviano has been reinstated to the football program while he navigates legal issues stemming from his arrest on charges of video voyeurism.
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Favour Ofili of Nigeria, center crosses the finish line ahed of Natalliah Whyte of Jamaica, left, and Gina Bass of The Gambia, right, in a Women's 200 meters semifinal during the athletics competition in the Alexander Stadium at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. Nigeria's national champion in the women's 100-meter sprint won't run the race at the Olympics because she says her country's track federation didn't enter her into the field in time. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

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Nigerian national champion not entered for Olympic 100, blames country's track federation for mix-up
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Wed,07/31/24-4:03PM , 195 Reads
PARIS (AP) — Nigeria's national champion in the women's 100-meter sprint won't run the race at the Paris Olympics because she says her country's track federation didn't enter her into the field in time.
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