Limbo IV games canceled amid Graniteville spill fallout
Local basketball games faced delay after a deadly train accident and chemical spill in Graniteville. Midland Valley and North Augusta faced uncertainty as shelters displaced players, with JV postponed and varsity plans in limbo awaiting a morning athletic meeting. USC Aiken teams temporarily relocated for safety and decontamination work.
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North Augusta High School
Rick Knight
Knight
Aiken County
USC Aiken
Georgia's Thurman Declares Early NFL Draft Entry
Georgia linebacker Odell Thurman will forgo his senior season to enter the 2005 NFL draft joining safety Thomas Davis. Thurman cites family financial pressures and caring for five brothers, with one child and another on the way. He plans to finish his degree. Teammate Max Jean Gilles and Gerald Anderson may also decide. Roscoe Parrish of Miami also opts for the draft.
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Odell Thurman
Thomas Davis
STL Sports Management
Thurman
University of Georgia
Georgia
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Otis
Joyce Bland
Kennedy Middle 38 Aiken Middle 35 in tight win
Chris Rowell scored 19 points including four late free throws and a basket in the final 2:12 to lift Kennedy Middle School to a 38-35 victory over unbeaten Aiken Middle School. Coach Edward Shuford praised Rowell as the inside threat and clutch performer.
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Kennedy Middle School
Aiken Middle School
Kennedy Middle
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Kennedy
Eagles
Chris
Shuford
Aiken
Matt Colin
Ronnie Swinford
Aiken Middle
Demetrius Washington
Gators
Manning unanimous pick to AP 2004 All-Pro team
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was the sole unanimous choice for the AP 2004 NFL All-Pro team with all 48 first place votes. He set season records with 49 touchdown passes and a 121.1 passer rating, while Dwight Freeney joined on defense as the only Colts defender honored.
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Manning
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Dan Marino
Steve
Young
McNair
Tennessee
Colts
Dwight Freeney
NFL
Pittsburgh
Alan Faneca
Jeff Hartings
James Farrior
Faneca
Hartings
Farrior
Panthers duo earns first team All-Pro honors
Carolina receiver Muhsin Muhammad and defensive end Julius Peppers were named to the AP All-Pro first team. Falcons defender Patrick Kerney and linebacker Keith Brooking made the second team. Muhammad set team records with 1,405 receiving yards and 16 TDs.
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Carolina Panthers
Muhsin Muhammad
Julius Peppers
Atlanta Falcons
Patrick Kerney
Keith Brooking
Muhammad
Peppers
Kerney
Brooking
Philadelphia
Terrell Owens
Dwight Freeney
Indianapolis
Charlotte
Carolina
Mark Fields
San Diego
Drew Brees
Hodgkin's
Semi-pro Palmetto Dragons to hold football tryouts Saturday
The Palmetto Dragons semi pro team will hold tryouts Saturday at Citizens Park starting 9 a.m. for registration of linemen and running backs and 11:30 a.m. for other positions with testing at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. The team competes in the Southern Football League and aims for an inaugural season in July.
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Citizens Park
Dragons
Robert Molina
South Aiken High School
Molina
Call Molina
Jimmy Cronan
Eteamz.com
Aiken
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