• Injury to Antwan Peek puts rush on Cleveland Browns rookie Alex Hall
Most rookies are eased into the deep waters of the NFL. Some simply dive in.

• Cleveland Indians' Cliff Lee doesn't have any special pregame routines, he just pitches
CC Sabathia always ate a chicken sandwich. Jake Westbrook would have his day planned by the minute. Aaron Laffey, as a reminder of his minor-league days, would eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich about 45 minutes before his pregame routine. Paul Byrd never watched action movies - they made him hyper - and always wore the same torn pair of sliding shorts under his pants for good luck.

• Success of Case Western Reserve football team restores lost pride
Before every football season, the Division III polls come out and you can be sure to find Case Western Reserve . . .

• A Grizzly scene just before halftime scares away Bees
All Wadsworth wanted to do was keep Medina from scoring just before halftime Thursday night. Instead, the Griz zlies blew open a tie game with a normally innocuous play.

• Amanda Sivic
Amanda Sivic

• At last! Commodores pull rank at home
Nashville, Tenn.- Chris Nickson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Vanderbilt finally beat a ranked opponent on its own field Thursday night, upsetting No. 24 South Carolina, 24-17, in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

• Back this fall: The Ignatius 5
When St. Ignatius won consecutive state golf titles in 2001-02, the Wildcats did it with unbeatable team depth.

• Beanie to sit; Mo Wells earns start
Columbus- Though hope was held out earlier in the week, Ohio State running back Beanie Wells will not play against Ohio on Saturday, OSU head coach Jim Tressel said Thursday.

• Bowie blasts Aeros to tie playoff series
Nolan Reimold hit three home runs and drove in eight, leading the Bowie, Md., Baysox to an 11-3 romp over the visiting Akron Aeros in game two of the Southern Division Championship Series on Thursday.

• Cleveland Browns safeties face test from Dallas Cowboys' trio
Browns cornerbacks have been the subject of much scrutiny in the preseason. But in Sunday's season-opener against Dallas, the safeties could be more under the gun.

• Dana Lee
Dana Lee

• Deal close with F/C Wright
The Cavaliers are close to signing free agent forward/center Lorenzen Wright and second-round draft choice Darnell Jackson, according to an NBA source. The deals could be announced as early as today.

• Ex-safety now a dangerous QB
Rick Manco led Brunswick in tackles and punished his offensive adversaries with hard hits and big plays as a defensive back last season.

• Fishing report
The yellow perch fishing has been very good all along the shoreline, including the Fairport Harbor area where the annual three-day PerchFest is being held at Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park today through Sunday. The PerchFest fishing tournament is Saturday and Sunday. The best depths all along the shoreline have been from 41 to 44 feet of water, although some outstanding catches of jumbo yellow perch have been reported in about 25 feet of water west of Cleveland. The walleye fishing has been slow all over Lake Erie. Inland lake anglers are focusing on the fall bass fishing, with catfish still biting on local lakes and reservoirs.

• Fred Swift
Fred Swift

• Giants in super form over 'Skins
East Rutherford, N.J. - The New York Giants won the Su per Bowl with defense and they kicked off defense of that title with more of the same.

• Gunshots echoed, coaches acted
Head football coaches Mike Bell of Lake Catholic and Matt Duffy of Willoughby South were among those who herded students to safety when a 15-year-old boy carrying a gun fired two shots at Willoughby South High on Tuesday morning.

• Hey, Tim!
Qey, Tim: I have heard the North Coast League has many Division I football recruits. Any news on Dan Molls, Randy Greenwood, Brian Slack, Cory DePiero and others? What a great league, and I know there are others getting a lot of college looks. -- Tom Ririe, Corpus Christi, Texas

• Freshman wideout DeVier Posey impressing coaches, teammates
Columbus- Ohio State's coaches can't decide which extra receiver to praise more.

• Off campus with: Katie Gillespie CVCA cross country, track
The lowdown: The senior led Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy to first- place finishes in the first two weeks of the cross country season - winning the Billy Goat Invita tional (18:53) on Aug. 23; and the Mentor Cardinal Classic (with a personal best and course record 18:06) on Aug. 30. She had fourth-best time (18:28.72) at 2007 Division II state meet. Was 2008 state track champion in the 1,600 and 3,200 (5:02.42, 11:00.71) and led the Royals to the Division II state track championship.

• Old kid on the block
By now, most of his friends are married with kids.

• OLMSTED FALLS Sport:
Volleyball

• On deck: Indians at Kansas City Royals??
When: Tonight through Sunday.

• PerchFest catches good news
The yellow perch fishing took a nosedive last week, but has rebounded nicely in time for the Lake County PerchFest being held today through Sunday at Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park.

• Scouting this week's college football games
Saturday

• Sports Briefs
MICHAEL SOHNASSOCIATED PRESSWBC boxing champion Samuel Peter, left, and his challenger Vitali Klitschko promote their Oct. 11 fight in Berlin for Peter's heavyweight title.

• The Difference Makers
Allante Staten | Richmond Heights

• Thistledown entries
Post Time: 1:15

• Thistledown results
Track: fast

• Two Gibbs Racing drivers will avoid probation
Tony Stewart and Joey Logano will not be on probation in the NASCAR Nationwide Series after all.

• Unable to find work, Culpepper calls it quits
Daunte Culpepper summed up his thoughts Thursday in two words, which ushered in the start of a new era for the former Pro Bowl quarterback.

• Week 3 football preview capsules
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