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Weatherford, defense impressive
By Wire services
Published April 6, 2006
Despite working without his starting wideouts, FSU quarterback Drew Weatherford was 6-of-7 for 79 yards Wednesday and still has not thrown an interception in any scrimmage or half-scrimmage.
Lawrence Timmons and Buster Davis each had four tackles (two for loss), and Roger Williams added four tackles to lead the defense.
The Garnet & Gold game is at 2 p.m. Saturday.
MORE FOOTBALL: Georgia backup quarterback Blake Barnes (spinal cord concussion) and backup cornerback Bryan Evans (broken right thumb) will miss the rest of spring practice but should be ready for fall practice.
... Three months since losing part of a kidney to cancer, Southern Illinois coach Jerry Kill returned to work. ... Reuben Houston, a former Georgia Tech cornerback was sentenced Tuesday to nine months' probation on felony drug charges connected to a marijuana-distribution ring. ... LSU's game against Arkansas in Little Rock has been moved to 1:30 p.m. the day after Thanksgiving to accommodate CBS television.
SOFTBALL: FSU sophomore Tiffany McDonald improved to 18-10 after tossing a two-hit shutout in a 4-0 softball win over No. 24 UF. FSU won the second game 6-5.
... Host USF extended its winning streak to seven, defeating Stetson 5-0 and 9-0 in a doubleheader. ... Visiting Eckerd defeated Webber International University 1-0 and 7-2 in a doubleheader.
BASKETBALL: Center Eric Boateng has decided to leave Duke after one season and plans to transfer after the spring semester.
... Seton Hall was granted permission Wednesday to talk to George Mason coach Jim Larranaga, who led the Patriots to the Final Four. ... Former Rutgers coach Gary Waters accepted the Cleveland State coaching job.
OBITUARY: Walter Rabb, the winningest UNC baseball coach in school history who guided the Tar Heels to four conference titles during a 31-year career, died at 91.WOODEN "DOING WELL': John Wooden, who coached UCLA to 10 national basketball championships, is "doing well" after his release from a Los Angeles-area hospital, said athletic spokesman Marc Dellins. Wooden, 95, had inflammation around his colon.
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