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Quarless trying to make 2nd chance pay off (AUDIO)

August 26, 2010 By

Green Bay Packers rookie tight end Andrew Quarless had to learn his lesson

TE Andrew Quarless

the hard way, but he had plenty of support along the way.

Quarless played college football at Penn State.  He immediately got caught in an underage drinking incident.  A year or so later came another, only this time it involved a DUI.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno was looking to get rid of Quarless, but the young tight end begged for another opportunity.  Paterno gave it to him and Quarless hasn’t looked back

AUDIO: Bill Scott with Andrew Quarless’ path to the NFL 2:54

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Badgers & Iowa separated in Big Ten

August 26, 2010 By

According to published reports, Wisconsin and Iowa will be in separate divisions when the Big Ten Conference adds Nebraska in 2011.  But that doesn’t mean the two would never play each other again.

Each team is expected to have one protected rivalry and it’s possible Wisconsin and Iowa could line up under that scenario.

Wisconsin is also expected to square off against Nebraska in 2011, with the date and location yet to be determined.

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Packers vs. Colts in Exhibition #3

August 26, 2010 By

The Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts square off in preseason game

QB Aaron Rodgers

number-3 at Lambeau Field tonight.  It’ll be the longest stint of the preseason for the starters, who are expected to play at least a half and maybe into the 3rd quarter before giving way to the reserves.  Starting defensive end Ryan Pickett said he’s looking forward to it.

AUDIO: Ryan Pickett on getting extended time against the Colts tonight :17

Starting running back Ryan Grant figures to get more involved tonight.  He’s had just 8-carries in the first two preseason games.  Injuries to Kregg Lumpkin and Quinn Porter should also add more to the load for Grant, as well as Brandon Jackson and fullback John Kuhn.

On defense, the Packers have been pretty vanilla in the blitz department.  Look for defensive coordinator Dom Capers to open up a bit more in this game. 

It’s also a good test for the Packers first offensive line unit.  So far, they’ve looked good and protected Aaron Rodgers well.  Tonight, they’ll get their best test, against the likes of Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney.  Rodgers has yet to be sacked in two preseason games. 

Kickoff tonight is set for 7pm at Lambeau Field.

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Final face off for GOP gubernatorial candidates

August 26, 2010 By

The Republican contenders for Governor squared off in their final debate before the September primary. Education often came up during the town hall format which took questions from groups around the state. Milwaukee County Exec Scott Walker said more attention needs to be paid to the needs of the individual UW campuses, rather than the UW system or state’s “structure,” which will benefit their regions’ economies. 

Former Congressman and teacher Mark Neumann wants to take a page out of North Carolina’s book which matched the knowledge found in their major universities with the needs of business. Neumann said the result is the southern state added 110,000 jobs in the last five years.

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Former cop sent to prison for sex abuse

August 26, 2010 By

A former Racine Police officer gets 12-years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl last year. Thirty-six-year old Damen Lowe resigned from the force just as his trial was starting back in June. He maintained his innocence on the abuse allegation even at his sentencing hearing.

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