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Bradwell Liberty game canceled due to forecast
Bradwell Institute and Liberty County High School were supposed to play softball Saturday, but a forecast of an 80 percent chance of rain by game time led school officials to cancel the game late Friday.
The contest will be rescheduled.
Liberty County (0-1) fell 10-5 at Claxton on Friday afternoon. No other information was available.
Both teams play Tuesday. Liberty County is at Long County High School and BI will take on Ware County High School in Waycross.

Guyton starts preseason game against Tampa
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) —Miami Dolphins starting linebacker Kevin Burnett was a late scratch for Friday night’s preseason opener against Tampa Bay.
Burnett took part in warmups but didn’t return with his teammates for the start of the game. Gary Guyton started in his place.
The Dolphins already were without quarterback David Garrard, who will have knee surgery, his agent confirmed Friday. Among the other scratches for Miami were wide receivers Brian
Hartline (leg) and Clyde Gates (leg).

No age limit for 2016 Olympic hoops
LONDON (AP) — The head of basketball’s governing body doesn’t foresee an age limit for the 2016 Olympics.
Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur secretary general Patrick Baumann said Saturday his feeling is that an under-23 policy limit for men probably won’t be proposed for the Rio Games.
The NBA has said it may favor Olympic basketball using a model like soccer, in which teams are made up of players 23 and younger, with three roster exceptions for older players.



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