Camps aim to connect with local youth talent (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Soon enough, Greg McMackin's focus will be fixed solely on the challenges immediately ahead of the Hawaii football team, most prominently, a season-opening trip to The Swamp to face Florida.

Redskins' future hinges on the Campbell-Zorn connection (USA Today) After the Washington Redskins' final session of OTAs (organized team activities) in June, the player who might well be the key to whatever success the team has this season stood outside in the shadows of the team facility and, almost in rote fashion, provided answers to the same questions that have shadowed him throughout his college and NFL careers.

32 burning questions for each NFL team (Fox Sports) No team is airtight. Every squad has issues. Peter Schrager offers up a solution to a burning question facing each NFL team.

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Tebow going against his number (Arkansas News Bureau) LITTLE ROCK - Directed by Billy Crystal, the title of the HBO film was a number that gave away the plot. Released in 2001, "61," was about Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.

Schlabach: Revised Top 25 for 2008 (ESPN) With the kickoff of football practices rapidly approaching, it's time for another look at the early preseason Top 25 for 2008.

Garner's Georgia Junkyard Dawgs' bark match their bite (CBS Sportsline) Colt Brennan can thank Georgia's defensive line for his stock plummeting. With years of success in the SEC, Dennis Dodd puts UGA's Rodney Garner atop the DL coach rankings.

UH athletic program reaches new heights (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Of the adjectives that might describe the University of Hawaii's 2007-08 athletic year, "boring" won't be among them. There were few dull moments around the Manoa campus in a sporting year in which spectacular achievements by UH teams shared the spotlight with a steady stream of controversy.

Area Events (Stamford Advocate) BASEBALL Bobby Valentine's will be holding baseball summer camps for the sixth year at St. Luke's School in New Canaan.

The Big 12 is loaded with talented quarterbacks (MSNBC) What exactly does Zac Robinson have to do? Three games into last season Robinson, then a sophomore, became Oklahoma State's starting quarterback.

UH working on final '09 foe (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Hawaii athletic director Jim Donovan continues to seek one more opponent to complete the Warriors' 2009 football schedule, with Central Arkansas emerging as a possible candidate to fill the season-opening date.

Auditioning for pro career (Honolulu Advertiser) Although he has gone through drills before, Steve Bralver still felt the butterflies.

School supplies needed for military kids (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) HONOLULU (KHNL) -- It's never easy being deployed in the military and leaving loved ones behind. It's also tough for the keiki. That's why Operation Homefront of Hawaii is trying to help with it's Back-to-School Backpack program. The group wants children to be ready when they return to school.

Salutes (Honolulu Advertiser) Aha Hipuu, which comprises the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Na Wahine Hui O Kamehameha I, Ahahui Kaahumanu, Hale O Na Ali'i O Hawaii and Daughters and Sons of Hawaiian Warriors - Mamakakaua, recently presented the Kalani Ali'i Awards, which acknowledge the creative spirit of the people who preserve Native Hawaiian culture.

UCA's scheduling possibilities enter exotic stage (The Log Cabin Democrat) Most University of Central Arkansas athletic teams are ineligible for UCA Division I postseason play until the 2010-2011 season.

How Democrats Could Turn Texas Into the Blue Star State (The Nation via Yahoo! News) The Nation -- "Did I mention that it's fun to be a Democrat in Texas?" asks Matt Glazer, editor in chief of the Burnt Orange Report, the state's leading progressive blog.

First Look: Movie Openings This Week (CBS4 Miami) Movie lovers can check out this week's movie openings and teaser trailers right here on CBS4.COM

For the Record (Honolulu Advertiser) At Central O'ahu Regional Park.

by The Oregonian (OregonLive.com) FSN Northwest, the Oregon State University Department of Athletics' regional television partner, has announced it will broadcast live the Sept. 13 football game between the Beavers and Hawai'i Warriors. Coverage begins at 1 p.m. from Reser Stadium.

Warriors should pass on deal for Rasheed Wallace (Contra Costa Times) THE BEST thing about the NBA draft is the chatter during the runup. Phones work nonstop, e-mails and text messages bounce from franchise to franchise. Thousands of trades are speculated, some actually discussed.