Sunday State Sports Briefs: Packers finalize their roster, make final cuts

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GREEN BAY - The Green Bay Packers cut 23 players Saturday to get down to the league-mandated 53-man roster limit.

Among those let go was third-string quarterback Graham Harrell. Fullback Quinn Johnson and guard Caleb Schlauderaff were traded for draft picks. Harrell may be put on the team's practice squad. Seven of the 10 draft picks made the 53-man cut down. Other players cut Saturday were wide receivers Diondre Borel, Tori Gurley, Kerry Taylor and Chastin West; safeties Anthony Bratton, Anthony Levine and Brandon Underwood; offensive linemen Chris Campbell and Ray Dominguez; nose tackles Chris Donaldson and Jay Ross; linebackers Ricky Elmore, Cardia Jackson and Elijah Joseph; center Sampson Genus; cornerbacks Josh Gordy and Brandian Ross; fullback Jon Hoese; defensive end Eli Joseph; center/guard Nick McDonald; and running backs Dimitri Nance and Brandon Saine.

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Kasey Kahne starts on the pole for tonight's AdvoCare 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Clint Bowyer and Sprint Cup Series points co-leader Kyle Busch are on the front row with him. Matt Kenseth, who is third in the points standings, will start third tonight. Paul Menard of Eau Claire starts 22nd and Travis Kvapil of Janesville starts 41st.

SCORES

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

--Division III

Augsburg 34, Concordia-Mequon 31

Bethel (TN) 26, UW-Eau Claire 21

Carroll 13, Lakeland 0

Carthage 16, Carleton 13

Maranatha Baptist 26, Martin Luther 12

Ripon 42, Wisconsin Lutheran 13

St. Scholastica 34, Lawrence 21

St. Thomas (MN) 20, St. Norbert 7

UW-Oshkosh 31, Central (IA) 28

UW-Platteville 38, Buena Vista (IA) 3

UW-Stevens Point 8, Willamette (OR) 6

UW-Stout 19, Black Hills State (SD) 7

UW-Whitewater 26, UW-La Crosse 7

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MIDWEST LEAGUE BASEBALL

Cedar Rapids at Burlington, canceled

Clinton 6, Kane County 1

Dayton 4, Lansing 2

Fort Wayne 6, West Michigan 5

Great Lakes 6, South Bend 1

Lake County 4, Bowling Green 3

Quad Cities at Peoria, canceled

Wisconsin at Beloit, canceled

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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Wisconsin 3, Western Carolina 0

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES

Greendale 48, Milwaukee Thomas More 0

Hurley 34, Lake Linden-Hubbell, Mich. 6

Kewaunee 36, Manitowoc Roncalli 26

Living Word Lutheran 26, Greendale Martin Luther 25

Racine St. Catherine's 35, Shorewood/Milwaukee Messmer 0

Stevens Point 27, Oshkosh West 18

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