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Theres a growing sense inside the league that former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, who last played in a game Dec. 29, 2013, might get a chance to play in the NFL again this season, according to a league source.After Week 1, NFL player contracts no longer are guaranteed for the season. The chances of Rice finding work will increase as more running backs are injured in the opening weeks.In the past, teams such as the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills have considered signing Rice.Rice, 29, has remained in NFL-ready shape, consistently working out. The NFL has been impressed by how Rice has handled his football exile and has considered adding him to the league office as a spokesman, according to a league source.?But the source said the NFL isnt sure it will get the chance to hire him because of interest among teams.Rice told USA Today Sports in July that he would donate his entire 2016 salary to charity if signed by an NFL team this season.Rice, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, was suspended indefinitely by the NFL in September 2014 and was released by the Ravens when a video surfaced of him punching his then-fiancee in an elevator. His suspension was later overturned by a neutral arbitrator. Chauncey Gardner-Johnson Jersey . From filmmaker Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes), The Price of Gold revisits the saga that rocked the figure skating world ahead of the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games: the assault on Nancy Kerrigan, and the plot that led its way back to her rival Tonya Harding. Jahri Evans Jersey . 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Things wont be so easy next time against No. 4 Louisville.The Gamecocks (4-0) routed St. Peters 93-38 on Tuesday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Womens Challenge. Alaina Coates has 16 points as all five South Carolina starters finished in double figures and handed the Peacocks (0-4) their 19th straight loss.Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley believes her program is ready for the step up in competition.Its a great way to put our identity on the line, Staley said. Its a good way to see where we match up with other great teams across the country.The tests wont stop for the Gamecocks after Louisville. Theyll travel to No. 14 Texas on Dec. 1, then close the road stretch at typically dangerous Duke. Theres also a home game Dec. 18 against No. 9 UCLA.Kaela Davis, the Georgia Tech transfer, scored 14 points, going 4-of-4 on three pointers. She said the teams runaway wins over the past three days -- the Gamecocks topped Hampton 92-38 on Sunday and Maine 79-42 on Monday night -- have helped the team develop flow and revealed deficiencies to work on at practice.Obviously, with our three-game stretch weve got coming up, we need to fine tune a lot of things, Davis said.Davis got the Gamecocks off quickly with a 3-pointer from the right corner. Allisha Gray and Bianca Cuevas-Moore also had early 3s and the Gamecocks led 13-2 four minutes in. Things trended South Carolinas way the rest of the game.The Gamecocks were up 64-21 at the break, tied for third most points in a half in program history.Aja Wilson had 14 points, Gray 13 and Cuevas-Moore 11 as the starter spent most of the final two quarters on the bench cheering their younger teammates.St. Peters coach Pat Coyle said the Gamecocks are hard for a team like hers to stop. We talk about the peaks and the vvalleys.dddddddddddd If youve got good kids, you get out of the valleys quickly, which we do, she said. After Thanksgiving, well regroup.Talah Hughes led St. Peters with 11 points, its only double-figure scorer.THE BIG PICTURESt. Peters: The Peacocks had a terrible time in Columbia, losing all three games by awful margins: to Maine, 59-43; to Hampton, 71-42; and to the Gamecocks. St. Peters was out-rebounded by South Carolina 27-7 in the first two quarters and committed 12 turnovers. They let the Gamecocks shoot better than 68 percent in the first half. It looks like another long season for the Peacocks.South Carolina: The Gamecocks showed they be dangerous from the outside, too, to go along with their post success. Davis hit all four of her first-half 3-pointers. All seven Gamecocks who took shots in the first two quarters had a shooting percentage over .500. If South Carolina can knock down outside shots, it will add to the effectiveness of 6-5 Wilson and 6-4 Coates down low.POLL IMPLICATIONSFor South Carolina, its simple: Beat Louisville and stay No. 3 or higher. Lose to the Cardinals on Sunday and expect to slide down a few notches.HOT SHOOTINGThe Gamecocks finished with season highs in field goal shooting and three-point shooting. South Carolina hit 37 of 66 shots (56.1 percent) from the field while making 10 of 24 shots (41.7 percent) from behind the arc.SHE SAID ITFor me, its about bringing these kids to experience this environment. Were a mid-major and were not kidding anybody, Coyle said.UP NEXTSt. Peters takes on Bowling Green on Sunday in Springfield, Massachusetts.South Carolina faces No. 4 Louisville on Sunday in Springfield, Massachusetts.---More AP college basketball: http://www.collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '