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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS linebacker Jovan Belcher had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he shot his girlfriend nine times and then killed himself in front of his coach and general manager, an autopsy released Monday showed. The Jackson County (Mo.) Medical Examiner report on Belcher, 25, raised new questions about whether police should have done more before the Dec. 1 murder-suicide. Officers found Belcher sleeping in his idling car about 5 hours earlier but let him go inside a nearby apartment to sleep it off. At the time of the autopsy, Belcher's BAC was 0.17, more than twice the limit of 0.08 percent for Missouri drivers, and it was likely higher when he shot girlfriend Kasandra Perkins, 22, at the couple's Kansas City home.

Shippensburg quarterback Zach Zulli (Perkiomen Valley), the offensive player of the year, and defensive end Jake Metz (Souderton), were named Tuesday to the first-team Don Hansen Football Gazette Division II Super Region 1 squad. Both are juniors. Senior linebacker Cody Fleming (Upper Perkiomen) and junior cornerback Avery Coleman (Penncrest) were second-team selections for Shippensburg, and senior defensive lineman Mark Kahlil Smith (Lower Merion) earned a place on the third team.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Manti Te'o is not Tim Tebow minus a few letters in his last name and a few million sonnets written about his amazing exploits. That's too shallow a description for the inspirational leader of Notre Dame's No. 1 football team. It puts Te'o in competition with another man's legend, which isn't fair, and suggests that there is some kind of blueprint that the purest and most humble of college football heroes must follow. There isn't. Fact is, there has never been anyone like Te'o, who forged a path from Oahu to Notre Dame; a Mormon among Catholics; a Samoan among Hoosiers; and, here at the golden end of his Irish career, a linebacker among Heisman Trophy finalists.

The four championship games in Hershey over the weekend marked the close of the 2012 football campaign. Before turning our attention to hoops, we present you with our preseason football top 10 for 2013 in Southeastern Pennsylvania, with this year's final record in parentheses. Of course, a lot could happen between now and Aug. 2: transfers, coaching changes, offseason injuries, etc. 1. St. Joseph's Prep (10-1). The Hawks lose a number of starters, including eight on defense and four offensive linemen, but are expected to return a solid core of skill-position players.

The four championship games in Hershey over the weekend marked the close of the 2012 football campaign. Before turning our attention to hoops, we present you with our preseason football top 10 for 2013 in Southeastern Pennsylvania, with this year's final record in parentheses. Of course, a lot could happen between now and Aug. 2: transfers, coaching changes, offseason injuries, etc. 1. St. Joseph's Prep (10-1). The Hawks lose a number of starters, including eight on defense and four offensive linemen, but are expected to return a solid core of skill-position players.

TAMPA, Fla. - Brent Celek sustained a concussion on the first play from scrimmage in Sunday's 23-21 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Celek was helped off the field after a 1-yard catch and taken to the locker room for examination. He is the third key starter on the Eagles offense to suffer a concussion this season. Michael Vick and LeSean McCoy continue to sit with lingering concussions. There was no word after the game on the severity of Celek's concussion. "For him to go out, I'll tell you it was a pretty good [hit]

The Eagles officially placed offensive lineman Nate Menkin on injured reserve with a throat cartilage injury. They added linebacker Ryan Rau, who was on the practice squad, to the 53-man roster to take Menkin's spot. Rau traveled to Tampa. - Jeff McLane

Cedar Creek (10-1) vs. West Deptford (11-0), at Rowan University, 1 p.m. Saturday. Coaches: Cedar Creek, Tim Watson; West Deptford, Clyde Folsom. Playoff history: West Deptford has made eight appearances in the finals and won five titles. Cedar Creek is making its first visit to the playoffs. Stats and stuff: West Deptford won S.J. titles in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2011. . . . West Deptford's running game is fueled by junior Gerald Owens (184 carries, 1,485 yards)

Notre Dame star Manti Te'o found out Monday morning he had won the Butkus Award given to the nation's top linebacker. Then he accepted the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation's top defensive player later in the day. He also picked up a trip to New York as one of the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The senior linebacker said being mentioned along with former Nagurski winners such as Charles Woodson, Terrell Suggs, Warren Sapp and Champ Bailey is "something very special to me. " Also named as finalists for the Heisman Trophy are Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein.