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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- C.J. Beathard says hes fine. Now, he cant help but laugh at the rumors and frantic texts he received this week asking if he had a broken ankle -- or worse.Beathard missed a couple days of workouts this week with a bruised knee after his left knee got rolled up on in practice. The senior quarterback returned to practice Friday and looked sharp in limited reps Saturday during Iowas annual Kids Day workout at Kinnick Stadium.Fortunately, its nothing major, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. If there was a game today, he would have been playing full speed.Beathard wore a precautionary knee brace Saturday at the teams final public practice before it opens the season against Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 3. Beathard has worn a brace before, but says it slows him down too much.Iowas three backup quarterbacks took more snaps than usual during the scrimmage at the end of practice. Ferentz said it was an opportunity to see what they could do with the first-team offense.Beathard participated in seven-on-seven drills and then played only two series during the scrimmage. But he says the knee feels good and hes relieved its only a minor injury.It could have been a lot worse than it was, Beathard said. It didnt look good.The Hawkeyes, who went 12-2 and reached the Rose Bowl last season, are hoping Beathard can finally be healthy this fall.Beathard was banged up most of last season with a hip injury and still earned second-team All-Big Ten honors, throwing for 2,809 yards with 17 touchdowns against only five interceptions.Beathard had surgery to repair a sports hernia in January. He missed the teams spring game in April with a bruised right shoulder -- another precautionary move.Given Beathards injury history, its not surprising that rumors swirled this week on social media and online when he wasnt seen in photo of practice posted by the university.I start hearing all these rumors and people texting me, asking me if I broke my ankle, Beathard said. Im like, `Where do you get this information from? Its funny for me.Beathards injury drew the most attention, but several key Hawkeyes missed Saturdays practice.Tight end George Kittle, cornerback Greg Mabin and linebacker Ben Niemann -- all starters -- did not dress Saturday. Ferentz expects them back in practice as early as Monday.Sophomore Jay Scheel, who emerged this offseason as someone to help with Iowas depth at wide receiver, missed practice with a hamstring injury. Hes expected to return next week.Ferentz said tight end Jon Wisnieski (knee sprain) is going to miss a couple weeks and defensive lineman Jake Hulett (leg fracture) is out 4-6 weeks.The Hawkeyes will finish their fall camp Friday with a closed scrimmage.Swell Fles Kopen . LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. Hydro Flask Kopen . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. http://www.swellbottlenederland.com/hydro-flask-nederland.html . The scientists believe the small earthquake during a Marshawn Lynch touchdown was likely greater than Lynchs famous "beast quake" touchdown run three years ago, which also came against New Orleans during a playoff game. Hydro Flask Goedkoop . "Theyve both been real good," said Babcock. "Havent changed our minds." A decision has seemingly been made - Sundays Group B-deciding tilt against Finland ahead - but it could not have been an easy one. Price opened the tournament with a sturdy 19-save performance against the Norwegians, yielding just one goal. Swell Fles Bestellen .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry.Outside hitter Jordan Larson and setter Courtney Thompson have been named to the U.S. womens volleyball roster for the upcoming Rio Olympics by coach Karch Kiraly.They are joined by middles Foluke Akinradewo and Christa Dietzen as returnees from the team that won the silver medal at the 2012 London Games.Newcomers on the 12-player roster announced Tuesday include outside hitter Kim Hill and Kelsey Robinson, middle Rachael Adams, opposites Karsta Lowe and Kelly Murphy, setters Alisha Glass and Carli Lloyd and libero Kayla Banwarth.The top-rankedd U.ddddddddddddS. team, which has won silver medals at the past two Olympics, opens the tournament on Aug. 6 against Puerto Rico. Brazil is the two-time defending Olympic champion.Ultimately, we have assembled a group that we believe is capable of embracing the challenges a tournament like the Olympics will surely present, said Kiraly, a two-time gold medalist in volleyball and a gold medalist in beach volleyball.[url=http://www.authenf embracing the challenges a tournamenetball Jerseys[/url] Wholesale Baseball Jerseys ' ' '