SYDNEY -- With the usual touristy things -- Opera House, Harbour Bridge and meeting mascot-sized koalas -- out of the way, the California Golden Bears and Hawaii were set to continue their practice sessions in Australia on Wednesday ahead of the opening college football game of the season.The midday Saturday game -- prime time Friday night in the United States -- will be held at Sydneys Olympic stadium, where organizers expecting a crowd of more than 65,000.On Tuesday, both teams were welcomed to the city at an Opera House reception. Cal coach Sonny Dykes and Hawaii coach Nick Rolovich were presented with Malibu-sized surfboards and some of the players posed for selfies with the iconic Opera House and bridge in the background.After the festivities, both teams held workouts and Dykes said Cal got the kinks out during the fully-padded practice.The guys are getting acclimatized to Sydney time, so we had a good, intense practice and the guys worked hard, Dykes said.Defensively it was one of the better ones weve had. Offensively I thought we were a little out of sync, but the guys were moving around well and I though mentally we were pretty sharp.Dykes said it was good to mingle with the Hawaii players at the Opera House welcome.It was a great activity, fun to see the guys from Hawaii, he said. It gets you thinking about the ball game when you see your opponent.Cal had a seven-win turnaround from the past two seasons, going from 1-11 in 2013 to 8-5 last year.Hawaii, with former quarterback Rolovich in his first season as coach, is the most travelled team in U.S. college football. The Rainbow Warriors will play again on Sept. 3 when they make their first appearance at the Big House, taking on Michigan in Ann Arbor.In the meantime, hes happy to make his coaching debut Down Under and give his players a unique lifetime experience.If they kick me out of my country, Im coming here, save me a room, Rolovich told local media. How many people get to play their first game in Australia in Sydney? Your grandkids arent going to believe you that you got to do this in September when youre 20 years old. Swell Flaske Hvit Marmor . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city. Swell Flaske Tilbud . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. http://www.swellflaskenorge.com/ . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. Swell Flaske 500 Ml . After a replay, the winner will meet Sunderland in the quarterfinals. Sagbo did well to control Sone Alukos right cross and fire past Brighton goalkeeper Peter Brezovan. Aluko was making his first start in four months after recovering from an Achilles injury. Swell Flaske Norge . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks have released veteran offensive lineman JMarcus Webb after he was bypassed by younger players as options along Seattles offensive line.Seattle announced the move on Tuesday. The Seahawks cut loose one of their biggest offseason acquisitions in free agency after it became clear he didnt have a future with Seattle.Webb started the first three games of the season at right guard when rookie Germain Ifedi was injured. Webb has played sparingly since and was inactive for the first time last Sunday against Philadelphia.dddddddddddd Rookie Rees Odhiambo was the backup option at guard and tackle for the Seahawks and played briefly at left tackle against the Eagles when George Fant left with an injured shoulder.Webb signed a two-year deal worth up to $5.75 million with Seattle in the offseason.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '