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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Pat Summitt was remembered as a loving mother, a loyal friend and a tireless fighter as well as a champion coach Thursday in a public ceremony honoring the person who built the Tennessee womens basketball dynasty.She was the epitome of what being great is all about, said Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings, one of the dozens of former Lady Volunteers who paid respects to Summitt at a Celebration of Life ceremony at Thompson-Boling Arena.Catchings later added that this is not a goodbye, but until we meet again.The ceremony at Thompson-Boling Arena gave the public a chance to honor Summitt, who won eight national titles and a Division I record 1,098 games in her 38-year coaching tenure. A private funeral was held June 30, two days after Summitt died at the age of 64.The list of speakers included recently retired quarterback Peyton Manning, a former Tennessee football star who called Summitt someone who literally changed history. Manning said the only pieces of sports memorabilia he keeps in his office are two basketballs Summitt signed for his children.Manning discussed visiting Summitt late in her fight against Alzheimers disease, when she couldnt remember Mannings name. He talked about attending Summitts private funeral and hearing from former Lady Vols star Chamique Holdsclaw, who told him that even as Summitts memory faded, the coach still could point to the screen when one of Mannings games or commercials aired on television and would say, Thats my friend who comes to visit me. There goes my friend.Pat Summitt didnt just change the history of Tennessee basketball or made this arena known well beyond the borders of this state, Manning said. She changed the history of the sport she loved -- and of sports in general. She almost singlehandedly made womens sports relevant well beyond mothers, daughters, sisters and grandmothers.Thursdays event attracted Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and a star-studded list of womens basketball coaches that included Connecticuts Geno Auriemma, who served as Summitts greatest rival. They were among several thousand spectators to honor Summitt at an arena where she orchestrated some of her greatest victories.The stage for Thursdays event included each of the Lady Vols eight national championship trophies plus a stool and whistle used by Summitt, who coached Tennessee from 1974-2012.Fans withstood an afternoon downpour as they waited to enter the arena. The distance traveled by many of them underscored the way Summitt built Lady Vols basketball into a national brand.Patti Stephen drove more than 700 miles from Teaneck, New Jersey, to pay her final respects. She packed a lunch in her car and arrived on campus more than seven hours before the start of the ceremony to make sure she got a seat in the arena.Ive been a Lady Vol fan for a long time, and it felt like I just needed to be here, said Stephen, who wore a T-shirt, hat and a set of bracelets bearing the message We Back Pat. `It wouldnt be the same on TV.Speakers included Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts, current Tennessee coach Holly Warlick and former Lady Volunteers assistant Mickie DeMoss as well as Summitts son, Tyler Summitt.For or all of us that in some way have been influenced by Pat Summitt, she wouldnt just want us to remember her example, Tyler Summitt said. She would want us to go out and follow it. So lets not just celebrate her legacy. Lets carry it on.The ceremony had plenty of somber moments. A videotape that aired during the event showed Warlick and former Lady Vols guard Michelle Brooke-Marciniak in tears as they described what Summitt had meant to them. The event opened with a bagpipe rendition of Amazing Grace.Tyler told me thats his moms favorite song, Roberts said. How appropriate. Two words that describe her (so well): Amazing. Grace.But it also included some laughter.Shelley Sexton-Collier, who played on Tennessees 1987 national championship team, joked that she thought she was playing for Tennessees cross country team because Summitt made them run so often. Warlick talked about how Summitt loved to drive fast and talk her way out of speeding tickets.Warlick also had the crowd break into a rendition of Rocky Top as the arenas video screens showed a tape of Summitt singing that song while wearing a cheerleader uniform before a Tennessee mens basketball game.The list of womens basketball coaches at the ceremony featured Stanfords Tara VanDerveer, North Carolinas Sylvia Hatchell, South Carolinas Dawn Staley, Notre Dames Muffet McGraw, Rutgers C. Vivian Stringer, former Georgia coach Andy Landers and former Texas coach Jody Conradt among others. Also in attendance were current SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, former SEC commissioners Mike Slive and Roy Kramer, Tennessee football coach Butch Jones, Duke football coach David Cutcliffe and former Tennessee football coaches Phillip Fulmer and Johnny Majors.They came to honor everything Summitt achieved off the court as well as on it.The real accomplishment of Pats life is this -- you won 1,098 games and eight national championships, and what people talk about in the end is its not about how much you win but how much you did for others, said DeMoss, now an LSU assistant. Byron Scott Lakers Jersey . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half. Robert Horry Jersey .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. http://www.lakersbasketballshop.com/Vlade-Divac-Jersey/ . 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McKenzie, the teams leading receiver, had no touches on offense.Georgia (4-4, 2-4 Southeastern Conference) has lost four of five games. The Bulldogs offense appears to have lost all momentum just in time for the visit to Kentucky (5-3, 4-2), which has won three straight .Florida limited Georgia to 164 yards on 52 plays, so there were fewer opportunities for all. Still, coach Kirby Smart had to explain on Monday that yes, Chubb was healthy and yes, the Bulldogs biggest star can expect a bigger workload this week.Weve got to get those backs the ball more, Smart said. We know that. They know that. Its being addressed. I think everybody knows that.Chubb surprised everyone in his comeback from last years knee surgery by running for 222 yards with two touchdowns in a win over North Carolina to open the season. He also ran in top form in a win over South Carolina on Oct. 9, when he had 121 yards rushing with two touchdowns. Since then, he has been held to a combined 60 yards in losses to Vanderbilt and Florida.The easy answer is the offensive line failed to clear room for Chubb and Michel against Florida. Defenses are loading the box to stop the run, daring freshman quarterback Jacob Eason to pass to receivers in one-on-one coverages. Eason completed only 15 of 33 passes for 143 yards and one touchdown against the Gators.ddddddddddddIts kind of frustrating, but at the same time you cant let it get to you because thats when you tend to mess up even more, said left guard Isaiah Wynn. So we are just working on fixing it and getting better.The offensive swoon could shake any quarterbacks confidence. Receiver Michael Chigbu said he hopes Eason stays strong.I just want him to keep his composure, for him to know that we are always there for him, Chigbu said. We will get this right. Nobody wants him to be frustrated. Its not his fault. Its the teams fault. Its us as a team.Smarts specialty is defense. He acknowledged he and his staff, including offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jim Chaney, have struggled to find a run-pass balance, especially when Chubb, Michel and others havent found running room.When youre not successful running it, you cant keep banging your head against the wall, Smart said. Youve got to find ways to run the ball and youve got to find ways to take shots.Smart said he wont let the offensive line take all the blame.Its our responsibility as coaches and an offensive staff and offensive line coach to get the ball to the playmakers and allow them to make plays, he said. I dont want anybody to think that were blaming the offensive line. Do we think weve got to play better there? Yeah. They have played well sometimes. We just havent done it with a level of consistency. Weve got to help them by what we call and what we do scheme-wise.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '