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RUTLEDGE, Ga. -- Visitors at Camp Sunshine summer camp receive two things within minutes of their arrival: a friendship bracelet and a hug. They leave with so much more.Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with cancer, features two one-week sessions and is held at Camp Twin Lakes. Other than the advanced medical facilities, which can even provide chemotherapy treatments, it looks like any other summer camp: cabins, a lake with kayaks and a zip-line, a swimming pool, tennis courts, arts and crafts - and lots of children roaming around have a great time.Of course most summer camps dont have black vans drive up and drop off loads of Georgia football players. That was the case Thursday afternoon, as it was the week before. This is the camps 34th summer and Georgias football program has been involved with many of them, dating back to when Vince Dooley was the Bulldogs coach.Mo Thrash, a 1969 Georgia graduate and member of Camp Sunshines board of directors, was the first one to greet the Bulldogs when they arrived Thursday. Im a Dawg all the way, he said in his opening comments to the group.Thrash isnt sure exactly how many times the Bulldogs have visited Camp Sunshine, but hes been there for all of them.Ive seen them leave here and Ive seen them come back, Thrash said. I swear to you, I think they get as much or more out of it as the kids do. When they leave here, they appreciate it.For a lot of Thursdays visitors, this was their first trip to Camp Sunshine. It was sophomore defensive end Michael Barnetts second.It was a lot of fun, just being out here with the kids and spending time with them, Barnett said. They love the Georgia Bulldogs and we just want to give back. I really love it.The Bulldogs were wearing their red jerseys, which to so many adoring fans surely look like the red cape of a superhero. These are strong, tough and courageous young men that play a difficult and physically demanding game.But one look at these children and words like courage and strength have a much different meaning. The bandana covering an 8-year-olds bald head starts to look like part of a superheros outfit every bit as much as the red Georgia jersey does.Thats exactly what it is, Thrash said.As Thrash led the Bulldogs on a tour of the facilities, the players got to spend some time with the children, ages 7-12. After a stop in the arts and crafts building, some players walked out with braided hair and others were now sporting more than a little glitter on their heads. All were smiling.Walking among the cabins, a young boy named Austin came up, a disposable camera in one hand and an autograph notebook in the other. He wore a black cap with a Bulldog on it and red shorts sporting a G on the left leg. Hesitant at first, he was soon surrounded by seven Bulldogs for a photo hell cherish for a long time.Barnett was among the players in the photo.You cant take life for granted and youve just got to live it out, he said. These kids, theyre going through some tough stuff, and this camp is a great experience for them and a chance to have fun and just be kids.A lot of the people that work at the camp are former campers themselves. Georgia coach Kirby Smarts brother, Karl, battled leukemia when he was a teenager and attended the camp, and later worked there. Smart attended last weeks session, which featured teenaged campers.The game of dodgeball in the gym is a fixture of every Georgia visit. Its a little more aggressive when the teens are competing, Thrash said, but he reminded Thursdays visiting Bulldogs to take it easy on the youngsters (not that they were going to take it easy on the big Bulldogs).Be yourselves, Thrash said with a laugh, but dont knock them to the floor.Camp Sunshine is a meaningful and powerful place. From the moment you arrive its like one big hug, for the campers, staff and visitors. Thrash said 92 percent of this summers staff members, all volunteers, were back for at least their second year, and more than half had been coming for at least a decade.Its something special, for sure, as sophomore wide receiver Michael Chigbu found out Thursday.Im happy to be a part of it, he said, and Id come every week if I could. Tracy McGrady Rockets Jersey .J. -- Marshawn Lynch said Thursday it will be good to get back to football after the Seattle quiet talking running back wrapped up his final mandatory media session of Super Bowl week. 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LAS VEGAS -- NASCAR announced an agreement with Monster Energy on Thursday that makes the energy drink maker the title sponsor of its top series in 2017, ending a lengthy process of finding a replacement for Sprint.NASCAR Chairman Brian France declined to provide financial details or the length of the deal, saying it was a complicated agreement that includes option years. It was believed to be for less money than Sprints multimillion-dollar sponsorship.Its a different kind of agreement, for sure, in that is has activation in different ways and media in different ways, France said at a news conference with the NASCAR and Monster logos serving as a backdrop. But were quite pleased with the agreement and there will be no changes at all (to operations budgets). In fact, I think youll see some additional activation and additional things that will occur.France indicated theyre still in discussions with Corona, California-based Monster Beverage Corporation on the exact name of the 2017 Cup series.Cellular company Sprints 13-year run as title sponsor ended last month, when Jimmie Johnson captured his record-tying seventh series title in the season finale at Homestead.NASCAR had hoped to have a new sponsor in place by early fall. The delay had produced uncertainty for a sport that has suffered attendance and television ratings declines in recent years.Im so excited for it, said Joey Logano, who finished second behind Johnson and watched the news conference with several other drivers in a Las Vegas Strip hotel ballroom. Im sure it will be a great partner for our sport. Sprint has been unbelievable through my career.The lack of a deal led NASCAR to announce details of its 2017 season-opening non-points race at Daytona without a sponsor, something Sprint had handled in the past. Monster Energy will sponsor NASCARs All-Star race, which Sprint had done.Steve Phelps, NASCARs global marketing officer, said they talked with hundreds of brands about the sponsorship deal, finalizing it a day before NASCARs season-ending banquet at the Wynn Las Vegas.I know the industry was starting to get a little bit nervous about the timing of this. But the timing is actually perfect, Phelps said. We didnt step on our championship and what happened in crowning a seven-time champion. We didnt step on our existing partner, and wee were very, very patient to find the right partner.ddddddddddddMonsters caffeine-filled energy drinks, known for its green clawed-M logo, are targeted to young consumers and NASCAR has stressed the importance of finding younger fans.We do have some ideas about how we can make NASCAR more attractive to what I would call a different audience, said Mark Hall, Monsters chief marketing officer.Monster Energy was already involved in NASCAR, serving as primary sponsor of Kurt Buschs No. 41 Cup car at Stewart-Haas Racing. It has also sponsored Kyle Busch in the Xfinity Series.Kurt Busch said his individual sponsorship deal and long-term personal services contract with Monster will continue.It wont affect our situation, Busch said. Theyve been very happy with what weve done together.Monster created additional publicity this week with its logo splashed on Tiger Woods golf bag as he makes his return from injury in a tournament in the Bahamas. It has also been a sponsor in motocross and Formula One.Monster Beverage announced last month that third quarter net sales increased 4.1 percent to $788 million from the same period a year ago. It announced a strategic partnership in 2015 that gave the Coca-Cola Company a 16.7 percent stake in Monster. The two companies share distribution networks.Monster takes over for Sprint, which inherited the NASCAR deal when it merged with Nextel in 2008. Sprint announced in December 2014 that it would not extend the deal.Nextel has replaced cigarette maker R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., which had sponsored NASCARs top circuit since 1971 under its Winston brand. That deal ended in 2003 in part because of the tobacco settlement with the federal government that reduced the industrys ability to advertise.Thursdays announcement gives NASCAR and Monster a little more than two months to prepare for the start of 2017 season, which begins with the Daytona 500 on Feb. 26. Previous title sponsors have spent tens of millions of dollars promoting the sport.They understand motorsports. They understand NASCAR, France said of Monster. They understand how to reach across and excite our core audience and help us deliver on a new audience. That was very exciting for us. ' ' '