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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska honored fallen former punter Sam Foltz in the first quarter of its season-opening 43-10 win Saturday at Memorial Stadium by lining up in formation without a player at his position.The Cornhuskers, in a scoreless tie with Fresno State, took a delay-of-game penalty on their first possession after just 10 players took the field to punt from their own 32-yard line with 13:30 on the clock.The sellout crowd of more than 90,000 responded with a roar as Foltzs family looked on minutes after an emotional pregame ceremony.It was an incredible feeling, Nebraska quarterback?Tommy Armstrong Jr. said, knowing how much he meant not only to us, but to the community and the fans out there.Fresno State declined the penalty before freshman Caleb Lightbourn delivered a 29-yard punt.Foltz, a 22-year-old senior named in 2015 as the Eddleman-Fields Big Ten Punter of the Year, died July 23 in a car crash in rural Wisconsin after attending a kicking camp. Former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler also was killed. LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye survived the accident.Several hundred people attended Foltzs July 29 funeral in Grand Island, Nebraska, and his legacy continues to grow. A former walk-on, Foltz was known for his dedication to community service and academics.A sign with Foltzs last name and No. 27 jersey hung Saturday at field level from the student section in the southeast corner of the stadium. Another sign in the stadium Saturday read A Season for Sam.Before kickoff, many fans entered the stadium in T-shirts that displayed Foltzs number.Just to honor him, said Sheri Leffler of West Point, Nebraska, who traveled to Lincoln with her husband, Dann Leffler, and grandsons, Preston Johnson, 15, and Creighton Johnson, 12. Hes a role model for these kids. They look up to him for the things he did, just a small-town Nebraska guy.The season opener marked the first game for Creighton Johnson.He worked hard, and he made it, Dann Leffler said about Foltz. Any child out there has got to follow his steps, his footprints. I really appreciate what he did for our program. Were here to honor him.Before the game, Foltzs parents, Gerald and Jill Foltz, presented Nebraska kicker Drew Brown with the Sam Foltz Memorial Scholarship, to be awarded annually to a member of the football program who embodies Foltzs leadership traits -- a commitment to service and an ability to encourage and empower others.Its just quite an honor to afford Drew with an honor that exemplifies what Sam was on and off the field, Jill Foltz said.Brown and Foltz were close friends. Foltz doubled as Browns holder. Brown also attended the July camp in Wisconsin. He led the Huskers onto the field before kickoff in step with Foltzs two young nephews, both of whom wore their uncles jersey.Brown and kicker Spencer Lindsay carried Foltzs jersey from the locker room to the field for warm-ups two hours before kickoff. After that moment, Brown said, he planned nothing. It all happened naturally.Sam was a guy I would do anything in the world for to model myself after, Brown said. He was my best friend. Im never going to forget this night.Nebraska used a swinging-gate look on extra points Saturday, a formation it added in spring practice to capitalize on Foltzs athleticism. He was replaced as holder by Zack Darlington, who scored on a two-point conversion out of the new set in the fourth quarter.Each time he saw the formation, Nebraska special-teams coordinator Bruce Read said it evoked emotions.I thought it was hard, Read said. It was sad. This is a tight-knit group. We all miss Sam.Jill Foltz said her family has been overwhelmed by the support offered nationally and in Nebraska.Sam Foltz also was featured Saturday in the Huskers pregame tunnel-walk video shown on the scoreboards at Memorial Stadium. Additionally, receiver Alonzo Moore and offensive guard Sam Hahn served as captains against Fresno State in honor of Foltz.Hahn announced his hometown as Small Town, USA in recorded introductions, echoing the words of Foltz from past seasons.Nebraska coaches wore patches with the SF27 logo Saturday. The same emblem will adorn the Huskers helmets all season.In April, 27 student-athletes at the school will be presented with the Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award. Adidas Zx Flux Goedkoop . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Adidas NMD Dames Outlet . 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The Pacific Island nation of Fiji erupted into celebration on Friday after its rugby sevens team defeated Britain to capture the countrys first Olympic medal. The fact it was gold made it even more of a reason to party.In the capital of Suva, fans packed the 15,000-seat National Stadium to watch the final of the Olympic tournament on a big screen. Tense at first as they saw the nation poised on the brink of an historic achievement, fans relaxed as Fiji ran away to an emphatic 43-7 victory on Thursday evening in Rio de Janeiro.Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, in Rio for the games, issued a statement hailing a wonderful moment in the history of our nation. We have won our first gold medal at a summer Olympic Games and every Fijian is rejoicing at home and around the world.Speaking to the media later, Bainimarama recalled Cyclone Winston which struck Fiji in February, claiming the lives of 44 people and causing widespread devastation.You know we had Winston, the second-biggest hurricane that swept through Fiji in February, he said. Rugby has always lifted the spirit and always brought us together. Right now, whatever political party, theres no difference. Everyone is coming together to celebrate.Bainimarama later announced a public holiday for Aug. 22, the day after the team returns home, adding Fiji is a tiny little dot but the Olympic victory would put it on the map.The match was played at 10 a.m. local time and the nation of around 900,000 mostly stopped as fans gathered around television sets. At the University of the South Pacific in Suva, classes were halted to allow students to watch the match.A bank in Suva pinned a note to its front door saying: Fiji is about to create history. Therefore, please be advised that this branch will take a 30-minute break during Fijis game ... and will reopen after that.The Fiji Times reported fans danced in the street and said many called for Fijis England-born coaach Ben Ryan to be granted honorary Fiji citizenship.ddddddddddddIt said some of them (fans) could not hold back their emotions and shed tears of joy as Ryan and his team brought glory to the country.Part of Suvas bustling Victoria Parade was closed as fans danced in the street.As the final whistle sounded ... people took to the streets of Suva with the Fiji flag, dancing and running from one end to the other, the Times said.At the offices of the Fiji Olympic Committee, staff began planning for the teams return and for national victory celebrations. A spokesman said it was too soon to say what form those celebrations would take.But Bainimarama said a wonderful reception awaits our boys when they arrive back in Fiji ... never before has the Fijian spirit soared so high as it does today.In deeply religious Fiji, fans visited churches to give thanks for the victory and some said they had fasted in the hope of improving Fijis gold medal chances.Rugby sevens is Fijis national sport and almost every village, no matter how small, usually has a team. Some villages do not have electricity, creating a challenge for some fans to watch the game.The Fiji Village website reported that 51-year-old Peni Matai from the village of Serua had traveled by minibus from 2 a.m. Friday to be in Suva in time for the game. Matai, who works for the Asian Development Bank, said Serua has no television reception.He watched the match in his office in Suva, providing updates to the village by phone.Fiji-born former All Blacks winger Joe Rokocoko tweeted that sellers of powerful local beverage kava might be multi-millionaires by the end of the week.---McMorran is based in Wellington, New Zealand. AP journalist Nick Perry in Wellington and sports writer John Pye in Rio de Janiero contributed to this story. ' ' '