INDIANAPOLIS -- Andrew Luck already has a blueprint for his month away from the Colts. . Indys new quarterback plans to keep his head in the playbook, review film of this weekends rookie minicamp and work out with as many of his new teammates -- whenever and wherever -- as he can. League rules prohibit rookies from attending any off-season workouts at the team complex, other than the rookie minicamp, until they have completed the college semesters classes. That means Luck is barred from working out at Indys facilities until after he finishes his final class June 7. "It is tough. I think it is very tough," Luck said Sunday after this weekends fifth and final workout. "We are going to have to find ways, legally, or to work around the rules, to get work in with the guys and start building those relationships with the veterans who cant be here at this minicamp. As a rookie quarterback, I wish it would be easier to get out here and to do this stuff, but it is the way it is. Everybody has got to do it." Luckily, the Colts and their new quarterback have come up with some creative ways to make this work. NFL rules do not prevent rookies from working with teammates outside the team complex, nor do they prohibit communications with team officials. So the Colts and Luck intend to take advantage of both loopholes. Moments after taking Luck with the first overall pick April 26, general manager Ryan Grigson noted Indianapolis might use iPads and teleconferencing to help Lucks progression. The Colts also made some shrewd moves to assist with Lucks workouts over the next four weeks. They took Lucks college teammate and close friend, tight end Coby Fleener, with the 34th overall pick. Then they signed another Stanford alum, receiver Griff Whalen, and former Cal receiver Jeremy Ross, as undrafted free agents. Veteran receiver Austin Collie also happens to live on the outskirts of Sacramento, Calif., a roughly 2 1/2-hour drive from Stanfords campus. It gives Luck a chance to work with two projected starters and most certainly give him a better grasp of the offence when he returns to Indy on June 8. What else can the Colts do? Perennial Pro Bowl receiver Reggie Wayne has already contacted Luck about getting together, too. Wayne traditionally works out in Miami, where he attended college, and it just happens that Indys third-round pick, receiver T.Y. Hilton, is from Miami and played at nearby Florida International. The tentative plan is for Luck to travel to Miami. Team owner Jim Irsay has even offered to make his personal helicopter and private plane available to his players. "Ive got to figure out dates and talk to the other guys first, but I will definitely use whatever means of transportation, especially if it is Mr. Irsays stuff," Luck said with his familiar smile. The class schedule should help Luck, too. He needs to finish two classes to earn his architectural design degree and they meet only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. It should give Luck enough time to work on academics and still spend those long weekends preparing for his new job. "This is what I love to do and I want to devote 100 per cent of my time right now to being the best football player I can be and the best quarterback for this team," said Luck, who also plans to attend Stanfords graduation ceremony in June. "But I realize that Im not going to let 3 1/2 years of school go to waste right now. I am going to try to finish strong and go from there." Luck takes over a team that started last season with Super Bowl aspirations but finished a league-worst 2-14 after Peyton Manning was lost for the season following multiple neck surgeries. The disastrous collapse led to a complete overhaul. Irsay changed the front office and coaching staff in January and February, then released Manning, the longtime face of the franchise, and several other fan favourites in March. Those moves paved the way for Luck to become the face of the post-Manning era in Indy. "Hes a great player, a great kid and hell fit in perfectly," Manning said Saturday night in Indy. But the expectations for Mannings successor are exceedingly high. Luck was projected to be the NFLs No. 1 draft pick in 2011 and 2012 and will have to endure constant comparisons to Manning, whom Luck has called one of his football idols. The problem right now is fitting in. As Manning knows, it takes time for rookie quarterbacks to learn the new playbook and get on the same page with teammates. The NFLs rules wont help Lucks transition. So the Colts are doing what they can to make it all work. "Like we said from the beginning, we are going to throw everything at him. Then once we do get him back, we will break it down and they are going to hear it again," new coach Chuck Pagano said this weekend. Until early June, its really up to Luck and the other Colts players to do their own homework -- and follow the coaches script. "Keep your head in the (playbook)," Fleener said. "Make sure you are not sitting around doing nothing and playing video games. Make sure you are staying around football." [url=http://www.cowboysofficialteamstore.com/autographed-sean-lissemore-jersey-r... Lissemore Jersey . - Scott Wedgewood stopped all 32 shots he faced as the Plymouth Whalers blanked the visiting Kitchener Rangers 3-0 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action. . Llorente had not played through the first three rounds after telling his boyhood club he wouldnt renew his contract beyond next summer, adding to Bilbaos tumultuous off-season that saw it lose midfielder Javi Martinez to Bayern Munich. [url=http://www.cowboysofficialteamstore.com/autographed-kyle-orton-jersey-ld-89... . The message was that the Impact are not throwing in the towel on their expansion season in Major League Soccer. Theyre trying to make the club stronger for the second-half push for a playoff spot. [url=http://www.cowboysofficialteamstore.com/autographed-daryl-johnston-jersey-n... Johnston Jersey . Chicago last took a series in Toronto back from Aug. 4-6, 2006. That was also the last season that White Sox won three straight games north of the border, a feat they could also accomplish tonight with another win. . The Los Angeles Clippers have a strong group of reserves ready to pick up the slack. Jamal Crawford, Eric Bledsoe and Matt Barnes engineered a big fourth-quarter run to help the Clippers beat the Atlanta Hawks 89-76 on Sunday. NEW YORK -- NBA players and owners will start negotiating again Saturday, and the unions leaders say theyre unified as they seek to resolve the lockout. President Derek Fisher, executive director Billy Hunter and executive committee members said after meeting for about three hours Thursday that there was no truth to reports of a rift among them. "Weve had no problems, and thats the reality," Hunter said. Hunter said they spent no more than 10-15 minutes total on a conference call earlier this week and during Thursdays gathering discussing the reports questioning Fishers allegiances. "The battle is not within our union," Bucks guard Keyon Dooling said. "Derek Fishers the best president our union has ever seen. Well stand as committee members -- Im the first vice-president and I stand behind him." Later Thursday came reports that a group of about 50 disgruntled players held a conference call with an antitrust lawyer about the possibility of pursuing decertification of the union. Yahoo Sports and The New York Times reported that the players would consider pursuing the tactic if union leaders made more concessions in negotiations. Thirty per cent of players would have to sign a petition, then a majority would have to vote in favour for decertification. Mere talk of decertification also could give the players side leverage in negotiations. Owners and players havent met since talks broke off last Friday. Hunter said federal mediator George Cohen contacted him earlier this week about possibly rejoining the negotiations. The conversation led to Hunter calling Commissioner David Stern on Wednesday about resuuming talks, though it has yet to be determined whether Cohen will be involved. [url=http://www.cowboysofficialteamstore.com/autographed-phil-costa-jersey-ny-18... Costa Jersey. Hunter said union leaders had spent the last several days cautioning players that the two sides were still far apart on several system issues, so completing a deal was not as simple as a compromise on the revenue split. "Our guys are in a position of they still want us to negotiate a fair deal," Fisher said. "Theyve given us that power. Theyve given us that support. "Obviously, were going to have individual members in individual sets of circumstances that want to get back to play. We want to get back to play. But we realize the ramifications of agreeing to a bad deal at this moment. ... This particular collective bargaining agreement will forever impact the circumstances of NBA basketball players. We cant rush into a deal we feel is a bad deal just to save this season." The lockout, which began July 1, has already led to the cancellation of a month of regular-season games. The two sides met for three days last week, but again the talks stalled when they turned to the revenue split. Theyll get back at it Saturday, though neither side seems to be shifting its stance. "Its not wise or prudent for us to not meet or let huge gaps of time go by and let the clock run and not meet, because then we just become more entrenched in our respective positions," Hunter said. "At least if were around the table something might happen; I cant predict if anything will." Hunter said he told Fisher after negotiations broke down Friday: "You will see the kind of friend I have been and will continue to be." ' ' '