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If its up to Shaquille ONeal, his son will play college basketball for LSUs Johnny Jones, Michigan States Tom Izzo or Kentuckys John Calipari. Kareem Hunt Jersey .During his weekly podcast, ONeal said he wants Shareef ONeal (ranked 51st in the 2018 class per RecruitingNation) to play for coaches who can help him reach the NBA and develop more discipline.He said the three schools and coaches he favors would all prove beneficial to the career of the 6-foot-8, 205-pound junior who currently has an offer from USC.I would like my son to play for a coach thats going to teach him next-level stuff, ONeal said on Mondays edition of The Big Podcast With Shaq. I have three in mind: Johnny Jones, LSU, because I know him personally, Calipari and the coach from Michigan State ... Tom Izzo. Ive told my son many times, its your decision and it is [his] decision. ... I need somebody thats gonna curse him out, treat him like a man. Those three guys are the ones I would like him to play for.Shareef ONeal recently told 247Sports.com, however, that his father prefers Kentucky over the other schools.My dad actually wants me to lean towards Kentucky, Shareef ONeal told the site. He has a good friendship with the coach there. I know a lot about that school because a lot of kids dream about going there. I like their style of play.ONeal didnt deny his sons claim.Ive said that, he said on the podcast. The reason why Kentucky [was] because the potential my father saw in me and him knowing that I was gonna go to the next level, I definitely see it in Shareef. The reason why he trusted me with Dale Brown was because he knew Dale Brown could get me to that next level. Not playing-wise or coaching-wise ... discipline-wise.ONeal also said he refuses to steer his son to any school but joked about the perks of attending his alma mater.LSU pays very well, he said. Im just playing. Im just playing. Allen Bailey Jersey .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team. Ron Parker Jersey .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. http://www.chiefsfootballpro.com/Chiefs-Justin-Houston-Jersey/ .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. The NZ Breakers have unfurled their staunchest defensive outing of the NBL season to smother the Perth Wildcats 69-57 in Auckland.An ugly clash of last years grand finalists was dominated by the home sides swarming, physical approach to defence which had been missing for much of a stuttering campaign.They improve to 8-9, climbing from seventh to fourth on a congested table early in round 11.One of the teams they leapfrog are the defending champion Wildcats, whose fifth loss in their past six games leaves them 7-8.Perth appeared to emerge from a slump with last weeks 92-89 win over Melbourne United, but their attack was dreadful at times, shooting at just 20 per cent from the field in the first half to trail 33-23.They were 21 points behind early in the second quarter before Casey Prather, who notched a game-high 23 points, came alive to help reduce the lead to five with four minutes remaining. Jarvis Jenkins Jersey. owever, Perths attack wobbled again in the final stanza, managing just 11 points.Towering centre Alex Pledger scored 16 points, reeled off six blocks and pulled down nine rebounds as the hosts dominated the paint.Forward Tom Abercrombie emerged from a form slump, recording a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds.Kirk Penney scored 16 points, starting at guard in place of Corey Webster, who this week was placed on an injury waiver and would be sidelined for an indefinite period.Perth face the 36ers in Adelaide next week, while the Breakers played their last home game of the year.Their next fixture is in two weeks - away to Sydney. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
Cricket Ireland has appointed former Middlesex and Sussex batsman Toby Radford to the post of National Academy and Performance Manager. Brett Pesce Jersey . Radford, 44, brings with him both international and domestic coaching experience, including roles with West Indies and England Lions.Radford said that he was looking forward to his new role with Ireland, who are seeking to attain Full Member status.Ireland has forged a strong and well-established reputation for producing high quality young cricketers, and its national team has performed with great distinction on the international stage over the past decade, Radford said.I have always been passionate about unearthing and coaching young talent and the opportunity to do so with Cricket Ireland, as it seeks to obtain full Test Match playing status, is hugely motivating.Radford, who will start his new role on August 1, will work in coordination with Ireland head coach John Bracewell and Performance director Richard Holdsworth.We are very pleased to secure the services of Toby. We see him as an integral part of overseeing the development of our most talented young players and those on the fringes of the national team over the coming years, Holdsworth said.We are now looking to develop our talent into world-class players who are capable of performing against the best in the world in all three formats. Tobys experience of coaching at international and first-class levels will bring great understanding of what it takes to perform at the highest level.He also has a wealth of knowledge and experience in coach development at the highest level, an area very important to us as we aim to develop more home-based coaches at elite levels.After playing 14 first-class and six List A games between 1993 and 1999, Radford served as Middlesexs interim coach when Richard Pybus quit midway through 2007. He was then handed a full-time role in 2008 during which time Middlesex clinched the T20 Cup. In 2010, Radford left England and moved to the Caribbean as director of the High Performance Centre in Barbados, and was West Indies assistant coach when they won the World Twenty20 title in 2012. He then moved to coach Glamorgan for two seasons.Cricket Ireland had previously appointed former England batsman Chris Adams to the position of National Academy and Performance Manager in May, only for Adams to withdraw from the role two days later, due to family reasons. Jaccob Slavin Jersey . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. Those players were Dallas Stars 2012 first-rounder Radek Faksa, Winnipeg Jets 2013 fourth-rounder Jan Kostalek and Phoenix Coyotes 2012 seventh-rounder Marek Langhamer. Trevor Van Riemsdyk Jersey . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. 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I was surprised to make contact with Nico and then from there I just tried to push as hard as possible, passing him ahead of the next corner as he slowed due to the sparks coming off his car. This is motor racing and the team allow us to race and its the aim for both of us to win races - this was just an unfortunate incident today. Im looking forward to getting to Silverstone to catch up with my fans and hopefully I can get another good result there.Nico Rosberg (4th): It was disappointing to lose the race like that. It got quite difficult on the final few laps as I had to manage my brakes and I was confident that I could bring the victory home. I had the inside line and we both went into the corner a bit long. I was surprised that Lewis turned in and it ultimately meant that we came together - thats how the sport goes sometimes but its really difficult to lose the race in that way.Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport: It was incredibly frustrating for the team to see a one-two finish potentially become a double DNF on the final lap of the race - and to see us lose points again as a result of a collision between our two cars. We let our drivers race and we trust them to do so - but colliding team-mates is not what we want and this is something that needs to be stopped. If we need to reconsider our philosophy, and to take some unpopular decisions, then we must be prepared to keep that option open. It had been an intense race until that point: we tried the one stop with Lewis, anticipating that Ferrari would do the same, but converted early to a two-stop for Nico.However, as the race unfolded, our predictions began to show that Nico would come out on top, so we converted to a two-stop strategy with Lewis as well to give him the best chance of the win. Lewis was running our preferred tyre, the soft compound, in his final stint but Nico did not have any soft sets left, so took super soft to the finish. The drivers were also right on the limit with the brakes, having raced hard all the way through, and Nicos brake by wire system went into passive mode on the penultimate lap. As for the collision, I am not going to try and put blame more on one side than the other; it always takes two to tango and, as we have said before, this should not happen between team-mates. We will now let the emotions settle before we sit down and discuss our next steps.Paddy Lowe, Executive Director (Technical): It was a very eventful race as we had predicted given the quite unusual starting grid and the different tyre options in play. Our plan was fairly straightforward for Lewis as we had him on our baseline one-stop strategy; ultra-soft, soft. Nico had a rather difficult first stint as his ultra softs went off quite quickly so we reverted him to a two stop strategy and he made fantastic progress through the traffic. In Lewis case we stayed out to cover the Ferraris who were also clearly doing a one stop. By the time it had all shaken out it was clear that Lewis one stop was perfectly viable to beat everyone else but not his teammate because Nicos two-stop was faster than predicted.We therefore elected to also stop Lewis for another set of soft tyres and Nico changed onto the super softs as he didnt have another set of soft tyres. Towards the end of the race Nico ended up running towards the limits of brake wear. We did our best to manage this but by the last lap his brake system had defaulted to a passive mode. This allowed Lewis to launch his final attack and unfortunately this didnt end as we would have liked. Ultimately were happy to come away with a win for the team. The car performed very well all weekend and our team performance was very strong so congratulations to the team at Brackley and Brixworth for the continued great work.FerrariKimi Raikkonen (3rd): It was not an easy day but I did my best. Third position is an ok result but Im a bit disappointed with where we ended up: considering the first part of the race, we expected more here as a team. At the beginning we had good speed to catch up a bit with the Mercedes, but then after my pit stop it was not easy to recover. I lost precious time trying to pass Ricciardo, I got close to him many times, but then I was losing traction trying to get out of turn two. Once I got past him I had a very good speed and I was very happy with the handling. In the last part of the race I think I could have passed Max, but with the yellow flags on track it was not possible. Handling-and-speed-wise today we got the maximum out of the car, but it was not enough because we want to be up there with both cars. Hopefully in Silverstone well have a smoother weekend and a better result.Sebastian Vettel (DNF): When the rear right tire failed, I didnt feel anything, or rather, I felt it when it was too late and it exploded out of the blue. There were no signes before that, everything was normal. I spoke with the people on the pit-wall and everything looked the same, the pace was the same as the lap before, the tires felt fine, the lap times were fine. Its completely a question mark on why the tyre had the failure. Obviously the idea was to go on as long as possible with that set of tires and to shape our race on that idea, but I dont think it was an aggressive strategy, as lots of people went longer than us on the same tires. Now there are still a lot of races left, but surely not finishing the race doesnt help.Maurizio Arrivabene, Team Principal: The result could have been better as Sebastian, today, would have finished very high on the podium without the tire failure. That happened when he was leading the race and all of a sudden, with no prior warning, so the causes will have to be investigated together with Pirelli. As for Kimi, he scored another nice podium finish: we had split strategies between our drivers and both our data and his feedback showed that he could have come ahead of Verstappen in the last stages of the races, had it not been for the yellow flags which came out following Perezs crash.WilliamsValtteri Bottas (9th): We definitely expected more points today. The main problem was getting the tyres to work and to last, so that is something we need to understand before Silverstone because the temperatures could be similar to what they were here today. I dont think our car was too bad this weekend, we just really struggled to get the tyres to work. It was a disappointing day, but its going to be very important to learn from today to move on.Felipe Massa (DNF): The race was going ok for me, I was fighting and gaining positions from the start and I had a very good pace during most of the race. Unfortunately, I had a puncture and had to pit for new tyres. I had been saving the brakes for the whole race, but at the end I was close behind Gutierrez so the temperatures rose even more and I had to stop.Rob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering: Our race with Felipe was dictated by our first priority, which is safety. We found some structural damage on his front wing, which we believe was caused by vibrations over the kerbs. We changed it for safety reasons which meant he had to start from the pitlane, so his race was never going to be easy. We started him on the option tyre and ran for as long as we could before he had graining. Then we put on the prime and he was looking good. Unfortunately, he picked up a puncture due to a cut in the tyre, so we had to pit and put him back on the option.We subsequently had to retire him because of brake wear when the temperatures rocketed while he was behind Gutierrez, so that was the only safe thing to do. Valtteris race wasnt as eventful but we were only able to get a couple of points. He struggled with graining, so his pace wasnt where he should be because the way he manages tyres is usually one of the best in the pitlane. Unfortunately, as a group, I dont think weve understood this asphalt and rubber combination, so thats the first thing we need to do.Red BullMax Verstappen (2nd): Its a great feeling to get the second Formula 1 podium of my career. For sure that was a good race today, the car was performing well, as were the tyres. I managed to overtake some cars at the start and had some good battles so that was really good fun. From there on I did my own race, Kimi was catching fast but I managed to hold him off until the end. I expected P3 but got the P2, I was surprised but very happy to pick up another position in the last lap. The safety car definitely helped us today and allowed us to make the most of the pit stops. Towards the end we had to deal with the pressure but that just means you cant make any mistakes, and we didnt today. I hit some traffic which cooled the tyres and made it a bit tricky but we finished with no problems. We are working hard for this season and picking up podiums so its definitely positive looking at 2017, and looking at Silverstone next week it should be good, the car usually performs better there than here so that is another positive after a good day today.Daniel Ricciardo (5th): I think for the team it was a really good day. We didnt expect to be on the podium here in Austria. Obviously I wish I was up there with Max, but from my side the race was a bit disappointing. At the beginning we seemed to get passed before Turn 8 which is not normal, so that was a bit frustrating but then once it settled we just werent quick. I was obviously trying to push on the tyre and then get what I could out of it. It seemed we could hold the pace, but then when everyone was improving and getting quicker and quicker we were just getting slower and slower. For now I just want to understand why and look into it. If there are things I need to do better, then I will make sure to figure that out. Im glad the Red Bull Ring and Silverstone are back to back. Its always nice when you can get back into a race straight away so hopefully Silverstone is better. Weve got a few days to work out why I wasnt quick today, but Im in the factory tomorrow so weve got time to look into it. But for now for sure it was disappointing not to be quicker.Christian Horner, Team Principal: An action-packed Austrian Grand Prix. After making good starts Max managed to get ahead of Daniel fairly early on, and having started the race on the supersofts we knew wed be in reasonable shape tyre-wise for the race. As other cars started to pit on the ultrasofts we went a few laps longer before making a stop on to the soft tyres we had. And in the cooler temperatures suddenly a one-stop became a viable option. The drivers did extremely well to start to make that happen, running in third and fourth places for large percentages of the race. Once Raikkonen managed to pass Daniel, there was nothing to lose in pitting him for the ultrasofts. In the meantime both Mercedes stopped putting Max in to the lead and he did what he could but the car was toothless in responding on the old tyres which were pretty much down to the canvas. But he managed to get the car home and was able to capitalize on the incident between the two Mercedes and take a fabulous 2nd position, and our first podium in our home race. A great grand prix and we look forward to taking that momentum to Silverstone in one weeks time.Force IndiaNico Hulkenberg (DNF): Im pretty disappointed and gutted, to be honest. It was a really tough race and nothing really worked out for us. The start wasnt great and I dropped a couple of positions on lap one, but the opening stint was very difficult because the car was sliding around and the tyres were graining. That became the story of my race because the balance of the car wasnt allowing me to manage the tyres and I was suffering with so much graining. With a new set I could manage just three of four laps before they fell away. Towards the end of the race I had some vibrations with the car and the team saw that I was critical on brake wear, which is why we retired the car in the end. We have to digest and understand what happened today and then look forward to Silverstone.Sergio Perez (DNF): Its a big shame that we retired on the last lap of the race. Im feeling sad for the team because we really deserved some points. Yesterday and today we have been really unlucky, and its frustrating because weve been competitive here with our pace. The race was going really well and I thought we had the points in our pocket. I was pushing hard to stay close to Grosjean because I knew he had a five seconds time penalty. Then, on the final lap, going into turn three, I had no brakes and went straight on. I touched the barrier and damaged the front of the car, but Im perfectly okay. Its annoying because the team did everything right today and its just bad luck which stopped our great recovery.Robert Fernley, Deputy Team Principal: Not the way we wanted to end our weekend after all of the promise we showed yesterday, but that is the harsh deal racing sometimes hands you. We looked on course to score some good points with Sergio, who had completed a great comeback to P8 from a low grid position, but unfortunately he suffered a brake problem on the last lap and ended up in the gravel. Its a shame as he would have richly deserved this result after a determined performance. Nico lost a few places at the start and then all his tyres suffered from graining. The timing of the safety car also didnt play into his hands. In the end, his race was brought to an end early as we saw some brake issues arising on his car and we called him in to retire as a precautionary measure. Its disappointing not to score, but we will regroup and try to bounce back for our home Grand Prix in Silverstone.RenaultJolyon Palmer (12th): Im quite happy with the race. We just needed that little bit of extra luck and we could have been right thhere within the points. Custom Carolina Hurricanes Jerseys. . The car was okay, it felt better than in the last round and this was probably one of my strongest races personally. Had we needed to change to soft tyres when the safety car came out, we might have been able to make a pit stop then get to the end on that set to score points. Ive been feeling stronger and stronger over the last few races and knowing we could have done well today makes me hopeful for points at the next round at Silverstone.Kevin Magnussen (14th): The car felt good today and we made a reasonable first stint. Unfortunately the safety car didnt work for us and after that we werent able to deliver the pace to get a stronger result. That said, both cars were there at the end which wasnt the same for a few teams today. The five second penalty was fair enough as I did move more than once and youre not allowed to do that; equally I didnt know which way he was looking to try to pass and sometimes its difficult to make the right call. Now were looking forward to Silverstone, which is pretty much my home track.Fred Vasseur, Racing Director: Our race pace wasnt too bad and both drivers were able to deliver what was required today. We were a little unlucky with the safety car as we had opted to run a long middle stint on the soft tyres with both cars and shortly after wed gone on to the soft Sebastian Vettel had his crash. We did struggle on the restart relative to cars on fresher tyres but we were able to make places at the end thanks to the retirements of others. Were looking forward to heading to Enstones and Virys adopted home race in Silverstone.Toro RossoCarlos Sainz (8th): Im very pleased with my race today, especially because we didnt have an easy one! We started from the back and did a good start, managing to get into the top 10 in the early stages of the race. Suddenly, after the second pit-stop during the Safety Car period, we were nearly last... Which meant we had to do a very good last stint on the Soft tyres - 35 laps - overtaking lots of cars and managing to get back into the top eight, something a bit unexpected after seeing myself back in P15 with half the race to go. After a tough Saturday, Im happy to finish the weekend with a good result as weve worked very hard for this - now we just need to make sure we have better Saturdays in order to start races further up the grid and fight for more points. Im confident we can do it and I look forward to next weeks race weekend in Silverstone - my favorite track together with Spa - where we will keep pushing!Daniil Kvyat (DNF): What an unfortunate weekend. We started todays race from the pit-lane, but I was only able to complete one lap before having to retire because of what looks like a mechanical issue - we still need to investigate what the exact reason is. Its painful, but this is racing... Of course today I feel really frustrated, but tomorrow I will wake up and will have found the strength to move on. In moments like these I always remember what someone once told me: 90% of being a racing driver is tough but the remaining 10% is so good, that its all worth it - lets just hope that 10% is back in Silverstone next week! We will definitely work hard to make it happen.Phil Charles, (Chief Race Engineer): After our problems in qualifying yesterday, Carlos P8 is a big success for us today. Having to prepare the car with another engine is always a risk, as you dont have the chance to run it before the race, but fortunately the team did a fantastic job to get the car ready in such a good way. Carlos drove a great race, with a lot of overtaking maneuvers as well as being able to manage the tyres very well. Daniil had what seems like a mechanical issue, which the team will now have to investigate, and unfortunately had to retire. Its a shame, because Im convinced that he also could have done a really good race. Now we have to prepare everything for next weeks Grand Prix in Silverstone and make sure we are in a good shape to continue fighting for more points. Id also like to congratulate Max and Red Bull Racing for their great race today - to finish in P2 here at the Red Bull Ring, at home, is a fantastic result!SauberFelipe Nasr (13th): Personally I am satisfied with my race, considering I started from the back of the field. In the first part especially I was running quite a lot of laps in the top ten. I had a decent pace on the soft tyres. When the safety car came out it was too early to box for the supersoft tyres, so we decided to stay out. Overall, this result is the maximum we could have achieved today. We can build on this. I am looking forward to the upcoming race weekends.Marcus Ericsson (15th): It was a disappointing race. I think we just did not have the pace during the whole weekend. I was hoping that the lower temperatures would have helped us today, but that was not really the case. I was struggling a lot with my front tyres. Now we have to focus on the upcoming race weekend. We have a new chance in Silverstone, so we need to bounce back there.Monisha Kaltenborn, Team Principal: We got the maximum out of our car on this engine performance related track. Marcus and Felipe both put in a good performance. At the next race weekend in Silverstone the Sauber C35-Ferrari will be provided with an engine update. We will continue to do our best in order to make further steps. McLarenJenson Button (6th): I knew the race was going to be difficult - starting near the front definitely helps because you can race in clear air and do your own thing a little bit more, but, with two DRS zones around this place, we couldnt keep the other cars behind. While our pace was okay, once a car came past, they could overtake in places we never knew were possible. Nonetheless, we beat the Williams cars on sheer pace, and I think we did a great job today with our race strategy. We really got the maximum from everything. Through every session, weve been improving; every run weve done, we made the car better and better. We did a great job all weekend, but we know that we head to Silverstone not expecting to be in this position next week.Fernando Alonso (DNF): We had bad luck this weekend.It was a tough race for me today - the engine wasnt running well from about lap three or four, I was losing power due to an issue with the battery, so we were on the verge of retiring the car for the whole race. But, since we were running on the fringe of the top 10, we knew there was a point on the table, and kept going in a bid to finish. In the end, it just wasnt possible. We need to learn from the problems we had this weekend, but we also go away with some positives: our car was competitive in variable conditions yesterday, and Jenson scoring some good points for the team today.Eric Boullier, McLaren Racing Director: Jenson drove brilliantly this afternoon to finish sixth - and at a circuit where we wouldnt have expected such a strong result. In fact, the whole weekend has shown just what we can achieve when were able to take full advantage of the strengths, resources and determination of this organisation. This result is a landmark for the team, because it clearly shows in which direction we are headed: towards the front of the grid. Fernando gave his all this afternoon but sadly came home unrewarded. He was able to push hard at the start of the race, but became increasingly hampered by a systems issue with the battery pack, which meant he couldnt make any progress. The issue worsened, and we were forced to retire his car before the end of the race. We head to our home race under no illusions that the fast sweeps and long straights of Silverstone will play to the strengths of our car, but, equally, we go there feeling hugely encouraged by the ongoing improvements we continue to show.Yusuke Hasegawa, Honda R&D Co Ltd Head of F1 Project & Executive Chief Engineer: Jenson capitalised on his starting grid position and showed enough pace to score more points for the team with a well-deserved sixth position. On the other hand, Fernando unfortunately suffered an ES pack system failure, therefore we elected to retire the car for safety reasons, which was disappointing as he was also within reach of the points today. On a positive note, I think we were able to show our strength in both the car and the team this weekend, which is very encouraging for the next race at Silverstone, McLaren-Hondas home race.ManorPascal Wehrlein (10th): Its incredible. Im so happy! Its just been one of those weekends and to end it this way is a fantastic reward for everyone. At one point I was feeling quite dejected, because we were a little unlucky with our strategy in relation to the safety car. Id just pitted, so when I came out after my second stop, I was last. That wasnt such a great feeling, but we just had to work with what we had, which was Soft tyres all the way to the finish - 40 laps! To finish the race in the points from that position by running for more than half a race distance on a single set of tyres is an incredible achievement. Its very important. Not just because of what it means for our position in the Championship, but it also shows that we have made real progress. Its been a step by step process, and one that hasnt always been visible to people outside of the team, but today is a good day and a really great reward for all of us.Rio Haryanto (16th): Its amazing. Congratulations to the whole team for a really great result for everyone today. So much work has gone into this from every single team member and its not only nice but also really important for all of us to have this reward. It means were moving forward and making good progress, and thats important as we head into the second half of the season. I started the race on the Soft tyre for 27 laps, then ran for two stints on the Supersoft. During the first stint I had an electronics glitch, which hampered my pace and took 15 laps to get on top of. The rest of that stint was working well for me then the safety car changed the complexion of the race and my strategy didnt work out so well today. I was pleased with my pace, especially towards the end when I was catching Ericsson, but unfortunately it wasnt possible to fight for a better position today.Dave Ryan, Racing Director: After yesterdays Q2 performance in qualifying, todays point-scoring finish is a fantastic way to end a really positive weekend. The most important thing about it is that it shows that were a serious team and were working extremely hard to improve. Pascal has been looking comfortable the whole time weve been here in Austria and even though there was a point in the race where things were not looking so great for him, we felt sure he would turn it around. Thats exactly what he did and he put himself in exactly the right position to take advantage if things came his way. Rio was on a different strategy; we split the strategies so that we would be in a good position to respond to any opportunity. Nonetheless, he drove a really determined race and can be pleased with his 16th place today. Naturally, heading into our home Grand Prix next week, this will give everyone a huge lift. We need to keep our feet on the ground, but after an enormous amount of hard work in the first half of the season, everyone thoroughly deserves to enjoy the moment before the hard work starts again tomorrow.Haas?Romain Grosjean (7th): It was a pretty good race. The first lap was not great. I was pushed out by another car and I lost quite a few positions. After that we stayed out on the supersofts, even though the tires were going away. I managed to pick up some pace and run well. The safety car came when we had planned our stop, so that helped a little bit. After that I was behind (Jensen) Button. I was trying to chase him and overtake him, but it was just too hard to follow another car and then be able to pass. The last few laps, I learned I had a five-second penalty, so I had to open the gap to the car behind. I really pushed it to one hundred percent every single lap, which was quite fun, but stressful as well. I didnt want to go out. In the end it was Perez that went out, so it was all good for me.Esteban Gutierrez (11th): It was a very difficult race from the start. Going on anti-stall, we lost a lot of ground. After that I was recovering, trying to do my best to fight all the way up to the front on a different strategy from what we had planned. In the end, the pace was pretty good. We were regaining positions and getting back to being in good shape, but we were struggling with grip. We ended up P11, very close to scoring points. Its not great, but at least we fought all the way with what we had. Ill keep pushing and focusing on the next race.Guenther Steiner, Team Principal: Finally back in the points, but we didnt make it easy for ourselves. The whole team did a fantastic job and we ended up seventh and 11th. Romain got a time penalty. However, we managed to remain in our position. His tire strategy was a little different than most, but it worked and the car was quick. For Esteban, his start wasnt great, so he lost a few positions. Also, his tire strategy didnt work as we planned, but he managed to climb up the grid to finish in 11th, half a second behind (Pascal) Wehrlein. It will be Estebans third time in 11th, so it shows he can do it and the team can do it too. Overall, its a relief to have points again and were looking forward to Silverstone.PirelliPaul Hembery, Motorsport Director: With Ferrari were fully investigating the incident on Sebastian Vettels car, in order to finalize a cause. Tyre strategy proved to be crucial to the Austrian Grand Prix, with a close battle to the finish that went all the way to the final lap, using a number of different strategies. The teams headed into the weekend with little information on the tyres following the mixed conditions in free practice and qualifying, as a result of which strategy was a question of thinking on their feet and extracting the maximum advantage from the changing race circumstances. 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MILWAUKEE -- One big swing released a little frustration for Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jordy Mercer. Alexis Sanchez Jersey .After an intentional walk loaded the bases for him with two outs in the sixth inning, Mercer hit his first career grand slam just over the wall in left-center to help the Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Friday night.Puts a little chip on your shoulder, for sure, Mercer said.With runners on second and third with two outs, starter Matt Garza walked Francisco Cervelli to bring up the eighth-place hitter, Mercer.Garza got ahead in the count 0-2. Then he hung a pitch over the plate.I floated a slider in there, he said.He didnt get help from third baseman Jonathan Villar that inning. He committed errors on consecutive at-bats to open the sixth.Villar bobbled a bouncer by Andrew McCutchen, then threw wildly to second after making a diving stab on Gregory Polancos hard shot.Starling Marte followed with an RBI double off Garza (4-6) to break a scoreless tie. Three batters later, Mercer connected.You take advantage of those opportunities, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. In the big leagues, if you want to be an elite team, those are opportunities you need to cash in on.The Brewers rallied in the bottom of the sixth behind a three-run shot from rookie shortstop Orlando Arcia, his first in the big leagues.Pittsburghs problematic bullpen barely held on from there to back starter Ryan Vogelsong (3-3).NERVOUS NINTHDomingo Santana popped out to end the game with the potential tying run at second.Tony Watson escaped the jam for his ninth save. He had allowed a two-out single to Ryan Braun and a walk to Chris Carter, and they pulled off a double steal before getting stranded.The game boiled down to a couple of mistakes, a bad 0-2 pitch and that was the game, manager Craig Counsell said.MOUND MENA pair of veteran right-handers, Vogelsong and Garza, kept the bats quiet over the first five innings.Vogelsong won for the second time in three outings, allowing four hits in 5 2/3 innings while striking out six and walking four. He has a 2.48 ERA in five August starts.Ive always been a guy that gets out of stuff, sometimes better than others, Vogelsong said. Most of the time, get some traffic and make pitches and get out of it.Garza struck out a season-high nine, but stomped off the mound after Mercers two-out blast.Thats a tough one to swallow for him over there, Hurdle said.ORLANDO BLOOMSVillar was the Brewers starting shortstop until a few weeks ago when top prospect Arcia was called up from the minors. 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In April 2015, Glass hired an outside law firm to conduct the inquiry, and he did so again in the past four to six weeks, sources familiar with the second investigation told ESPN.?According to the Star report Saturday, the initial investigation was prompted by complaints about the IU football programs treatment of former lineman Nick Carovillano, who played for the Hoosiers in 2014. On April 8, 2015, Carovillanos father, Dean, contacted IU associate athletic director Anthony Thompson to make a complaint on his sons behalf. Six days later, according to the Star, IU retained a law firm to investigate the allegations.?Dean Carovillano told ESPN on Saturday that his son suffered a back injury in practice in September 2014. When Nick Carovillano asked an Indiana trainer to examine his back, the trainer asked him if he had numbness in his legs. According to his father, when Carovillano said he didnt, the trainer told him, Then I wont treat your injury. A few days later, according to his father, Indianas trainers told Carovillano that he was suffering from shin splints and needed to stretch better. But when Carovillano returned home to Cincinnati a few weeks later, his parents noticed he could barely climb out of his car.That weekend, a doctor noticed Carovillano struggling to walk across the room at a social gathering. The doctor told him he needed to stop playing sports immediately, according to his father. When Carovillano returned to Bloomington after the weekend at home, he told trainers a doctor advised him to stop playing. He was examined by Indianas trainers and sent to a specialist in Indianapolis. The specialist diagnosed him with having bone fragments and three injured disks in his back.Hed been called every name in the book to keep practicing, Dean Carovillano said. He was a 19-year-old kid. He wanted to please his coaches, not be ridiculed, and wanted to make the team.After rehabbing his back for six months, Carovillano decided to leave Indiana in April 2015. When his parents drove to Bloomington to help him move out, Wilson and other IU coaches requested a meeting with them. They tried to persuade Carovillano to stay through the end of the semester so the teams graduation rate wouldnt decrease, according to his father.My son lost everything, Dean Carovillano said. He lost his scholarship. He has an injured back, and he was an emotional wreck.According to the Star, Glass met with Wilson on April 13, 2015, to discuss the allegations about his mistreatment of injured players. The next day, Glass sent Wilson a memorandum that included a warning: As you know, IU will not tolerate any behavior among you and your staff that penalizes, ostracizes, or criticizes any injured football player. I trust that you and your staff are abiding by this long-standing policy.According to the Star, the law firm Glass hired for the investigation interviewed 20 people and issued a 26-page report on May 1, 2015.An outside investigation has concluded that Nick did not receive inadequate medical care, that there is no evidence that the coaching staff exerted improper influence on the medical staff regarding the student-athletes medical care, Glass wrote in a memo to Wilson, which was obtained by the Star. But Glass also wrote, Even within the unique culture of football, there were behaviors that may create an unhealthy environment for injured players. This last conclusion was based on a variety of findings, including your own admission that you made jokes to injured players or implied that they are not useful members of the team.Some players said that they felt pressure or witnessed coaches pressuring others and indicated that they found it depressing and demoralizing to have coaches make such comments when they were already frustrated with their injuries. It was found that coaches appear to push players to work harder than they should when they have injuries that are unconfirmed by an outside test.Even after conducting the initial review into Wilsons conduct, Glass rewarded him with a raise and a six-year contract extension -- at $2.55 million pper season -- through 2021 after he guided the Hoosiers to their first bowl appearance since 2007. Jeff Reine-Adelaide Arsenal Jersey. During a news conference in Bloomington, Indiana, on Thursday, Glass said there was no smoking gun, no precipitating event that led to his decision to ask for Wilsons resignation. Glass said he was confident that no players medical issues were compromised under Wilson. Instead, Glass said the two werent on the same page in terms of leadership style.Carovillano, however, wasnt the only former Indiana player to complain about Wilsons treatment of him when injured.In interviews with ESPN this week, several former Hoosiers and/or their parents criticized Wilsons treatment of injured players and the medical care they received while playing for the team:-- Mark Booth, the father of former Indiana wide receiver Dominique Booth, told ESPN that his son suffered a concussion in practice a week before the 2015 season opener. After sitting out a week, Booth was supposed to gradually return to workouts. But after a 20-minute workout one day, Booth was told to run six miles, according to his father. When Booth returned home, he vomited and suffered severe headaches.His symptoms went haywire, Mark Booth said.Dominique Booth, who was ranked No. 225 in the ESPN 300 and the No. 2 prospect in Indiana as a senior at Pike High School in Indianapolis in 2014, received a medical redshirt and didnt play in 2015. The next spring, according to Booths father, Indianas coaches asked him to sign a medical waiver before he returned to the field, even though hed been medically cleared to play. Mark Booth said his son declined to sign the waiver and asked to be released from his scholarship.According to Mark Booth, IU medically disqualified his son to play without his consent. When they met with Wilson and other IU coaches this past spring, they were told Booth wouldnt be released from his scholarship.They held my son hostage, Mark Booth said. Wilson said he couldnt release him because he was one of the best recruits hed signed and it would hurt his recruiting base in Indianapolis.-- Former Indiana cornerback Laray Smith told ESPN that when he had a bump on his back shortly before the 2013 season, IU trainers told him it was only a bruise.Im a freshman, so Im not thinking anything, Booth said. Ill just listen to them. But it continued to hurt. I went to the doctor for a checkup and got an ultrasound. It was a blood clot, and they drained it and said, Youre better now.But after Smith returned to practice, the bump came back and was even bigger. He had surgery to remove the blood clot and returned to play in games a week or two later.I knew it was serious because it was a blood clot, said Smith, who left Indiana in July 2015 and now runs track at Delaware State. Now that Im older I know, but I wasnt thinking that way at 17 or 18. 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Then hed go into the training room and tell the players, No, youre going to [expletive] practice, and, of course, the players would go practice.The player said Wilson also ridiculed Indianas players constantly for their poor play.As a human being and a person, he didnt treat people around the program with a lot of respect, the player said. He cursed us up and down, and Im sure that goes on [at] a lot of other places. But when someone is telling you from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day that you couldnt play on Oklahomas practice squad, it wears you down.Staff writers Chantel Jennings and Jared Shanker contributed to this report. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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