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DALLAS -- Baylor coach Jim Grobe stood defiant Tuesday in the face of questions about the culture at his school in the wake of sexual assault allegations that led to the departures of the university president, athletic director and football coach. Janoris Jenkins Jersey .That is not a culture at Baylor University, Grobe said during his news conference at Big 12 media days. We dont have a culture of bad behavior at Baylor University.Grobe was hired May 30 amid a turbulent environment as scandal raged on the Waco, Texas, campus. Three Baylor players had been arrested on sexual assault charges under the watch of former coach Art Briles.The problems that were dealing with at Baylor and have dealt with at Baylor, to this point, are problems that are probably at every university in the country, Grobe said Tuesday, echoing comments made Monday by Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby. I wouldnt say every one, but I would guess that most universities are having some of the same issues that weve had at Baylor.You can make a call as to whether you think Baylor was too strong in the way they dealt with it. Unbelievably, Ive had people tell me they dont think they dealt with it strongly enough.Grobe clarified his comments Wednesday on ESPN Radios Mike & Mike.When you start talking about that type of culture, you again throw a blanket over all the guys, and its been my experience that the guys weve got going forward at Baylor right now are great kids. Im not going to say we wont have issues going forward. I hope theyre not serious issues, but we have a lot of great kids, we have a lot of great students at Baylor, he said.Some of them have misbehaved and in some cases its been serious misconduct but what I wanted people to know is I want people to understand there is no culture in our football program right now and on our football team of misbehavior.Baylor interim president David Garland, regents chairman Ronald Murff and David Harper, academic and student affairs committee chairman, met with the Big 12 board of directors for more than two hours Tuesday to discuss the schools handling of the sexual assault crisis.Board chairman and University of Oklahoma president David Boren said the board was satisfied that Baylor would be more transparent with the league in regard to how it is handling the crisis. The Baylor officials also assured the board that the school was committed to being Title IX compliant in the future.Questions and answers were received, and I would say we were very pleased, Boren said.Baylor suspended Briles on May 26 and reached an agreement in June to terminate his contract. Briles entire staff, including his son, offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, and son-in-law, passing game coordinator Jeff Lebby, was retained by Grobe.Grobe, 64, a former Wake Forest coach, said hes focused on helping the current players and coaches at Baylor.The majority of our kids are great kids -- I mean great kids, Grobe said. And its a shame when a few guys can really hurt a large group of people in a devastating way, really. From our standpoint, what I want to do is let people know that our kids are fantastic kids.Im here to help. Im here for the players first and foremost and secondly to help this coaching staff get back on track.Grobe said he had no concerns about the conduct of the Baylor assistants who recruited and coached the players at the center of the scandal.If our assistant coaches conduct had been bad, Grobe said, if anybody told me that, if anybody can come to me to point out that the coaches have not behaved properly, then I would have no problems making changes.Grobe said hes probably more excited than any coach in America to start the 2016 season. He plans minimal changes in football-related areas.Im an old West Virginia hillbilly, and weve got that feeling, he said, If it aint broke, dont fix it ...Its been a journey, to be honest. I think weve gotten to the point now where the players trust in me. I think they understand that Im here to help. Im not here to change things.ESPNs Mark Schlabach contributed to this report. 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The disappointment of the loss to Houston last week still seems to be lingering a bit with Louisville heading into Saturdays regular-season finale against Kentucky. Lucas Vazquez Real Madrid Jersey .The No. 11 Cardinals (9-2, 7-1 ACC) and unranked Wildcats (6-5, 4-4 SEC) kick off at noon ET at Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium in Louisville with ESPN cameras covering the action.The 36-10 whipping by the Cougars essentially squashed whatever hopes the Cardinals had of garnering one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff. At 11-1, they would have been in the conversation. At 10-2, not so much.We blew it. We had an opportunity sitting there, coach Bobby Petrino said immediately after the game. It was one of those situations where they were better than us tonight. Theres no question about it.Mistakes, which started with the Cardinals fumbling the opening kickoff away to set up Houstons first touchdown, led to their downfall. They lost two other fumbles, were penalized 15 times for 114 yards, allowed a remarkable 11 sacks, and got only one touchdown and a field goal on three trips inside the red zone.When you look at a video when you get beat, you always consider two things, Petrino said. Did we just get beat, or did we beat ourselves?Certainly that game was a combination of the two.But its time to move on, and Petrino thinks the Cardinals have.Our focus is completely on this game, he said, looking to Kentucky. And winning this game and doing everything we need to do be successful in winning this football game. And, like I said, send the seniors out with a win.The Wildcats come into the affair having already reached bowl eligibility for the first time since 2010 with last weeks 49-13 win over Austin Peay, unlike the last two years when they needed to beat Louisville for a sixth win. Thus they will be playing without that kind of pressure weighing on them.I dont know if it is a relief, Wildcats coach Mark Stoops said, but it is certainly better. I wish we were sitting at seven or eight, but definitely a better situation.Freshman Benny Snell has rushed for a Kentucky freshman-record 1,006 yards, a good bunch of it by taking direct snaps from the wildcat formation. Junior Boom Williams has amassed 1,072 yards in more conventional fashion.Theyve made a commitment to running the football, Petrino said, We know going into the game were going to need to stop the run, and were going to need to the ball to win the game.So it should be a good matchup.Quarterback Stephen Johnson, a junior college transfer who took over when Drew Barker suffered a season-ending back injury the third game of the season, also has been a big key in the Wildcats turnaround from an 0-2 start.They now have a quarterback that can run the ball and throw the ball deep, Petrino said. And theyre running a lot of the wildcat game. I think the installation of the quarterback has really helped because he has a strong arm and can throw the deep ball.Once you loosen people up, you can run the football.Of course, Louisville has a pretty good runner and passer at quarterback as well. Sophomore Lamar Jackson has rushed for nearly 125 yards a game and passed for another 283. He has scored 19 touchdowns and passed for another 28.He has Stoops respect.What I admire most about Lamar Jackson is you can see his leadership and you can see his toughness, Stoops said. Just watching some of their games when I could get a chance throughout the year, and, of course, on film you dont see as much as on TV, but you could see how strong he is and what type of leader he is.They are good across the board and well-coached across the board, but when they need a play he is there. 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Its an exciting time and hopefully the start of good things to come.Its a similar story for Dallas, which won the Central Division last season, the Stars first division title since 2008 and was the top seed in the Western Conference.The Stars also won their first playoff series since 2008, eliminating the Minnesota Wild in six games in the opening round before falling to division rivals St. Louis in seven games in the conference semifinals, a series punctuated by a 6-1 loss in Game 7 in Dallas on May 11.But any thought about that disappointing defeat lingering with the Stars to start this season is misguided, according to Dallas forward Patrick Eaves.Thats in the past and we just have to worry about whats in front of us, Eaves said. Its exciting to get ready to start a new season. Well be ready to go. It should be another good year, but were looking for another good start.Dallas, who led the NHL with 267 goals last season, heads into the season with injuries already being a factor.Cody Eakin, who centered the Stars top line for much of last season, is out until at least mid-November with a knee issue. Veteran forward Ales Hemsky, who had 39 points last season, will miss the first few games with a groin injury.And even with key offensive cogs Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin both missing time during preseason, the Ducks know that the Stars mentality remains a simple yet effective one.They like to play that track-meet game, Carlyle told the media after practice on Wednesday in Dalllas. Toni Kroos Real Madrid Jersey. If you allow them to continually enter with speed, youre going to be in trouble. They can put the puck in the net and play at a high pace.Their defensemen like to join the rush. We cant allow their defensemen to be consistently up the ice. Thats creating havoc for us.Both teams were active in the offseason, but the Ducks made more moves. In June, Anaheim traded goaltender Frederik Andersen to Toronto and then acquired Jonathan Bernier from the Maple Leafs in July.The Ducks also added veteran forwards Jared Boll, Mason Raymond and Antoine Vermette along with defensemen Nate Guenin and Jeff Schultz while re-signing Sami Vatanen to a multiyear contract.Anaheim is currently at an impasse in negotiations with defenseman Hampus Lindholm and forward Rickard Rakell, who are not with the team, creating a noticeable void.Despite all the changes the Ducks made to their roster this summer and fall, Stars coach Lindy Ruff has coached against Carlyle enough to know exactly how he likes his teams to approach each game.Well, (theyre) tough teams to play against, (have) real good structure, Ruff said. We really feel that the chances will be limited. Were going to have to use our speed to try to get in behind that defense.Were going to have to win our share of one-on-one battles down low to create opportunities because theyll be a tough team once theyre inside their own end.Dallas made only a few changes to its roster from last season, notably in the back end, where Jason Demers, Alex Goligoski and Kris Russell all departed and Dan Hamhuis came in. The Stars also added veteran forwards Jiri Hudler and Lauri Korpikoski.After experiencing several offseasons earlier in Ruffs tenure where plenty of changes were made, Benn likes looking across the dressing room and now seeing continuity in the form of plenty of familiar faces.Weve got a good group in here and I think we made another step last year, but its a whole new year, Benn said. I dont think were going to be a surprise to anyone anymore. Teams know how good this team is. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Kim Rhode stood at the base of the Olympic podium, unsure of what to do with her hands. Stefano Sturaro Juventus Jersey . She tugged at the bottom of her shirt, adjusted the sleeve, dropped her arms to the sides.Scanning the crowd, she locked onto a mop-haired boy sitting on a mans shoulders, waving wildly at her. A huge smile flashed across Rhodes face as she waved back.The pain, the heartbreak, the emotional toll, all that Rhode had been through the four years since London was worth it for this moment.Italian shooter Diana Bacosi had gold. Rhode had something more precious: Her son, Carter, there watching as she made Olympic history.Rhode captured bronze in womens skeet at the Rio de Janeiro Games on Friday, becoming the first woman and second athlete overall to earn an individual medal in six straight Olympics.Just very emotional, to have my son up there watching me and hearing him yell mommy, its truly amazing, Rhode said, eyes welling as she spoke.Bacosi earned gold by hitting 15 of 16 targets in the gold-medal match to defeat Italian teammate Chiara Cainero.But Rhode was the center of attention as she wrapped up a record that started with her double trap gold medal as a precocious 17-year-old kid at the 1996 Atlanta Games.Rhode joins Italian luger Armin Zoeggeler as the only athletes to earn medals in six straight Olympics. Her six medals are most all-time for a female shooter, and she is one of five athletes to earn a medal in six different Olympics.Kimberly is great; she is the best womens shooter, Cainero said. It was an honor to be here when she made history.After Atlanta, Rhode racked up medals as she went along in successive Olympics: Bronze in Sydney, gold in Athens, silver in Beijing, gold again in London.Pain and anguish followed Rhode once the London Games ended.She competed there without knowing she was with child and had a difficult pregnancy, practically bedridden the final four months. The complications continued after Carter was born 2013, exacerbated by emergency gall bladder surgery six weeks later.Rhode had an arduous recovery, unable to lift anything over 5 pounds -- her gun and son each weighed more -- or do much of anything without pain for months.The problems kept coming.Rhode had six friends who died after London. Her husband, Mike Harryman, was hospitalized twice with diverticulitis, a condition that affects the colon. Her father broke his leg just before she left for the world championships.Rhode fought through the physical and emotional pain, gradually building up her stamina; first with a few shots a day, eventually close to the 1,000 rounds she went through before the health issues.Rhode arrived in Rio with the shooting world -- and beyond -- eyeing her quest for history.She made it through qualifying easily. Once in the semifinals, Rhode needed a shootout with Wei Meng of China and American teammate Morgan Craft to reach the bronze-medal match. She made it through, keeping her quest for history alive.There was still some drama left.Rhode and Wei both hit 15 targets in the bronze-medal round and Rhodes hopes seemed to be dashed when she missed a target on the first round of the shoot-off. Wei missed right behind her.Rhode kept her focus and kept hitting targets. 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DURHAM, N.C. -- Longtime Duke radio broadcaster Bob Harris is retiring at the end of the mens basketball season.The school announced Harris decision Tuesday.When he calls his final basketball game this spring, Harris will have spent 41 seasons at Duke, making him the longest-tenured play-by-play man in Atlantic Coast Conference history.He was behind the microphone for all five of Dukes national championships in mens basketball, plus 13 Final Fours.Hes called 1,358 basketball games for the program, including 104 Duke-North Carolina games, and had been at the school for four years when it hired Mike Krzyzewski in 1980.The Hall of Fame coach says he thinks of sustained excellence when he thinks of Harris and adds that without a doubt, Bob has produced some of the greatest calls in Duke history. Medhi Benatia Juventus Jersey. 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When you feel good physically and you can take the right path, you just keep doing the things that are working -- good base, be on your back side and then let your hands work.With the Dodgers trailing 1-0 in the fourth, Gonzalez lined a 3-1 fastball into the seats in right-center field for a three-run homer. Turner singled and Josh Reddick walked to lead off the inning.Gonzalez followed that with a two-run homer in the seventh after Corey Seager led off the inning with a double.It was the 34-year-old first basemans first multi-homer game of the season and the 20th of his career. Gonzalez, who has 12 homers, extended his hitting streak to 10 games and is 18 for 40 in that span.With Adrian, I know his preparation, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. I know he always has the ability to drive in a run. I think early on, he was a victim of trying to out-think things as far as beating the shift. There was a point about five weeks ago when he decided to get the head to the ball and pull the baseball in the air a little bit more.Turner hit his 22nd home run after Seager singled in the fifth, pushing the Dodgers ahead 5-1.Scott Kazmir (10-6) allowed eight hits and two earned runs in five-plus innings to pick up his first win in four starts and improve his road record to 6-0. He escaped a bases-loaded jam in the fifth and reliever Grant Dayton got out of another bases-loaded jam in the sixth after Kazmir allowed a leadoff homer to Tommy Joseph followed by three straight singles.Kazmir admitted he didnt feel very good throughout his start but was pleased to see the lineup have his back.Finally I feel like the offense is catching up to the pitching staff, Turner said. 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Utley, a six-time All-Star who helped the Phillies win five straight NL East titles and the 2008 World Series, was greeted to another long standing ovation leading off Wednesdays game.DOING IT WITH HIS GLOVE, TOOGonzalez made a diving catch to snag a line drive by Odubel Herrera in the first, before falling right on first base to complete a double play.LOVING THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVEThe Dodgers are 12-3 in their last 15 games at Citizens Bank Park. They have won five straight series in Philly.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies: RHP Aaron Nola was transferred to the 60-day DL, ending his season. Out since Aug. 3 with a right elbow strain, the 23-year-old was 6-9 with a 4.78 ERA in 20 starts.The Phillies announced Wednesday that Nola was replaced on the 40-man roster by RHP Frank Herrmann, while Elvis Araujo was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Herrmann made his first major league appearance since 2012, pitching a scoreless inning Wednesday.Dodgers: The Dodgers plan to activate LHP Adam Liberatore (2-0, 1.62) on Friday. The reliever made his second rehab appearance Tuesday night, striking out two in a scoreless inning for Triple-A Oklahoma City.UP NEXTThe Phillies and Dodgers conclude their three-game series Thursday night with Philadelphia RHP Jerad Eickhoff (8-12, 3.82) opposing RHP Ross Stripling (3-4, 4.07). wholesale jerseys cheap authentic . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead. china jerseys cheap . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. 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A source said the NCAA investigation is not related to the schools ongoing sexual assault scandal.In 2015, Baylor officials suspended Briles one game for a violation related to evaluations of prospective recruits in the spring of 2015. Briles, the son of former Baylor coach Art Briles,?and receiver coach Tate Wallis were suspended and not allowed to coach in the 2015 season opener against Lamar.In January 2015, Sports Illustrated reported that the NCAA was looking into whether Briles committed a violation by visiting 2015 recruit J.W. Ketchum during a noncontact period in the fall of 2014.SI reported that NCAA investigators had contacted officials at Ketchums Marshall High School in Missouri City, Texas, about the alleged visit.Since being notified more than a year ago by the NCAA about potential violations involving two assistant football coaches, we have worked cooperatively with the NCAA and Thursdays hearing was just the next step in the process to bring it to closure, Baylor said in a statement to ESPN. We take all NCAA inquiries seriously and look forward to putting this behind us in the near future.Briles has beeen at Baylor since 2008 and is in his second season as Bears offensive coordinator. nfl jerseys for sale. He is regarded as the Bears top recruiter and was named Big 12 recruiter of the year in 2014 by the websites Rivals, Scout and 247Sports.Baylor athletics director Mack Rhoades didnt respond to text messages seeking comment on Thursday night, and a university spokesman also declined to comment. NCAA rules prevent universities from commenting on ongoing investigations.Last week, Briles and other Baylor assistant coaches released a statement via Twitter, in which they disputed claims by a board of regents member that Art Briles was aware of an alleged gang rape involving former Bears players and didnt report it to proper authorities.Art Briles, who guided the Bears to a 65-37 record and at least a share of two Big 12 titles from 2008 to 15, was fired May 26 after an investigation by Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton found widespread problems with the way Baylor responded to allegations of sexual assault by students, including several football players. University president Kenneth Starr was demoted and then fired, and McCaw was suspended and then resigned.On Monday, acting head coach Jim Grobe announced that running back Shock Linwood was suspended for Saturdays game with Oklahoma because of attitude issues. 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This is what you work all year for is to have an opportunity in December to make a run at the playoffs, Mariota adds.Not only are the Chiefs (10-3) a factor in the AFC West, they could secure a playoff berth with a win and both Miami and Denver either losing or tying, or Denver and Baltimore or Pittsburgh losing.Coach Andy Reids eyes are focused only on the Titans, who knocked off defending Super Bowl champion Denver last week.Theyre hotter than a firecracker right now, Reid says. They play hard, they know what theyre doing. Their defense, Dick LeBeau is a Hall of Famer as a coach and a player. 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They still can grab the NFC East if they stay hot and Dallas slumps.If this one is close, as it figures to be -- both teams rarely have lopsided contests, with Detroit winning eight times despite trailing in the fourth period -- watch out for Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. His game-breaking skills were on display in the 10-7 victory over Dallas last Sunday night.Oakland (10-3) at San Diego (5-8)OK, Raiders fans, here are some words youve been waiting to hear since Rich Gannon took you to the Super Bowl in 2002: Oakland makes the playoffs with a win.Tied for the lead in the AFC West (Kansas City holds the tiebreaker), the Raiders also can get in without a win, but that requires lots of help.San Diego is playing out the string, perhaps on the field for the penultimate time in Qualcomm Stadium. The Chargers soon must exercise their option to move to Los Angeles, and any stadium deals to remain in San Diego appear to be a long shot.New England (11-2) at Denver (8-5)As usual, the Patriots are pushing for the AFCs best record. With a win they would become the first team in NFL history with eight consecutive division titles.While they cant clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs this weekend, they could grab the East simply by Miami not beating the Jets. A first-round bye comes with a Patriots win, too.Denver has not been one of Tom Bradys favorite places. The Broncos are the only team Brady has a losing record against: 6-9, 2-7 in Denver, including two losses last season, the second for the AFC championship. And the Broncos still have that strong defense.But Denvers offense has sputtered badly and cant afford a shootout with New England.For the Broncos to have a chance to repeat as champs, they must negotiate the toughest closing trio of opponents: New England, Kansas City and Oakland.Green Bay (7-6) at Chicago (3-10)Pro footballs longest rivalry could be deadlocked if Green Bay wins and keeps its playoff hopes breathing. Chicago leads 94-93-6, but the Packers have won six in a row at Soldier Field. Their defense has come alive in a three-game win streak that revitalized Cheeseheads everywhere.Aaron Rodgers is 14-4 against the Bears, including postseason. He leads the NFL with 32 TD passes, but hurt his right calf last week and missed some practice time.The Bears get back WR Alshon Jeffery from a four-game suspension for violating the leagues policy against performance enhancers.Indianapolis (6-7) at Minnesota (7-6)After falling at home to Houston in a first-place matchup, the Colts stagger into Minnesota, where the Vikings are barely in contention as well.Colts RB Frank Gore needs 77 yards from scrimmage to pass Tony Dorsett for 10th on the career list.Another prolific runner isnt likely to be back on the field, but Adrian Peterson is much closer. Peterson returned to practice this week after missing 11 games with a torn meniscus in his right knee. He has targeted next week against Green Bay for his return.Jacksonville (2-11) at Houston (7-6)Houston is tied with Tennessee for the AFC South lead. Its defense has made the difference recently, which is impressive considering its star player, J.J. Watt, has been sidelined for months.The Jaguars have lost eight straight, while Houston has won nine in a row in the division. Mismatch?San Francisco (1-12) at Atlanta (8-5)Doesnt look as if we need the question mark after mismatch for this one.The 49ers blew a big lead to the Jets, of all opponents, and havent won since their opener. Their defense is a sieve and now they take on Atlantas high-powered offense.Sure, the 49ers have won the past three games in this series, but those were different teams, different times.Falcons QB Matt Ryan is having his best season and Atlanta hopes to have back top receivers Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu.Falcons linebacker Vic Beasley is tied for the NFL lead with 13+ sacks and leads with six forced fumbles.Pittsburgh (8-5) at Cincinnati (5-7-1)The Bengals advertised tickets available for this one, so look for thousands of Terrible Towels to wave at Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers feel comfortable there anyway, having taken the past three and six of seven, including that 18-16 wild-card playoff last January when penalties on Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict and CB Adam Pacman Jones set up Pittsburghs winning field goal in the final seconds.Pittsburghs offense is in gear behind RB LeVeon Bell, who set a club record with 236 yards rushing last week at Buffalo. WR Antonio Brown needs seven catches for a fourth straight season with 100, while Ben Roethlisberger and Brown have combined for 49 TDs, tied with Terry Bradshaw and Lynn Swann for the most in team history.Philadelphia (5-8) at Baltimore (7-6)Baltimore cant afford to stumble here and have a reasonable shot at the postseason. The Eagles are 1-6 on the road, with six losses in a row. Baltimore has the NFLs best defense in home games, allowing an average of 250.6 yards and 13.1 points.Perfection didnt suit Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker, who had a field goal blocked in the loss to New England, his first miss of any kind this season.Carolina (5-8) at Washington (7-5-1), Monday nightCornerback Josh Normans chance to meet up with the team that franchise-tagged him, then removed it and allowed him to head to the nations capital.Carolina has won four straight in the series. Washington struggles against tight ends, so watch for Panthers standout Greg Olsen.Redskins LB Ryan Kerrigan has 11 sacks and presents a major threat to Cam Newton.Cleveland (0-13) at Buffalo (6-7)Ah yes, the winless Browns. Only three teams have gone 0-14. Cleveland hasnt tasted victory in a calendar year.Not to be outdone in the grand scheme of failure the Bills have lost two straight and are in jeopardy of extending the NFLs longest active playoff drought to 17 seasons -- the worst since New Orleans ended a 20-year streak in 1987.New Orleans (5-8) at Arizona (5-7-1)Few teams have been more disappointing this season than the Cardinals, who played for the NFC title in January. They play out the string now, with only RB David Johnsons accomplishments worth noting. He joined Edgerrin James as the only players to have at least 100 yards from scrimmage in the first 13 games of a season. No one has done it for the first 14.New Orleans and Jacksonville are the only teams not to have a winning record at any point in the past three seasons. 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Maryland, ranked sixth in the Associated Press preseason womens basketball poll, defeated its Division II opponent by 129 points in an exhibition game on Wednesday night.?Had Marylands 146-17 win over Bluefield State been an official contest, Maryland would have smashed the NCAAs Division I record for margin of victory in a womens game -- 102 points, established in Gramblings 139-37 win over Jarvis Christian College on Feb. 12, 1986.Bluefield State did not score in the second half of the preseason exhibition contest in College Park, Maryland. The Terps amassed a 774-17 lead at halftime, made 64 percent of their shots in the game and forced 51 turnovers. Adidas Corey Crawford Jersey. . Bluefield State finished 0-for-20 in the second half.I thought tonight was a good tuneup for us, said Maryland coach Brenda Frese, per the teams website. We have so many new players between our freshmen and Ieshia Small.We played with a lot of enthusiasm and played really hard. 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Negotiations have been dragging on for unified middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin to face secondary titlist Daniel Jacobs. Ryan Howard Phillies Jersey . On Tuesday,?the camps pulled the plug on any hope of the fight to take place on the planned date of Dec. 10.While they still hope to make a deal for the bout to be in early 2017, the absence of it on Dec. 10 left a gaping hole in HBOs fourth-quarter schedule, but it is one that unified junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford is all too happy to fill.Once Golovkin-Jacobs was off the networks schedule, HBO was suddenly left with an available date and a seven-figure chunk of money that had been earmarked for the card. Crawford, who had wanted to fight three times this year, was scheduled for?only two bouts because there were no available HBO dates or money left. Now he is likely to get his third bout of 2016.Plans quickly went into motion once GGG-Jacobs was a no-go.?Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN on Thursday that he and HBO are working to put together a Crawford fight to take place Dec. 10.Were hoping to get it done and hoping to get a good opponent, Arum said. Were working on Dec. 10 for Crawford, but we and HBO only want to do it if its a significant fight.Arum did not want to dive into the?details on the opponent because there is no deal yet. Its typical for promoters to keep their desired opponent under wraps, because?once the details are out, suddenly their price goes up when the opponent hears they are being considered.Crawfords team and HBO would likely accept world titleholder Eduard Troyanovsky (25-0, 22 KOs), 36, of Russia, or Antonio Orozco (25-0, 16 KOs), 28, of San Diego. Orozco is one of Crawfords mandatory challengers and has previously appeared on HBO.We had a date on HBO in January, and they asked us if Crawford could move to December once they lost the Golovkin fight, and Crawford was OK with that, Arum said.Arum said he hopes to put on the fight at the CenturyLink Center in Crawfords hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. The arena is already booked with a Creighton University mens basketball game on Dec. 10, but Arum said he is talking to the school about possibly moving the game to the following day in order to accommodate the fight.Well see what happens. Were talking to them about trying to clear the date, Arum said. If they cant do it, well have to look to see where else we can go, but Terence is a great draw in Omaha.The 29-year-old Crawford (29-0, 20 KOs), who was the 2014 fighter of the year, vacated his lightweight world title in 2015 and moved up to junior welterweight. He knocked out Thomas Dulorme in the sixth round to win a vacant title.Crawford has defended the title three times, including a dominant decision victory against Viktor Postol on July 23 in Las Vegas to unify two belts in fight between the boxers widely considered Nos. 1 and 2 in the weight division.There was disappointment in the Crawford camp when it seemed as though he would not fight again this year, but now there is excitement for the potential Dec. 10 bout, according to Cameron Dunkin, Crawfords co-manager.He wants to fight, Dunkin said. He down (in San Juan, Puerto Rico) for the WBO convention and he ran into (Top Rank vice president) Carl Moretti and said he is ready to go. So he wants to fight. Right now its about getting an opponent and working out the money with everyone. Terence has never been a guy who doesnt want to fight. Philadelphia Phillies Jersey . After taking two big hits this week -- losing at home and dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season -- Indiana struck back by playing its most complete game of the year. Chase Utley Jersey . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. http://www.philliesbaseballproshop.com/maikel-franco-phillies-jersey/ . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. Friday features 15 games, all under the lights, with a dearth of strong pitching matchups but a few sneaky good spots to look out for. In other words, itll be a DFS tournament players dream, at least with respect to pitching. Cash players may not be so appreciative, but with a full slate there are a couple of safe spots to target as well. Offense around the league is beginning to pick back up, so expect some runs to be scored.The dog days of summer are upon us, so heres everything you need to know to keep your cool on a busy Friday night of fantasy baseball.PitchingElite Madison Bumgarner has failed to record a quality start in just four of his 20 outings. Two of them came in the first three weeks of the season, with the other pair coming recently -- over his previous four efforts, in fact. This isnt to suggest that theres anything to worry about long term -- its merely to remind you that even the best pitchers run into a clunker now and again.It does cause a bit of a pause as far as figuring out whether you should use the 26-year-old lefty in DFS cash games, as the San Francisco Giants travel to the Bronx for an interleague set with the New York Yankees. The hosts sport a below-average weighted on base average (wOBA) versus lefties, but they also dont fan much. Since the blowup potential is minimal and Bumgarner will rack up ample punchouts regardless, hes indeed a fine DFS cash play for Friday, just not worth the high cost if youre looking to take down a tournament.Theres only one other hurler landing in the elite range, as Gerrit Cole makes his second start since returning from a lengthy disabled list visit. Driving the high ranking is a soft home matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies in pitcher-friendly PNC Park. Before he missed over a month with a strained triceps, Cole was having a good but not great start to the campaign, with a 7.5 K/9 that is well below his career mark, and a 2.8 BB/9, which is a bit high. As he has throughout his career, the 25-year-old righty has been stingy with the long ball, allowing only three in 72 1/3 frames. The Phillies whiff at an above-average clip, but its not likely Cole goes past six stanzas and maybe into the seventh with a low pitch count -- all of which reduces his GPP potential. Hes in play for cash, but if youre looking to pay up, Bumgarner is a better choice.SolidPark factors are an important consideration when analyzing matchups, but theyre not the be-all, end-all. A perfect example is the Milwaukee Brewers. Using Baseball Info Solutions (BIS) three-year average ballpark index rankings, Miller Park is tied for the second-best venue for runs with a 107 index, meaning that runs are scored 7 percent more than a neutral ballpark. This suggests that using pitchers on the road against the Brewers is a risk.The more important factor is the Brewers wOBA at home (a stat that is not park-corrected), which is merely league average. This doesnt mean Jason Hammel is a perfectly safe option as the Chicago Cubs make the short trip north, but considering the Brew crew whiff at a league-worst 27 percent at home versus righties, the Cubs veteran is definitely in play for GPP action as well as cash, since his floor is reasonably high.Lets have some more fun with park factors. U.S. Cellular Field is a hitters park, right? Not so fast, grasshopper. According to BIS, The Cell slightly depresses run scoring. Its a plus for homers, but in terms of a hurlers ERA, its actually a little bit helpful. Further, the Chicago White Sox are below average in terms of wOBA against righties. If you had any reservations using Michael Fulmer in a road tilt as the Detroit Tigers continue a set in the Windy City, calm your fears.How about one more example of surprising park factors before we return to the usual analysis? Kauffman Stadium is perceived as a pitchers haven, but using BIS data, it checks in as one of the top 10 best locales for runs. The factor is 104, so the increase is a modest 4 percent, but the point is The K isnt the streaming paradise that many intuit. Therefore, if you were planning on using the Texas Rangers Yu Darvish against the Kansas City Royals due to the favorable park, you may want to reconsider -- especially since the Royals are slightly above average at home versus righties in terms of wOBA, and Darvish has thrown only one game, lasting 4 2/3 innings after coming off the disabled list with his shoulder stiffness.Sometimes its not park factors that mislead, but team splits. Sean Manaea should seemingly be safe at home against the Tampa Bay Rays, who have scored the fifth fewest runs on average in the majors. The problem is that the Rays boast the games best road wOBA versus lefties. The Oakland Athletics rookie southpaw isnt so safe anymore. The kicker here is that the Rays strike out at an above-average pace, so Manaea is in play for GPPs, just not as safe a cash play as he might be perceived.Tanner Roark has tossed at least seven frames in five straight starts. Hes fanning less than a batter an inning, which tempers his game score and DFS potential, but innings accrue DFS points, so hes still been useful. The Washington Nationals righty is in a great sspot to take a few extra punchouts onto his ledger with the San Diego Padres and their 25 percent strikeout rate versus right-handers on the road, as they visit Nationals Park. Aaron Nola Phillies Jersey. Roark could be the best play on the board in all formats.Skipping down a few spots in the projected game scores to find another DFS-worthy option, Adam Conley is in a favorable spot with the Miami Marlins hosting the New York Mets in the first game of a weekend set in South Beach. The sophomore southpaw had an uneven first half, but it came with more ups than downs. The Mets whiff at an elevated 24 percent pace against lefties, and theyll be trotting out Logan Verrett to the Marlins Park hill, so Conley and his 8.9 K/9 should rack up some punchouts and hell be in play for the win.Matt Shoemaker continues to be disrespected in terms of low salaries, though this time its matchup-driven, as facing the surging Houston Astros in Minute Maid Park is a tall task. Still, weve seen enough from the Los Angeles Angels righty to consider the rebirth real, which means hes a solid GPP option against an Astros club that fans at a 24 percent clip with a righty on the hill.StreamersSorry, lets sneak in one more park reference. Minute Maid Park embellishes power, but its neutral for runs. Considering the visiting Angels tote a rather tame attack versus righties, Lance McCullers is very much in play as a spot starter. His ownership is 55 percent in ESPN leagues, but thats close enough to the 50 percent cut-off to deserve a mention as clubs battle to make the playoffs in their head-to-head leagues.Archie Bradley is finally showing that he belongs in the bigs for good, as hes tossed six frames in five of his past six outings. Next up are the Cincinnati Reds in the Great American Ballpark. Bradleys primary weakness is still control, but since the hosts are one of the least patient teams in the league, Bradley and his 12 percent ESPN ownership should grow for this encounter.Jake Odorizzis whiff and walk rates are in line with his career marks, but due to a high home run rate, the Rays righty is registering his highest ERA since joining the club. Big flies are less of a concern here, as Odorizzi takes the hill in O.co Coliseum to challenge an Athletics squad that is near the bottom with respect to homers versus righties. If youre not in one of the 46 percent of ESPN leagues in which hes already on a roster, Odorizzi warrants a pickup for this affair.Can it really be as simple as raising his glove to better hide the ball and not tip his pitches? Thats what Eduardo Rodriguez did his last time out, and after stifling the Yankees in his return to The Show, its so far, so good. Rodriguez fanned only one in seven frames, but he walked just two on four hits. The Boston Red Sox lefty is in a great spot to follow up that effort in a positive manner against the Minnesota Twins in Fenway Park. The visitors offense has awoken of late, but theyre still whiffing at an above-average rate. Rodriguez also checks in with DFS GPP potential.AvoidAside from the trio registering an automatic avoid with a projected game score of 45, Luis Perdomo visiting the Nationals and James Paxton toeing the rubber in Rogers Centre against the Toronto Blue Jays are both severe ratio risks without providing any strikeout upside.If we missed a name youre curious about, please take advantage of the comments section or hit me up on Twitter @ToddZola.HittingThe Red Soxs offense is back in gear, hitting on all cylinders. One of the reasons is the return of Brock Holt, who is one of the lesser-priced options in a great spot with the platoon edge over Kyle Gibson. Another avenue to get exposure here is via Travis Shaw, another lefty swinger facing the middling righty. Of course, theres David Ortiz, though another means of getting differentiation is fading Big Papi and using Hanley Ramirez; Mookie Betts, Dustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts round out the usual suspects.Theres a good chance Dylan Bundy makes some cameo appearances in the streaming section as the second half unfolds, but for now hes a risk -- especially when facing a potent offense like the one the Cleveland Indians have. Switch-hitter Carlos Santana leads it off against righties, followed by Jason Kipnis and Francisco Lindor. Lonnie Chisenhall and Tyler Naquin are lesser-known (and lesser-priced) options.If the White Sox were really serious about getting into the race, theyd find someone other than Jacob Turner to throw against the Tigers. Lefty, righty, who cares -- everyones in play. Ian Kinsler, Miguel Cabrera and Nick Castellanos will be the popular targets, with Victor Martinez, Justin Upton and Cameron Maybin also in the mix.Most likely to hit a home run: Its hard to imagine the Tigers not taking Turner deep, so lets give Kinsler the nod since hell be assured the most chances to do it.Most likely to steal a base: At 33 years of age, Michael Bourn still has the wheels to take advantage of a weak battery, so look for the Diamondbacks outfielder to do some running against the Reds. 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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The old-school Test match draw is not quite an endangered species, but is certainly seen less often than in its mid-to-late-20th-century prime, those not-especially-glorious days when 17 out of 26 Ashes Tests were drawn in five series from 1962-63 to 1970-71, when 33 of the first 44 Tests between India and Pakistan ended in stalemate, when Ravi Shastri played 80 Tests and drew 49 of them, partly because 100% of those matches involved Ravi Shastri.The first India-England Test was a good-quality draw - bowlers were competitive despite the high-scoring, individual stories and collective subplots emerged that may shape the series, and a positive result hoved temporarily into view on the final day. As Disc One of a five-DVD box set, it was an intriguing slow-burner, rather than a rampaging all-action gore-fest.England could have accelerated sooner than they did, given the depth and potency of the batting they left unused, but constructed a fine team performance to which almost everyone made a strong contribution. Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad took only a wicket apiece, but were constantly probing and controlled. Ben Duckett was the only batsman to fail, but, in his short innings, helped convey the sense that England were not going to be supine against the Indian spin. India began with possibly the worst display of fielding ever seen in the first six overs of a Test.All in all, as bat-dominated draws go, it was excellent, especially from an English point of view. And there were stats. There are always stats. But there were some seriously succulent stats to start the series.Among them:● Five different England players made scores of 80 or more in the match - only the 14th time that five players on the same team have made 80-plus scores in a Test, and the first achieved by a visiting team in Asia. (Full lists here and here).● Three different England spinners took three wickets in the match for the second time in three Tests - Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Gareth Batty did so in Chittagong, and the first two plus Zafar Ansari in Rajkot. Unsurprisingly, three different spinners taking three wickets in a Test for England has been a rare occurrence, given that three different spinners playing in the same Test for England has been a rare occurrence, and, at times, one England spinner taking three wickets would have been considered the height of exoticism. There have now been five such three-tweakers-taking-three instances since the Second World War - Brian Close, legspinner Robin Hobbs and Ray Illingworth took four, five and six wickets respectively in a victory against India at Edgbaston in 1967; John Mortimore, Fred Titmus and Don Wilson took three expensive wickets each in a drawn Test in Delhi in 1963-64; and Jim Laker (four), Tony Lock and Johnny Wardle (three each) took ten between then in victory over West Indies in Guyana in 1953-54.● Rashid became the first English legspinner to take seven wickets in an overseas Test since Doug Wright took nine at the SCG in 1946-47. (Wardle, the left-arm spin wizard who mixed fingerspin and wristspin, took seven or more three times in the 1950s.)● Joe Roots century was the seventh time in 11 series since his recall after a one-match dropping in 2014 that he has scored 80 or more in the first innings of the series. He has also had a couple of 40s, and followed his only two first-knock-of-the-series failures (24 v South Africa, 0 v Sri Lanka) with scores of 73 and 80 in his second innings. Roots scores in the first innings of his five most recent Second Tests Of Series are, in reverse order: 56, 254, 80, 50, and 88. Ten of Roots 11 Test hundreds have been in the first innings; as have 11 of the 13 tons Virat Kohli has scored in five-day cricket, 14 of Steve Smiths 15, and 10 out of Kane Williamsons 14.● Indias bowlers had a collective match average of 59.5, their worst in a home Test since February 2010, when South Africa scored 558 for 6 in an innings victory.● This was the 35th time that six or more hundreds have been scored in a Test. Cooks 130 was the highest of those six - only once previously had six tons been made without anyone passing 130, when Frank Woolleys 123 was the highest of six hundreds at the SCG in the 1924-25 Ashes. Rajkot was only the fifth Test in which six scores of 115 or more have been made.● Woakes became the fifth pace bowler to bowl 30 or more wicketless overs in a Test innings in India, whilst conceding under two runs per over. The last man to do so was Pakistans Fazal Mahmood in January 1961.● In their four and half Tests in India since being bowled out for 191 in the first innings of the series in Ahmedabad in 2012-13, England have now scored 2920 runs for 60 wickets, an average of 48 runs per wicket, and have lost a wicket every 100 balls.● Alastair Cooks 30th Test hundred was the 12th that he has scored in the third innings of Tests, tying him with Kumar Sangakkara for most third-innings Test tons. Wayne Rooney England Jersey. Cook has scored seven hundreds in the opening innings of Tests, nine in the second innings, and two in the fourth. It was the third time in four First Tests Of A Series In India that Cook has scored a third-innings century. He also did so on his debut in Nagpur in 2005-06, and in Ahmedabad four years ago, an innings that, although it failed to avert defeat, was a critical factor in shifting the series Englands way.Cooks statistics are, as with most players who have played a vast amount of cricket, full of quirks and curiosities. Since the start of the English summer of 2010, when England have batted in the opening innings of a Test, Cook has averaged 32.5 in 37 first innings, with three centuries; and he has averaged 32.3 in 33 fourth innings, with a highest score of 79. In the second innings of Tests in that time, he averages 62.2, and in the third, 63.9.His middle-innings average since May 2010 (62.9 in 77 innings) is second only to Adam Voges (68.1, from only 14 innings). Counting only players with a minimum of 20 innings in the top seven in the batting order, Cook is top out of 68.His first-and-fourth innings average in this period - 32.4 - is the 51st best of the 61 players who have batted at least 20 times in those innings in the top seven. Undeniable, a curiosity of considerable quirk.Before May 2010, Cook had averaged 50.4 in the opening innings of Tests, and 46.6 in the fourth innings; and 40.5 in the middle two innings. An even more curious curiosity, in the curious context of the first curiosity.● England appear to have rectified their problem of starting away series badly. They are now unbeaten in five first Tests away from home (draws against West Indies and Pakistan, and wins over South Africa and Bangladesh, preceded this Test). They had lost four and drawn one of their previous five away series openers, and since 2005, had won one, drawn four and lost ten of their last 15 away first Tests.****A straw at which Australia might like to clutch following their merciless dismemberment by South Africas Steyn-and-Morkel-less seam attack is that the last Australian team to lose by an innings against an opposition score of under 350 consisted of: Justin Langer, David Boon, Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh, Damien Martyn, Allan Border, Ian Healy, Merv Hughes, Shane Warne, Jo Angel and Craig McDermott. Angel, admittedly, did not the cricket world ablaze in his four-Test career. The other ten range from the very good to the unquestionable all-time greats of Australian cricket. Seven ended with more than 100 Test caps, and all ten scored at least 4000 runs or took 200 wickets. At the time, many of them were still some years from their peaks, but even so, that is a good side to be pancaked twice in under 60 overs, even in Curtly Ambrose and Ian Bishop were the main destroyers. This is not to say that Joe Burns is the new David Boon, or that even if Joe Mennie goes the same way as Jo Angel, then necessarily Callum Ferguson will prove to be the new Shane Warne. (A long shot.) However, as South Africa themselves have shown, two or three players emerging, or re-finding lost form, can rapidly transform an apparently fracturing team.One of the prime agents in South Africas fast-acting recovery from a dismal 2015-16 has been Quinton de Kock. After only three innings, he has become only the sixth visiting wicketkeeper to make three or more half-centuries in a series in Australia, and the only one of those six to end the series on the winning side. (English glovemen Alec Stewart (2002-03) and Alan Knott (1974-75), and West Indians Deryck Murray (1975-76) and Gerry Alexander (1960-61) were each part of a losing team; Englands Jim Parks played in the drawn 1965-66 Ashes.)De Kock is also only the sixth visiting player to reach fifty three times in a series in Australia batting at 7 or lower (after Murray, Knott and Alexander; plus Fred Titmus (England, also in 1965-66) and West Indies Gerry Gomez (1950-51)).It has been a bumper year for No. 7s. De Kock, Moeen and Jonny Bairstow have all scored more than 400 runs at averages above 50 in the position - prior to this year, only Ian Healy in 1996, Chris Cairns in 2000, Adam Gilchrist in 2001 and 2002, and Sarfraz Ahmed, in 2014 had done so. Sevens are averaging 39.75 so far this year - their highest collective average in any of the 74 years in which at least ten Tests have been played. 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SAN FRANCISCO -- One of the oddest series in Major League Baseball this season begins a fourth chapter Friday night when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the San Francisco Giants. J.R. Richard Jersey .Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin (4-6) will open the three-game set against Giants right-hander Jeff Samardzija (8-5).In a season when the Giants compiled the fourth-best home record in the National League (26-17), none of that success came against the Diamondbacks.Corbin missed Arizonas four-game sweep at AT&T Park in April, a series that ended with the Giants scoring a total of just three runs in the final three games.The Giants walked off the home field 7-10 on April 21, a day on which the Diamondbacks handed Johnny Cueto his only loss of the season.But San Francisco has since gone 47-23, aided in large part by seven meetings with the Diamondbacks in Arizona. The Giants have gone 6-1 in those games.Samardzija helped in the turnaround in his first outing against the Diamondbacks, May 19, at Arizona. He pitched one of his best games of the season, limiting the home team to one run over eight innings in a 3-1 Giants win.The next day, the Giants got to Corbin for nine hits in 6 1/3 innings in a 5-3 win.Following two four-game sweeps that were totally dominated by the road team -- the Diamondbacks outscored the Giants 20-10 at San Francisco; the Giants outscored the Diamondbacks 14-7 at Arizona -- the clubs played a tight, three-game series last week in Arizona.The Giants prevailed in two of three, with San Francisco winning a 6-4 game before the clubs split one-run affairs.Corbin and Samardzija went head-to-head in the middle game of the series Saturday, with neither getting a decision in a game the Diamondbacks won 6-5.Corbin allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings, Samardzija four runs in 7 1/3.The Diamondbacks won the game against the San Francisco bullpen when Welington Castillo bombed a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning.The Giants won three of four since then, including two of three over the Colorado Rockies to begin their current six-game homestand.The Diamondbacks, on the other hand, have lost three of four, including two of three against the San Diego Padres in a duel of the bottom two teams in the NL West.Getting back on the road might not be a bad thing for the Diamondbacks, who have been plagued by poor home attendance of late.The guys didnt let down because it wasnt a big crowd with a lot of emotion, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said after his teams only win in the San Diego series Tuesday. 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Note: The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday that Sean Monahan would not be made available to Canadas World Junior team.SALT LAKE CITY -- The national player of the year is heading to Utah. The Jazz obtained Trey Burke in a draft night deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who selected the Michigan point guard with the ninth pick in exchange for Utahs two first-rounders. Burke was told hed go as high as second in the draft and he started getting nervous. "My mind was pretty much everywhere. I was just ready to figure out where I was going to finally end up. Now that Im at Utah, Im definitely thrilled for the opportunity," Burke said. Burke is a pure pick-and-roll player who was the consensus national player of the year as a sophomore after leading the Wolverines to the national championship game. As part of the deal, the Jazz took UCLA swingman Shabazz Muhammad at No. 14 and Louisville centre and Senegal native Gorgui Dieng at No. 21 for the Timberwolves. Also, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that the Nuggets traded Frenchman Rudy Gobert, whom they selected with the 27th pick, to the Jazz for cash and the 46th pick. The Jazz missed out on the playoffs for the second time in three years last season and have a young core of players that includes Alec Burks, Gordon Hayward, Enes Kanter and Derrick Favours that should benefit from the arrival of Burke. The Jazz have just six players on the roster with guaranteed contracts for 2013-14, none of them point guards. Burke won the Bob Cousy Award given annually to the nations best point guard. He averaged 18.6 points and 6.7 assists last season when he led the Wolverines to their first Final Four since 1993. Burke, who is small for an NBA guard at 6-foot-1, is known as a playmaker and often played his best in big gammes. Houston Astros Josh Reddick Jersey. He took care of the ball with a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio while crafting a reputation as one of college basketballs finest passers but his size may have led to his slide on the draft board. "I think the type of player that I am, I definitely get motivated by things like that," Burke said. "Teams passing up on me. Not knowing what to expect at the end of the day. So I definitely think it will motivate me." Scouts say Burke is most proficient running an offence featuring the pick-and-roll, a staple of the Jazz offence since the days of John Stockton and Karl Malone. "I know I have some really good shooters around me," Burke said. "I think with the guys that the Jazz already have, we can get up and down the floor as well. But I think Im going to be a guy thats going to bring the winning mentality to the team, that can make plays." The crowd watching the draft at Energy Solutions Arena stood and cheered when the trade was announced. In the first draft with general manager Dennis Lindsey at the helm, the Jazz made a bold move to fill a need. Lindsey, who was the assistant general manager for the San Antonio Spurs for five seasons before moving to the Jazz last season, brought nearly 70 players into Salt Lake City for workouts in the weeks before the draft in an unprecedented commitment to pre-draft, customized evaluations. Burke, however, was not one of those who made a visit to Utah. Once he arrives, the Jazz hope he makes an immediate impact. Gobert, on the other hand, may need a period of development before he brings his 7-foot-9 wingspan (the longest ever recorded at the NBA draft combine) and rebounding skills to Utah. 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 ' ' '
It is difficult to imagine anything in this postseason topping the American League wild-card game, with its tremendous play, drama, storylines and stunning controversy. Deatrich Wise Jr. Womens Jersey . But this is the series that could top it. The?Toronto Blue Jays, who somehow survived the Orioles in 11 innings Tuesday night, now play the?Texas Rangers?in a rematch of last years ALDS.That series featured the famous Jose Bautista bat flip, which eventually led to Bautistas being hit by a pitch at 95 mph, which led to his hard slide into Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor, which immediately led to Odors infamous punch to Bautistas face. And now the two play each other again, with so much on the line for each team. This series will be contentious, it will be emotional, and it promises to be memorable.Here are five questions.What is the deal with the Rangers run differential?They won 95 games with a run differential of plus-8. Every other time a team has won 95 games -- thats 281 times -- it had a run differential of at least plus-66. What does that mean? Its hard to tell. Run differential can be a great indicator of the effectiveness of a team, but it can also be misleading. The bottom line is, the Rangers set a major league record for the highest winning percentage (.766, 36-11) in one-run games, breaking the record of the 2012 Orioles (.763). Success in one-run games rarely carries over from year to year, but it often continues into the same postseason. The 2016 Rangers know how to win close games. The Rangers are a veteran team, led by the great Adrian Beltre, that knows how to win. Period.What is the status of the Blue Jays rotation?It is set up perfectly. Remember, the Jays rotation had a 2.08 ERA the last 21 games of the regular season, the lowest mark in the major leagues. And now they will have all of their best starters lined up and fully rested: Aaron Sanchez, the 2016 AL ERA champ at 3.00;?J.A. Happ, a 20-game winner; and Marco Estrada, who at his best can confound any lineup with that great changeup. They also have Francisco Liriano, the winning pitcher in the wild-card game, and Marcus Stroman, who gave Toronto six good innings Tuesday. The Blue Jays did a marvelous job protecting Sanchez this year and limiting his innings, which allows him to be rested and at his best in October. No one can hit that guy right now. This rotation is stout.Is there a starting twosome in the AL better than Cole Hamels and Yu Darvish?When they are right and healthy, there is not. Hamels is a big-time postseason pitcher, and he was a big-time ace for most of this season, going 15-5 with a 3.32 ERA. But he has stumbled lately. In his past six starts, he has allowed 24 earned runs in 32 innings. Darvish is coming back from Tommy John surgery and in his past two starts he has looked like the ace he was before he got hurt -- 13 innings, one run allowed, two walks and 21 strikeouts. If those two are at their best, and Martin Perez and Colby Lewis?are competent, the Rangers rotation can match up with any in the majors.How healthy is the Toronto bullpen?It is shaky. Setup man Joaquin Benoit, who was virtually unhittable for a month and the perfect bridge to closer Roberto Osuna, will not pitch in this series (and might be out for the most season) after tearing a calf muscle while running to join a brawl. Benoit will be greatly missed. And then Osuna, with his upper-90s fastball and viscous slider, had to come out of the wild-card game because of a shoulder issue. After the game, Osuna said his shoulder was fine and that he mostly came out because he was tired. The Jays are going to have to evaluate his health and availability. If Osuna isnt 100 percent, it will be interesting to see how the Jays get enough outs late in the game against a very good Rangers lineup. But it was the Toronto bullpen that essentially won the wild-card game, allowing only an infield single to Manny Machado from the sixth inning on and retiring the final 14 batters it faced.How good is the Texas bullpen?Really good. When it gave up a run on Sunday, it ended a streak of 35? scoreless innings by the bullpen, the second-longest streak in club history. It is a difficult bullpen to handle because it comes at teams from so many angles. Closer Sam Dyson and primary setup man Jeremy Jeffress attack with a really hard sinker; lefty setup man Jake Diekman slings it from the side; former shortstop Matt Bush (the guy that hit Bautista in the ribs with a 95 mph heater earlier this season) throws really hard from straight over the top;?Keone Kela has different looks; and Alex Claudio can help from the left side. The patchwork bullpen of last year cost the Rangers at times in the postseason. This one is better.Rangers in five. 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