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LATROBE, Pa. Vince Biegel Womens Jersey . -- Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Jarvis Jones is tired of fielding questions about his productivity.Jones has underperformed since the Steelers made him the No. 17 overall pick in 2013. But with free agency and a lucrative contract possibly on the horizon, Jones says hes ready to put his struggles in the past.Every year is motivating, Jones said. Im ready to play football. My head is in the right place, Im healthy and Im going to continue to work.The Steelers declined to pick up the fifth-year option on the four-year contract Jones signed as the teams first-round draft choice in 2013. If the Steelers dont sign Jones to a multi-year extension before the season begins or utilize the franchise tag on him in 2017, he could become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.Jones fate will be determined this season.Its time to play football, Jones said.Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler expects Jones to have the best season of his career because of his contract status.He has to have his best year, Butler said. Hes in a position where theres pressure on him in terms of his contract and hes got to play well. I like him being in that position and I think hell be OK if he stays healthy.The 26-year-old Jones enters the season serving as a mentor to younger players on the team, while also trying to improve his own game.Thats the role Im in right now, Jones said. I have to do my part and I have to help coach show the younger guys as well.I have a lot of younger guys watching and learning, picking up the things Im doing, so for me, its all about going out and trying to make it the best day.Jones carried a reputation at Georgia for reaching the quarterback, with 28 sacks in 26 games. In three NFL seasons, he has five sacks.Jones played in 14 games with eight starts as a rookie and struggled through an injury-plagued season in 2014. He appeared in seven games in 2014, making three starts after a wrist injury that eventually required surgery derailed his second season. Jones played 15 games last season.I still have a lot of stuff I need to do, Jones said. Its all there for me. Im going to try to do as much as I can.That includes reaching the quarterback more often.I dont care if its 10, 15 or 20, Jones said. I just want to be productive and make plays.Last season, the Steelers defense went from an 18th-ranked unit to one that finished just outside the top 10 in points allowed. The Steelers also finished third with 48 sacks.The outside linebackers, Jones said, need to step up.Thats what were here for, is the pass rush, Jones said. For us to get pressure and become the defense we really want to be, our outside linebackers have to play a really big part in it.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Vince Biegel Youth Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. 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We just played an overall good game.Alex Gorigoski and Martin Hanzal added goals for the Coyotes, who were 0-3-3 since their last win at Edmonton on Nov. 27.Its really hopeful when you have seven rookies in the lineup and (five) rookies score, Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said. We need to get our young players up and going but also need to have our veterans step up and lead.Arizona scored four goals for the first time since Nov. 8 after totaling four in its previous four games.The Coyotes first goal was set up by another rookie, Lawson Crouse, who outraced two defenders to fend off an icing call, then fired a pass from behind the net to Alex Goligoski for a one-timer with 7:10 remaining in the first.No matter if I have a step on a guy or am behind him, Im trying to beat it out, Crouse said. I put it on Golgis stick and he made a great play.Dauphin made it 2-0 just 1:57 later when he tapped in a rebound from the left side of the crease after Tyler Gaudets initial shot bounced off the right post.Roman Josi pulled Nashville to 2-1 with 4:10 remaining in the period when he beat Smith from the right point with a shot that deflected off Arizona defenseman Jakob Chychruns stick.Perlini, playing in his fourth game since being called up from the minors, extended Arizonas lead to 3-1 with 7:12 left in the second, taking a pass from Shane Doan between the hashes and scoring over Pekka Rinnes glove. Montravius Adams Youth Jersey. anzal added a goal off a rebound with 4:28 to go to cap the scoring.Rinne made 30 saves for the Predators, who have lost four of five (1-3-1). Nashville is 9-2-2 at home but has the Western Conferences worst road record at 3-9-2.Weve got to play faster and better than we are doing, Predators coach Peter Laviolette said.Mike Smith made 42 saves for the Coyotes.We had some looks but obviously its not good enough, Predators forward Austin Watson said. We knew we were in for a battle tonight and we didnt get the job done.Doan had a chance to score his 400th career goal when he was awarded a penalty shot 53 seconds into the third after being pulled down by Viktor Arvidsson on a breakaway, but shot directly into Rinnes stomach.Game notes Doan is scoreless on six career penalty shots. ... Coyotes D Connor Murphy left the game with an upper-body injury. ... Nashville D Yannick Weber played in his 300th career game. ... Goligoskis goal was his first with the Coyotes and 56th in 589 career games. ... Before the game, the Coyotes placed LW Max Domi, on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. 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The Latest on the Olympics ahead of the Rio Games (all times local):---10:50 p. Cheap San Antonio Spurs Jerseys .m.Katie Ledeckys hopes of swimming another relay event at the Rio Olympics took a big hit when she finished seventh in the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.Ledecky was hoping for a top-six finish Friday night, which likely would have assured her of at least swimming in the preliminaries of the 4x100 free relay in Rio.Nineteen-year-old Abbey Weitzeil claimed her first trip to the Olympics by touching first in 53.28 seconds, while another 19-year-old, Simone Manuel, took the second spot in 53.52. She, too, is an Olympic rookie.The next four finishers are also likely to swim on the relay, and all are Olympic veterans. Amanda Weir is heading to the Summer Games for the third time after finishing third in 53.75, followed by Lia Neal (53.77), Allison Schmitt (53.87) and Dan Vollmer (53.92).Ledecky was next at 53.99, an impressive showing given that sprinting isnt her forte. Still, she has already earned spots on the Olympic team in the 200 and 400 free, and will be an overwhelming favorite in her final event of the trials: the 800 free Saturday night.Since shell be in Rio, Ledecky would be available to join the 4x100 free relay if theres any sort of issues, such as an injury or illness. Shell be busy enough as it is, also competing in the 4x200 free relay.---10:25 p.m.Michael Phelps has gotten through his toughest night of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.After beating Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter individual medley Friday, Phelps returned to the pool 30 minutes later to post the sixth-fastest time in the semifinals of the 100 butterfly.That was good enough to send Phelps to the final Saturday night, where hell try to lock up a third individual event for the Rio Games.Phelps also qualified in the 200 fly.Seth Stubblefield was the fastest qualifier in the 100 fly at 51.26 seconds, just ahead of Tim Phillips (51.28).Phelps, merely looking to advance on a grueling night, managed a time of 51.83. He should be a lot faster in his final race of the trials.---10:20 p.m.Sanya Richards-Ross bid a tearful adieu to track after pulling up a little more than halfway through her 400-meter preliminary at Olympic Trials.The 31-year-old Olympic champion has been dealing with foot and hamstring injuries most of the year. In Fridays opening round, she made it about 250 meters before pulling up. Moments later, she was blowing kisses to the fans, who gave her a standing ovation.In the next race, Allyson Felix finished second, with a time of 51.96 seconds, to advance. Felix is dealing with an injured right ankle, but showed no signs of the injury in what amounted to a warm-up race for her. She will also try to make it in the 200-meter race next week to go for an Olympic double.---10:05 p.m.Michael Phelps has won his latest showdown with Ryan Lochte, capturing the 200-meter individual medley at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.Phelps led a scintillating race from start to finish Friday night, but Lochte was with him stroke for stroke. As they came to the wall, Phelps pulled slightly ahead to touch in 1 minute, 55.91 seconds.Lochte was next at 1:56.22 and had no complaints about his consolation prize: an individual race at the Rio Olympics.The 11-time Olympic medalist injured his groin on the first day of the meet, struggled in his next few races and was down to his final chance to get a swim of his own at the games.Now, thats out of the way, which means Phelps and Lochte will carry their longtime rivalry to one more event in South America.Phelps is a three-time defending gold medalist in the 200 IM and the most decorated athlete in Olympic history.---10 p.m.QUALIFICATION ALERT: Abbey Weitzeil has qualified for the Rio Olympics in the 100-meter freestyle.--9:50 p.m.QUALIFICATION ALERT: Michael Phelps has qualified for the Rio Olympics in the 200-meter individual medley.---9:45 p.m.LaShawn Merritts plans for trying the 200-400 double: wait and see.The 2008 Olympic gold medalist at 400 meters made it easily through the first round of qualifying for the 400 at Olympic track trials. Afterward, the first question he faced was whether hed also be trying for the 200.He has run the worlds fastest time at the distance this year, but has never run the 200 in a major meet.He said he has paid the entry fee and filled out all the forms, but will wait to see how he feels after the 400 finals Sunday night.Qualifying for the 200 starts next Thursday.---9:40 p.m.Missy Franklin has advanced to the final of the 200-meter backstroke, giving her a chance to claim a second individual event in Rio.Franklin won her semifinal heat at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in 2 minutes, 8.63 seconds. She already qualified for the Olympics in the 200 free, while missing out in three other events that she qualified for in 2012.The only one faster than Franklin was Maya DiRado, who touched first in the other semifinal heat in 2:08.14.DiRado already swept the 200 and 400 individual medley, and now shes positioned to claim a third individual race at the first and only Olympics of her career. The 23-year-old has lined up a job and plans to retire after Rio.---9:25 p.m.Another defending Olympic champion has gone down at the U.S. swimming trials.Tyler Clary finished third in the 200-meter backstroke behind California Aquatics teammates Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley, who will represent the U.S. team at the Rio Games.Murphy grabbed the lead on the second lap and pulled away to win easily in the 1 minute, 53.95 seconds. He completed a sweep of the backstroke events, having also won the 100.Pebley held on for the second spot, touching in 1:54.77.Clary was next at 1:55.33, ending his hopes of defending the gold medal he won in London.---9:20 p.m.QUALIFICATION ALERT: Ryan Murphy has qualified for the Olympics in the 200-meter backstroke.---9:20 p.m.Amy Acuff has made her last competitive high jump.The 40-year-old veteran of five Olympics called it a career -- for real, this time -- after failing to move on in the preliminaries at the U.S. Track and Field trials.She was in semi-retirement but went back into training so she could take one more run through Hayward Field in Eugene. She knew her chances were slim to make another Olympics but, nonetheless, wanted to finish what she started.Acuff, who is starting a software company that will track performance of track and field athletes, says shes looking forward to taking a casual run instead of beating herself up in training.Americas newest high jump star, world indoor champion Vashti Cunningham, moved through easily to Sundays final.---9:15 p.m.Lilly King has swept the breaststroke events at the U.S. Olympics swimming trials.King won the 200-meter breast on Friday night, touching the wall in 2 minutes, 24.08 seconds. The 19-year-old from Indiana had already won the 100 breast, ensuring her of two individual events at the Rio Games and a likely spot on the 4x100 medley relay.Molly Hannis, a 24-year-old who swims for Tennessee Aquatics, took the second spot in the 200 breast at 2:24.39. She will be competing in her first Olympics at Rio.---9:10 p.m.QUALIFICATION ALERT: Lilly King has qualified for the Rio Olympics in the 200-meter breaststroke.---9 p.m.Anthony Ervin and Nathan Adrian were the top two qualifiers for the 50-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic trials.Ervin led the way in 21.55 seconds at age 35; Adrian was second quickest in 21.60. Both men are already on the team, with Ervin still seeking an individual event to go with his relay duty and Adrian set to defend his 100 free title from the London Games.Cullen Jones, silver medalist four years ago, was third quickest in 21.93 at age 32. Jimmy Feigen was fourth in 22.02 going into Saturdays final.---8:55 p.m.Its gotta be the spikes for 800-meter runner Boris Berian.With his dispute involving Nike resolved, Berian donned a new pair of New Balance spikes when he won his first-round heat at the U.S. Track and Field trials Friday.Berian said after the race a big weight was lifted from his shoulders once Nike recently ended its lawsuit against him over what brand of gear he wears. He recently inked a shoe deal with New Balance, his new gear arriving just days ago.The 23-year-old used to flip burgers at a McDonalds in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to make ends meet while he trained. Now, hes a favorite to earn an Olympic spot for Rio.---5:05 p.m.Action is underway at the U.S. Track and Field trials, and 40-year-old Adam Nelson is still in the mix for a trip to his fourth Olympics.Nelson, who came out of retirement to compete this year, was among the 12 men who made it through to tonights shot put finals. The top three finishers will punch tickets to Rio.Also in the mix is Joe Kovacs, who won the gold medal at world championships last year, and 38-year-old Reese Hoffa, who took bronze in London four years ago.---4:50 p.m.Three years ago, the wrestling community was forced to contemplate life without the Olympics.Now back on the program, the worlds oldest sport will be showcased again at the Rio Games. American Jordan Burroughs is the favorite in the 74-kilogram freestyle division. Adeline Gray enters with a 37-match winning streak.Wrestling quickly restructured its once-woeful international leadership, implementing new rules to emphasize scoring and embrace gender equity by adding two new womens weight classes.The IOC took notice, returning wrestling to the Olympic roster just eight months after kicking out the sport in 2013.---3:30 p.m.Mountain bike rider Jaroslav Kulhavy trained so hard for the Olympics that he didnt have time to finish work on a new house.It took a broken left hand to finally slow him down on the mountain bike, though its not the kind of break he needed as he works to get back atop the medal stand in Rio. There is little time to rest with some of cyclings best-known names looking to unseat the Czech champion.In March, Kulhavy had surgery on the hand he broke during a race in Cyprus. After a five-week recovery, he was back on the World Cup circuit in May.There are two familiar foes awaiting him: Nino Schurter of Switzerland and Julien Absalon of France. Schurter won silver in 2012 and bronze in 2008.Absalon, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, had his hopes dashed for another first-place finish in London by a flat tire.---2:30 p.m.German public broadcasters say thieves in Brazil have stolen technical equipment worth about 400,000 euros ($445,400) that was intended for use at the Rio Olympics.ZDF and NDR issued a joint statement that the gear was inside two shipping containers being transported by tractor-trailer Friday from Rios port to a storage facility.The broadcasters say the driver was unharmed, but the vehicle has disappeared along with its haul.The two stations say the equipment was insured and can likely be replaced before the start of the Olympics in five weeks.---1:55 p.m.Michael Phelps qualified sixth fastest in the 100-meter butterfly heats at the U.S. Olympic trials.The 18-time Olympic gold medalist was third in his heat with a time of 51.87 seconds. Phelps rival, Ryan Lochte, qualified in ninth at 52.66.Matthew Jose grabbed a bit of glory as the top qualifier with a time of 51.61. The 21-year-old swims for Division III Queens University in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina.Tim Phillips was second fastest in 51.68 and Seth Stubblefield was third at 51.70. The top 16 moved on to the semifinals.Phelps is the defending Olympic champion in the 100 fly; Lochte didnt qualify in the event four years ago.Phelps has a busy evening ahead of him. He will swim the 200 individual medley final at 9:45 p.m., followed by the 100 fly semifinals around 10:15 p.m.Lochte says hes not sure whether hell swim the 100 fly semis because its mostly a fun event for him. Hes focused on the 200 IM, where he and Phelps will resume their long rivalry in the final.---1:25 p.m.Katie Ledecky swam to the fastest qualifying time in the 800-meter freestyle at the U.S. trials.She touched in 8 minutes, 10.91 seconds, finishing 10.73 seconds ahead of Leah Smith, who qualified second in 8:21.64.Ledeckys time was third fastest in the world this year, and the Maryland teenager owns the 10 fastest times in the events history.Ashley Twichell and Haley Anderson qualified third and fourth for Saturdays final. They are open-water swimmers competing in pool events this week. Anderson is already on the Olympic team for the 10-kilometer open-water race in Rio.---1:10 p.m.The World Anti-Doping Agencys Olivier Niggli began his role as director general this week, succeeding David Howman.In 2014, Niggli became WADAs chief operating officer and helped implement the new world anti-doping code and the development of the compliance program.Niggli says our ability to protect the worlds clean athletes grows stronger and stronger, thanks to an ever-expanding network of global partners that are increasingly united in the pursuit to catch dopers.He says the agency is bolstering investigative work and will start a new whistleblower program by November. He notes numerous questions are being asked of the anti-doping community and WADA will hold a think tank in September.Niggli first joined WADA as the agencys legal director in 2002.---12:35 p.m.Caeleb Dressel topped the 50-meter freestyle qualifying at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.The 19-year-old sprinter swam in 21.76 seconds. He already made the team by finishing second in the 100 free on Thursday.Anthony Ervin, the 2000 Olympic champion, was second fastest in 21.80. He qualified to swim a relay at the Rio Games at age 35 by finishing fourth in the 100 free and is seeking to compete in an individual event.Cullen Jones, silver medalist four years ago in London, was third quickest in 21.84. Jones is down to his last chance to make the team after he failed to secure a top-four finish in the 100 free.Nathan Adrian, the 100 free winner at trials, was fourth in 21.96. Also advancing to the evening semifinals was Jimmy Feigen in fifth.---11:40 a.m.Olympic champion David Rudisha finished third place in the 800 meters at the Kenyan trials, but the world-record holder was still selected to defend his title in Rio.Rudisha finished behind Alfred Kipketer and Ferguson Rotich. They took the two automatic places in the event, leaving Rudisha to fill the selectors wild-card pick. Officials said before the trials they would pick Rudisha no matter what.Rudisha trailed in fifth at the final turn and was forced wide to get a clear run down the straightaway to finish third.Rudisha produced one of the memorable Olympic performances when he broke the world record at the 2012 London Games, but he has had a slow start to this season.---11 a.m.The head of Brazils anti-doping body has been sacked after the Rio de Janeiro laboratory was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency.The Brazilian agency confirmed that Marco Aurelio Klein will be replaced by Rogerio Sampaio, a former judoka who won a gold medal in the 1992 Barcelona Games.WADA suspended the lab last Friday for failing to meet its standards. It didnt elaborate.Sampaio is expected to meet WADA officials next week, with the aim of lifting the suspension within weeks.If the Rio lab is not reinstated in time for the Olympics in August, the IOCs options for drug testing include Los Angeles; Salt Lake City; Bogota, Colombia; Havana; and Mexico City.---10:10 a.m.The Russian mens quadruple sculls team was disqualified from the Rio Olympics for a doping violation and replaced by New Zealand.The World Rowing Federation says the banned substance trimetazidine was found in a urine sample given by rower Sergei Fedorovtsev in an out-of-competition test on May 17. He competed a week later at the final Olympic qualifying regatta in Switzerland, where Russia finished first to qualify for Rio.New Zealand finished third behind Russia and Canada in the qualifying event. Canada also qualified by finishing second, joining the top eight crews who secured their Olympic places at the 2015 world championships in France.The New Zealand crew was confirmed to go to Rio by the national Olympic committee.---9:10 a.m.Serbia and France are good enough to win mens basketball medals at the Olympics. First, they have to get there.The final three places in the 12-team field are on the line in the three Olympic qualifying tournaments next week. Serbia and France, who won silver and bronze two years ago in the Basketball World Cup, will be among the favorites to earn berths after falling short last summer.The new format to fill out the Olympics has 18 countries still in the running for spots in Rio. Six teams will be in each tournament, and the three winners will be Brazil bound.Some teams still trying to get there are better than a few who have already qualified. Four of the worlds top 10 will be competing, including France (5th), Serbia (6th), Turkey (8th) and Greece (10th).---8:50 a.m.Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova was cleared by track and fields world governing body to compete as a neutral athlete in the European championships and the Rio Olympics.While her participation in next weeks European meet is assured, it remains uncertain whether the IOC will accept the decision for the Olympics.The IAAF said its doping review board accepted Stepanovas application to compete as an independent athlete under exceptional eligibility rules.The 800-meter runner provided evidence to the World Anti-Doping Agency of widespread cheating in Russia that led the IAAF to bar the countrys track and field athletes from international competition, including the Rio Games.---8:40 a.m.The Olympics will become a tangible reality on Friday, when one of its so-called Mega souvenir shops opens on Copacabana Beach.Bring plenty of cash, at least for anything more than a keychain that sells for 25 Brazilian reals ($8). A commemorative gold medal will sell for around $2,000.Olympic merchandising is big business.Rios head of licensing and retail sales, Sylmara Multini, says organizers hope to sell merchandise worth about 1 billion Brazilian reals ($310 million).The 19,300-square-foot layout on Copacabana is one of three huge stores. The largest will be a store in the Olympic Park. Cheap Spurs Jerseys . Louis. To which I would say two things: 1. Where there is smoke, there is or perhaps has been a little fire. Or, in other words, the two teams would appear to have at least spoken. And spoken is defined as one calling the other to inquire, no more, no less. Cheap Spurs Jerseys Authentic .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. http://www.cheapspursjerseys.com/ . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. Cote helped running back Jon Cornish run for a league-high 1,813 rushing yards en route to being named the leagues most outstanding player. Lewis Hamilton says he will be proud of his 2016 campaign regardless of what happens at the title decider in Abu Dhabi, where he faces impossible odds to claim a fourth world championship.Hamilton has had a year punctuated by poor starts and engine reliability issues, notably his dramatic failure leading the Malaysian Grand Prix. He trails Rosberg by 12 points heading to the final round and cannot beat his Mercedes teammate to the title if the German finishes on the podium, even if he claims a fourth straight win.Despite the steep odds against him Hamilton is determined to cap 2016 with a dominant victory.Its not been a perfect season and Im faced with pretty impossible odds no matter what I do this weekend, he said. But I cant and wont give up. You never know what might happen - however unlikely it may seem.Ill be proud of myself and what Ive achieved as long as I feel Ive given my all and performed at my best. And, whatever happens, Im proud of everyone whos been a part of the succeess weve shared over the past few years. Wholesale Spurs Jerseys. Im approaching this weekend the same as I do every race. I want to win and Ill give it everything to finish the season on a high.Hamiltons most recent win in Brazil came in torrential conditions and saw him finally claim a victory at his boyhood hero Ayrton Sennas home race. The three-time world champion admits he is in a good place at the moment and happy to be part of Mercedes current spell of dominance.To finally win in Brazil was a moment Ill never forget. It had been a long time coming. Im in a good place right now. Im feeling super strong in this amazing car that everyone at the factories has worked so hard to give us. 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There were a handful of upsets last week in NCAA volleyball, and even a high-profile celebrity (he didnt bring Rihanna with him) taking in a game in person. Nicolas Meloche Jersey . Heres what you need to know.Making noise nationallyNorth Carolina was picked to win the ACC, and the Tar Heels continue to make a national statement, this time with a come-from-behind win over a Wisconsin team many project to reach the final four.North Carolina upended the Badgers 3-2 in Chapel Hill in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Badgers, No. 6, in this weeks American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, had been ranked No. 2.After splitting the first two sets, Wisconsin nipped the Tar Heels 25-23 for the third. Instead of being deflated, the Tar Heels found energy for a 7-0 run, leading to a 25-20 fourth set. The teams were tied 8-8 in the final set before the Tar Heels won seven of the final 10 points.This is the first time in program history the Tar Heels, who improved to No. 8 in the poll, have wins over two top-10 teams. North Carolina stunned Penn State in five sets on opening weekend, only the 15th loss ever for the Nittany Lions at Rec Hall in State College, Pennsylvania.Redshirt sophomore Taylor Leaths third double-double of the season (23 kills, 19 digs) also marked the first 20-kill performance by a Tar Heel since 2013. Freshman Julia Scoles, MVP of the Penn State Invitational, added 18 kills and 15 digs, her fourth double-double in six matches.North Carolina also got inspired play from Taylor Fricano, who spent her first two years a Badger and is best buddies with Wisconsin middle blocker Haleigh Nelson, playing back near her hometown, Cary. Fricano hit .407 with a career-best 15 kills against her former team; the junior had recorded 20 kills in North Carolinas first five matches.The Badgers played without starter Lauryn Gillis, second on the team in kills, who is out with an ankle sprain. That forced Kelli Bates to move from libero to outside hitter for the first time this season. Wisconsin hit a season-low .139 in the match.North Carolina, which dropped its first match of the season the following night to No. 3 Minnesota, plays its final preconference tournament at the TCU Horned Frog Invitational starting Friday. In addition to the Horned Frogs, the Tar Heels meet Sam Houston State and SMU.Getting it done in fiveNorth Carolinas victory over Wisconsin wasnt the only nail-biter. No. 4 Kansas survived Creighton 3-2, its second five-setter in a row. The Jayhawks nipped Arkansas 3-2 on Sept. 3.In addition to strong play from its veterans, Kansas got support from its newcomers in the Bluejay Invitational, including 22 digs from redshirt freshman Patricia Montero.No. 14 Purdue rallied from two sets down to defeat then-No. 9 Stanford in five at Maples Pavilion, outhitting the Cardinal in four of the five sets.Pitt also ended Michigans unblemished season 3-2, earning what coach Dan Fisher said might be the biggest win in program history. The Panthers won the final set of their own invitational behind tournament MVP Stephanie Williams, a redshirt freshman, who finished with a team-best 21 kills and 13 digs.It was the second win over a ranked opponent for the Panthers, who became the 18th Division I program to notch 1,000 wins when they defeated Colorado State, ranked 25, when the teams played on Sept. 3.Behind 10 aces, No. 19 Ohio State survived Green Bay in five. Senior middle blocker Taylor Sandbothe took home all-tournament honors.No. 6 Washington also got its first win over a ranked team this season, outlasting No. 15 Hawaii in five behind Crissy Jones career-high 22 kills and .300 hitting.Drizzy drops inIts offseason for the Toronto Raptors, so when Drake was seeking out a sporting event last Thursday, he turned up at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. Turns out his goddaughter, Long Beach State junior Ashley Murray, is a starting middle blocker for the 49ers, who responded by sweeping then-No. 25 Loyola-Marymount.Social media spread the word quickly about the rapper, who has almost 34 million Twitter followers, and attendance swelled in the 5,000-seat arena.I was pretty nervous because it was the first time he had ever seen me play, said Murray, who calls Drake a family friend.But Murray, the Big West Freshman of the Year in 2014, didnt show nerves and had her best game of the season -- 11 kills, a .526 hitting percentage and six blocks. Three of the final four points were Murray kills to seal the sweep over a team that reached the Sweet 16 last year.After the game, Drake visited the 49ers locker room and wasnt shy about taking pics with the team. He gave us a motivational speech that I really think is going to help us, said Murray, who grew up in Torrance, California. It was very exciting and brought the whole team a lot closer.Murray said she recalls doing homework when she was younger while Drake sat nearby going over his latest recordings, and that made me believe anything is possible.A sports psychology major, Murray wants to have her own sports clothing line. For the record, she loves every Drake song but her new fave is Fire & Desire.Whos to say if Drake will turn up for any more Long Beach State volleyball games, but basketball season is nearing, and its not unusual for the icon to pop in on Pepperdine mens games in support of Ashleys brother, Lamond Murray Jr., who is the leading scorer for the Waves.Who hasnt lost?No. 1 Nebraska (6-0), which has won 22 straight, including the 2015 national championship, isnt the only undefeated team. Before we get to the others, two more Cornhusker notes: Only Michigan State on Nov. 11 has extended the Huskers to five sets in that span. 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Gomes lined a 2-2 pitch off Luke Gregerson (4-4) into the first row of seats above the Green Monster for his second game-ending homer of the season. "That guy throws good sliders like he did the inning before and he did to me," said Gomes, who swung and missed badly on two that sailed away. "The first three pitches no one was going to hit them. I let one go and then kind of set my sights on getting one up, and got good wood on it." Gomes rounded third after his game-ending shot, took his helmet off, held it like a fullback going into the line of scrimmage and was mobbed by his teammates at home plate. "The clubhouse stuff has been talked about more than his play on the field, but hes been great for us," Boston starting pitcher Jon Lester said of the easygoing Gomes. "I just had three swings tonight," Gomes said, standing in the middle of clubhouse wearing red, white and blue shorts. "Those guys did a lot of work. Whether its me or someone else, winnings fun. Its contagious." Mike Carp had two hits and scored a run for Boston, which is 7-1 on its nine-game homestand that concludes Thursday against the Padres. "When we get into some of these National League teams, we dont have a lot of history against their guys coming out of the bullpen," Boston manager John Farrell said of the move. "In this case, Gomes had faced Gregerson twice and also hit a walkoff against him previous." Carlos Quentin went 3 for 4 with a double and two singles for the Padres. San Diego has scored just five runs in its five-game losing streak. "Little bit up in the strike zone. Threw a couple of good ones down that Gomes swung through," Padres manager Bud Black said of the game-winning homer. "Im sure he tried to execute the same one that he did the previous two for strikes, just left it a little bit up. Gomes was probably looking for it. Gomes has some pull-side power, he can elevate the ball and thats what he did." Koji Uehara (2-0) pitched one inning for the win. 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It hit him on the foot, but was waved off. Headley then proceeded to have a 10-pitch at-bat, reaching on a single. Kyle Blanks followed with an RBI single to centre. Boston tied it 1-1 when Carp singled leading off the fourth and scored when left fielder Quentin misplayed a carom off the Green Monster on Saltalamacchias double. Lester settled down after the first, retiring the Padres in order on just five pitches in the second. He gave up a hit, but needed only 12 in the third. Volquez struck out the side in the second after allowing Carps leadoff single. Both dugouts were warned by Eddings after Volquez hit Jose Iglesias with the first pitch in the third inning. NOTES: Red Sox RHP Clay Buchholz, on the 15-day disabled list since June 9 with a neck strain, threw from flat ground at about 100 feet. Buchholz was 9-0 with a 1.71 ERA before the injury. ... 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We had our sights set on a focused competitor who has demonstrated success and possesses a deep connection to college and high school football in the great state of Texas.As this process was completed, it was clearly evident the only individual to offer our position to was Major Applewhite and he was indeed the right man to lead our program.Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, Houston defensive coordinator Todd Orlando, former LSU coach Les Miles and Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley also were reported candidates for the job.Sources told ESPNs Brett McMurphy that Houston was down to Applewhite and Kiffin, but the tipping point was the number of players who expressed their support for Applewhite to Yurachek.Applewhite will take over immediately, coaching the Cougars against San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 17. Orlando, who has been serving as the interim coach since Herman accepted the Texas job?on Nov. 26, will assume his usual duties as defensive coordinator.Herman commended Applewhites hire in a tweet Friday.The 38-year-old Applewhite steps into a program that has enjoyed a lot of success in the past 10 years and has become a launching pad for coaches. Art Briles went 34-28 with a Conference USA title at Houston from 2003 to 2007 before moving on to Baylor. Kevin Sumlin went 35-17 from 2008 to 2011 before leaving for Texas A&M. Herman went 22-4 with an American Athletic Conference championship in 2015.A source told ESPN on Thursday that the university wanted to require an excessive buyout so the next coach cant leave after a couple of seasons without paying a substantial penalty.My family and I are excited and honored to have the opportunity to lead such a tradition-rich program and continue our lives in one of the greatest cities is the nation, a city we love, Applewhite said. The student-athletes truly are the backbone of every great program, and as theyve demonstrated over the past few years, we have an exceptional group of young men in our program, and well continue to add men with great character and a competitive drive in our recruiting.Applewhite, who joined Houston in 2015, combined with Herman to lead one of the nations best offenses. The Cougars ranked 15th nationally in passing offense (301.9 yards per game) and 21st in scoring (38 points per game) this season. In addition, they averaged 157.3 yards rushing in 2016.Overall, Houston gained more than 500 yards in a game on 11 occasions over the past two seasons.Its no coincidence that the success UH football has achieved over the past two seasons happened with Major Applewhite running our offense, university president Renu Khator said in a statement. His energy and creativity are responsible for one of the most explosive passing games in college football and I am confident that as our head coach he will continue our upward trajectory as a nationally relevant athletics program.Before joining the Cougars, the former Texas quarterback, who was the 1999 co-Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, served seven years as an assistant coach for the Longhorns. He was Texas co-offensive coordinator in his last four seasons in Austin after serving as assistant head coach in his first three years on the Longhorns staff. In 2013, Applewhite admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a student during a 2009 bowl trip and said he was ordered to undergo counseling and had his pay frozen for a year at that time.He was out of coaching for one season before joining the Cougars.Applewhite was Alabamas offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2007. 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Her aim has always been to be back playing and available for selection for the World Cup next summer, and well continue to offer her the support she needs to achieve that goal.Taylor is one of 17 players to be handed the new full two-year deals, which also come with increased value following the initial introduction of central contracts in 2014, while Beth Langston has been awarded the first of the newly created rookie contractsAlex Hartley, the left-arm spinner who has taken 17 wickets in her first nine ODIs, has been awarded her first full contract but fellow left-armer Rebecca Grundy has lost her deal while the retired pair of Charlotte Edwards and Lydia Greenway also drop off the list.The womens game is growing at a real pace, but still doesnt have the financial security that the mens county game offers a player from the England mens team in the event that they lose their ECB central contract, Robinson said. 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Taking that into account, Swedish epidemiologist Mikkel Quam researched Zika and estimated that only four percent of the people - athletes, family, fans, etc. - traveling to the Olympics will get bitten by a mosquito carrying Zika, and that the chances of a person actually getting infected with the disease during that stretch is 1 in 31,000. Americans, meanwhile, are three times more likely to be killed in a car crash in the United States.UCLAs Dr. Neil Silverman says he isnt sure whether Quams estimates are accurate but says that the chances of getting Zika are relatively low. According to Silverman, even those who do get the virus have only a 20 percent chance of developing any symptoms.For the most part, this is not going to be a serious illness if you do get it, Silverman said. Mostly fever, rash, joint muscle pains, pink eye. And these symptoms tend to be mild and last a few days to a week. Severe disease is extremely low.If Quams estimates are correct - and again, they are just estimates -- that would mean the chances of getting sick from Zika are roughly 1 in 156,000.If you do get the virus, Silverman says, you will become immune to it within a couple weeks. At that point, women will not pass it on. Men could, however, if the virus gets into the prostate. Even so, they would only be able to transmit the virus through their semen for possibly six months.When I read about an athlete who doesnt want to go to Brazil because he might be planning a family a couple years from now, that to me is overkill, Silverman said.The most horrid aspect of Zika is when it gets into the fetus of a pregnant woman and possibly lead to brain malformations in the child. Because of that concern, the Centers for Disease Control recommends that if a man who may have Zika has sex with a partner, he should wear a condom for six months, after which he would be safe from infecting.Whether anyone returning from the Olympics shows any signs of Zika or not, the CDC and Silverman say it is important to spray mosquito repellent on your body for three weeks following the return from Brazil (and, obviously, while in Rio as well). Not to keep from spreading it to other people, but to prevent a mosquito from biting you and then spreading the disease here or some other country.Again, Zika is a virus that needs to be eradicated. But the media has over-hyped the chances of athletes and visitors getting it during the 17 days of the Olympics. Could something bad happen in Rio?No one can ever predict the future for what will happen in Rio in August - or your own city. But that doesnt mean we should let ourselves be overcome by the contagion of fear. 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