OLYMPICSRIO DE JANEIRO -- Green, not gold, was the color of the day at the Olympic diving venue.Sure, China won its third consecutive gold medal, but the buzz was about the color of the water in the diving pool -- a murky green.That was in stark contrast to the pools light blue color the previous day and also that of the clear water in the second pool used for the water polo competition at Maria Lenk Aquatic Center.British diver Tom Daley, who earned bronze in mens synchronized 10-meter on Monday, tweeted a photo of the two pools next to each other and captioned it, Ermmm...what happened?!Water quality has been a major issue surrounding the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but in the ocean and lagoons, not the pools.A statement from Olympic organizers said water tests were conducted and there was no risk to athletes. They couldnt explain the color change, but said its being investigated.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Two windows were shattered when an Olympic bus carrying journalists was hit by an unknown projectile. There were no serious injuries.We dont know yet if the bus was shot, or it was a stone, organizing committee spokesman Mario Andrada told The Associated Press.Andrada said three of the 12 journalists on the bus suffered minor injuries. Two windows were shattered, with tiny chards of glass remaining in place.There was kind of a popping noise and something hit two windows on the side of the bus and left two hole marks, which looked like bullet holes, David Davies, a photographer for the British-based news agency Press Association, told the AP.He said occupants hit the floor, unsure what was happening. Davies said the bus eventually picked up a police escort.The bus was traveling from the northern venue cluster of Deodoro to the main Olympic Park in the suburb of Barra da Tijuca.RIO DE JANEIRO -- A Ukrainian javelin thrower was stripped of his silver medal from the 2012 London Olympics, the latest athlete disqualified after the retesting of stored doping samples.Oleksandr Pyatnytsya tested positive for the steroid turinabol and was retroactively disqualified from the London Games and ordered to return his medal, the International Olympic Committee said.The 31-year-old Ukrainian was one of four more athletes sanctioned by the IOC after retests of stored samples from London and the 2008 Beijing Games. A total of 98 athletes have been caught in retests so far.Also disqualified were Turkish weightlifter Nurcan Taylan, Armenian weightlifter Hripsime Khurshudyan and Belarusian hammer thrower Pavel Kryvitski. None of those were medalists.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Los Angeles leaders pitched their bid for the 2024 Olympics as a risk-free project that requires little construction and could produce a financial surplus.Los Angeles is seeking to host the Olympics for a third time and bring the Summer Games back to the United States for the first time since Atlanta hosted the event in 1996.Los Angeles is competing against Paris, Rome and Budapest, Hungary. 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To make up for the inconvenience, any fan holding a ticket to the game will be able to get a new Ortiz bobblehead once they are reproduced.The rejected bobblehead was made by BDA, Inc., and the company will also produce the replacements.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- With professional football not working out, Tim Tebow is going to give baseball a try.The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL first-round draft pick plans to hold a workout for Major League Baseball teams to scout him. Tebow last played organized baseball in high school.ESPN first reported the news.Agent Brodie Van Wagenen, the co-head of CAA Baseball, said in a statement that the workout is not a publicity stunt.Tebow, who turns 29 on Sunday, has been training in Scottsdale with former major league catcher Chad Moeller.PRO FOOTBALLSeveral fans who traveled to Canton, Ohio, for the Hall of Fame game that was canceled on Sunday night because of poor field conditions are planning to sue the NFL and the hall.Attorney Michael Avenatti, who represented ticket holders for the 2011 Super Bowl who wound up without seats in Dallas, told The Associated Press that no fewer than 20 individuals have approached him about a class-action lawsuit. 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Matthew Dellavedovas Olympic Games preparations have taken a hit after the NBA star was forced to sit out of Tuesday nights match between the Australian Boomers and the Pac-12 All-Stars in Melbourne.After becoming the fourth Australian in three years to win the NBA Championship last month, Dellavedova put his signature to a $38 million contract that would see him depart his championship-winning Cleveland Cavaliers for the Milwaukee Bucks.However, the Victorian native is still awaiting his insurance to be processed by the NBA and as a result had to watch on as the Boomers grinded out a nine-point win at Hisense Arena.Without insurance, if he played and was injured, his medical expenses and rehabilitation would not be covered by the NBA.Speaking after the match, Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis said he was frustrated by Dellavedovas forced omission, insisting it was out of his control.Yeah its one of those things. From our point of view, we found out last Friday so we were hoping that he would be cleared to play, Lemanis said.We thought that we would get something overnight, but it didnt come. Thats just not a process that we can control.Its unfortunate, it is what it is, well move on and hopefully hell be ready on Thursday.The Boomers and Pac-12 All-Stars again lock horns on Thursday night for their second and final match.Boomers believe they can win goldDellavedovas interrupted Olympic preparation has seen himm travel between Australia and the United States three times in 10 days.dddddddddddd?After arriving in Melbourne early last week, Dellavedova was forced to leave the Boomers camp to fly back to Milwaukee for a medical before his transfer could be completed. He then returned to Melbourne days later to re-join the squad, which has now been reduced to 12.San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills, who impressed with his sublime vision and three-point shooting against the Pac-12 All-Stars, said he couldnt wait to line-up alongside his NBA colleague.I think when all of us get out onto the court it will be great, but Delly especially - who has not been able to hit out for this training camp, so far, Mills said.Hes one of those guys that can slide in there as if hes been around the whole time. Hes such a smart point guard. For me Im looking forward to playing with him and in the past weve played really well together.[Im] excited to get out there and wear the green and gold - we dont get a chance that often to do it so its a great opportunity for us.With game two of the farewell series scheduled for Thursday, theres still no guarantee that Dellavedova will take to the court. 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HARTFORD, Conn. -- A former Wesleyan University football player has been sentenced to six months of home confinement on federal charges that he supplied recreational hallucinogenic drugs to his teammates.Ryan Welch, of Salem, Massachusetts, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Bridgeport. He must also serve three years of probation and perform 200 hours of community service.The 22-year-old Welch pleaded guilty in March to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of a controlled substance.Welch played defensive back for Wesleyan, a Division III program.He was going into his junior season a year ago when he began dealing a hallucinogenic concoction that became known as Welchies Special, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office. It included the psychedelic drugs known as 2C-B and 2C-E, which authorities say he acquired over the internet.He first provided the drug in a liquid form, which was often mixed into a sports drink. He later sold the drug in powders and capsules, according to court documents.Prosecutors said he provided the drug to about 20 freshmen, sophomores and juniors on both the offense and the defense. The first dose was free and players paid $10 for subsequent doses, prosecutors said.Some of these distributions occurred off-campus, when the football team traveled to away games, and other of these distributions occurred on campus, including in the locker room used by the football team, according to the prosecutors pre-sentencing report.None of the coaches knew about Welchs operation, according to prosecutors.Welchs lawyers said he did not sell the drugs to make a profit, but wrote in their pre-sentencing report that he naively (with knowledge that they were illegal) obtained the substances to use for himself and share with his friends.The federal investigation began last October, when emergency crews treated a tennis player inside a dormitory who went into convulsions and had to be hospitalized after taking the drugs.Welch could have faced up to a year in prison under federal sentencing guidelines, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office, which had recommended a year of home confinement.The school confirmed Tuesday that Welch has been expelled. 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The pair won a third gold at London in 2012, when they played next to the prime ministers residence at No. 10 Downing Street, and while Walsh Jennings was pregnant with her third child.But playing at a superb venue on a real beach at Copacabana, where the Brazilians have an enormous passion for the sport, Walsh Jennings will not win a fourth gold medal. Instead, she and playing partner April Ross will play for her first bronze medal after losing a two-set match against Brazilians Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas.Passing poorly and making a number of mistakes, the Americans lost in straight sets, 22-20 and 21-18. It was the first loss in any Olympic beach volleyball match for Walsh Jennings (26-1).It was rocky, Walsh Jennings said of the match. You have to pass the ball to win matches, and I dont know how many aces per game they got on me and thats just unacceptable and inexcusable. Ive been served [at] this whole tournament aggressively and we handled it in every other situation, and its really disappointing and heartbreaking not to do it in this situation tonight.You cant do anything without a pass. Thats what set the tone and we never got our mojo together or anything else.Asked what it was like to beat Walsh Jennings, Bednarczuk responded: Its crazy! I dont even realize what it means yet. After we finish the Olympic Games, well think about this because now we have to think about the next game.While Bednarczuks team plays for gold, Walsh Jennings and Ross will pllay Brazils Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes.dddddddddddd Before the semifinal matches, many would have expected those two teams to play for the gold. Instead, one will settle for bronze and the other will get nothing.Walsh Jennings and Ross became a team shortly after May-Treanor retired following the London Olympics (she and Walsh Jennings had beaten Ross and her playing partner, Jen Kessy, in the gold-medal match). They were the favorite to win Tuesday after winning all their previous matches here and also having beaten Bednarczuk and Seixas in other tournaments.We could squash that team, and we have in the past, Walsh Jennings said. I say that with so much respect for them -- theyre very, very good. Tonight they rose to the occasion. I certainly did not and there is no excuse for it. It was just terrible execution.With a packed stadium chanting and shouting boisterously for their team, the Brazilians simply outplayed the Americans, making dazzling one-handed diving saves and extraordinary blocks while Walsh Jennings struggled to pass the ball. She and Ross said they didnt let the Brazilian fans get to them, that in fact, it was a great atmosphere in which to play. They just played below their usual standard.I envisioned them coming at me and envisioned them nailing every pass. I was just too quick with the ball, Walsh Jennings said. I learned this lesson the hard way. Our coaches go over it many, many times. To not go to the finals of the Olympics Games is absolutely devastating.Walsh Jennings is 38 and will be 42 by the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Asked whether she can make it to those Games and try again for her fourth gold, she replied, I know I can. I dont know if I will. I want to win my match tomorrow and I want to go home with a bronze medal.A bronze would be a first for the beach volleyball legend. It just wont be anywhere as special as a fourth gold. ' ' '

A late breakaway try to Johnny Tuivasa-Sheck has completed an extraordinary 30-28 comeback by the Sydney Roosters to claim the clubs first under-20s title.Down 28-6 at the break against Penrith and with key man Grant Garvey nursing a shoulder injury, the Roosters got the crucial first try of the second half through captain Nat Butcher.And it was all the Tricolours from there, Thomson Tuigamala and Joseph Manu crossing before Tuivasa-Sheck raced 50 metres to give his team a two-points lead.Penrith star Dylan Edwards had an opportunity to send the game to extra time but didnt have the legs to nail a 25-metre penalty shot.The Roosters, who finished seventh at the end of the regular season, then closed out a second half they dominated from start to finish.They literally got the early jump on the heavily favoured rivals, pulling off a short kickoff and then scoring first through Manu.But the minor premiers claimed the ascendancy with the next five tries of the half.Second-rower Corey Waddell set up his teams first with a 15th-minute offload, and then raced away himself after forcing a turnover.Two turning points in the first half came when Penrith successfully used a captains challenge to deny Roosters centre Jarren Anderson a crucial try in the 28th minute.Leading by 10 points, Penrith winger Daniel Brown was ruled to have been taken out illegally when contesting a towering Paul Momirovski bomb.Then when key player Garvey hurt his shoulder, the Panthers kicked out to a 22-point halftime lead through tries to Kaide Ellis and Wayde Egan. Willis Reed Jersey .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. Womens Knicks Jerseys . Tracey comes to the Blue Bombers after spending over a decade with Queens University. Most recently he was the schools assistant football coach. http://www.cheapknicksjerseyschina.com/ . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. Wholesale Knicks Jerseys . -- On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. Tim Hardaway Jr. Jersey . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Ernie Accorsi, one of the best personnel evaluators in NFL history, once said that there is no price that is too high to pay for a franchise quarterback.The caveat to this was that the player in question had to truly be a franchise quarterback, not just a good or very good field general.This admonition comes to mind when reviewing the deal where the Minnesota Vikings gave up a 2017 first-round pick and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2018 in exchange for Sam Bradford.That might seem like a hhigh price to pay for a player with a career won-loss record of 25-37-1, yet the reality of the situation is that this acquisition was well worth the price.dddddddddddd In fact, Bradford is such a great fit for Norv Turners offense that this move turns the Vikings into viable Super Bowl contenders.Heres a list of reasons how Bradford fits into the Vikings offense: ' ' '

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IBARAKI, Japan -- Shanshan Feng needed every bit of the three-stroke lead she took to final hole Sunday at chilly Taiheiyo Club to finish off her second straight LPGA Tour victory.The 27-year-old Chinese star closed with a double-bogey 6 to beat Ha Na Jang by a stroke in the TOTO Japan Classic, the last of six straight events in Asia. Feng closed with a 2-under 70 for a 13-under 203 total, the double bogey her only dropped shots since the fourth hole Friday.She knew she had a three-stroke lead after birdieing the par-5 17th, not that she wanted to know.I have a habit where I dont look at leaderboards when I play, but I accidentally saw the board when I was on the 17th green, said Feng, the winner last week in steamy Malaysia.She drove to the left and needed two more shots to reach the green.I thought easy two-putt, but the first putt, I just hit it way too hard, Feng said. The second putt, I missed and left myself a 3-footer and said, `Its time to make this putt. I didnt want to lose by making a triple bogey on the last.The putt -- really only about half the length that Feng recounted -- fell for her sixth LPGA Tour victory.Projected to jump from eighth to sixth in the world ranking, Feng has finished no worse than a tie for fourth in her last seven events. She started the run with the Olympic bronze medal in Rio, tied for fourth at Evian in France, opened the Asia trip at home in China with a fourth-place tie, was second behind Jang in Taiwan and tied for third in South Korea.Coming into this week I had a lot of confidence and Im feeling really comfortable, Feng said. I knew that I would have a chance because Ive always liked the Japanese courses that Ive played and Ive played well in Japan.She broke through at Taiheiyo after losing a playoff to Momoko Ueda in the 2011 event at Kintetsu Kashikojima, the tournament venue from 2006 to last year.Playing two groups ahead of Feng, Jang birdied 16 and 17 in her third 68. The South Korean player has three victories this year, beating Feng by a stroke in Taiwan.Every day, I had strong front nine, but was a little tired on the back nine, Jang said. Just tried to be patient every hole. My target was 12-under par this week and I hit my target perfect.A stroke ahead after parring the first eight holes, Feng birdied the next three to open a four-shot lead. She made putts from 8 feet on the par-5 ninth, 25 f

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kendrys Morales started the season scuffling to get his average above .200. Hes finishing up a lot better.Morales homered for his 1,000th career hit and drove in four runs, Danny Duffy pitched effectively into the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 10-3 Sunday.First and foremost, I didnt even know I had 999 hits, Morales said with catching coach Pedro Grifol as his translator.Morales was hitting .191 on June 5, but in his past 20 games he is hitting .359 with a .705 slugging percentage, bringing his season total to .261 with 38 home runs and 85 RBI.Obviously, I didnt have a good start, but the season is a very long season, Morales said. I was able to get back on track and finish strong.Duffy (12-2) picked up his first victory since Aug. 21. He struck out eight and gave up three runs.Again, it sounds boring, but its a simple mindset, Duffy said. I trust my fastball and everything else plays off of it. Thats probably why I dont try to nibble with it.Morales homered in the sixth with Paulo Orlando aboard. Orlando reached base four times -- two doubles, a walk and hit by pitch -- and scored three runs.Morales contributed a RBI single in the first and doubled home Eric Hosmer in the fourth.Hosmer drove in three runs, giving him a career-best 95 RBI. Whit Merrifield had three hits and two RBI.Alex Gordon ended an 0-for-21 drought with his 16th home run, which splashed into the upper right-field fountain.Todd Frazier hit his 37th homer, a White Sox record for a third baseman.Jose Quintana (12-11) was removed after four innings. He faced 24 batters, giving up 10 hits and three walks.It wasnt the normal stuff, the stuff you expect from him, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. They hit him pretty hard, too. He just wasnt locating the way he usually does. It was just an off day for him. We didnt do much offensively against Duffy. He was throwing it pretty good. 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NEW YORK -- Paul Pierce stared straight ahead, an occasional smile or laugh interrupting the otherwise distant look on his face. Now a Net, its clear hes still getting over not being a Celtic. "Its tough when youve been in a situation like me for 15 years," Pierce said. But hes getting used to it, and he and Kevin Garnett are ready to make the most of their new surroundings. Traded from Boston to Brooklyn, the duo was introduced along with Jason Terry on Thursday at a news conference at Barclays Center, their new home. Pierce said it was difficult to leave the city where hed spent his entire career. He appeared dazed at times while listening to questions and answers, even having to ask for one to be repeated while trying to fight his way out of a fog. "You saw the trade and its like, OK, theres a trade. But for me to actually be here now, looking for a place to live, being in this arena, trying to get to know my way around the city, its really starting to sink in now that its become real," Pierce said. "Im no longer a Boston Celtic, Im a Brooklyn Net and thats what it is right now," he continued. "Its a business. At some point we all have to move on and Im here to try to create some kind of legacy here in Brooklyn." The crowd applauded, appearing more excited about having Pierce in Brooklyn than he was about being here. Thats understandable given his history in Boston, where he is the Celtics No. 2 career scorer and was the NBA Finals MVP when they won the last of their NBA-high 17 championships. "Hell yeah, hes been with Boston his whole life," Garnett said. "Youve been in a system, been in a city, especially its the Celtics. Yeah, its very difficult." But Pierce realized it would be coming, saying he thought "the writing was on the wall" in June when the Celtics negotiated a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers to let coach Doc Rivers out of his contract in Boston. "Its sinking in and Im liking what I feel right now," Pierce said, adding he got a jolt when he saw his new white-and-black uniform in the locker room. The Celtics and Nets agreed to the blockbuster trade on draft night and it became official last week. Garnett waved a no-trade clause to accept the deal -- after some urging from Pierce during a lengthy phone call -- and while saying it was "unfortunate" they had to move on, he seemed to have a little easier time embracing it, greeting the audience with "Whats up, Brooklyn!" before his first remarks. "I dont know anyone that loves change, but change has to happen for things to (get) better," he said. The three newcomers were joined on the podium by general manager Billy King and first-year coach Jason Kidd, who at 40 is a longtime rival, a former teammate of Terrys and just a few years older than his new players. And they got a visit at the end from Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, who made a late decision to attend the news conference and meet the players whose salaries helped the teams payroll soar so high that the club will pay about $80 million in luxury tax next season. "I think theyre still counting money in the back office, but frankly speaking, I just hope the check doesnt bounce," Prokhorov joked. The Russian billionaire has said his goal was to win a championship within five years of buying the team in 2010. Including the signing of Andrei Kirilenko this summer, Brooklyn has now gotten into position to contend. "For me, its not the way to wait 10, 15 years for results," Prokhorov said. With Pierce and Garnett joining the trio of Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and All-Star centre Brook Lopez, the Nets will have one of the NBAs most potent lineups. But they will have to win soon, as Pierce will be 36 by opening night and Garnett is 37 -- though his refusal to answer to question about how much he has left showed he believes the answer is plenty. The Celtics won a title in the first year that Garnett and Pierce were together, and they believe the Nets have the talent to compete for one this season. "This is like mirror images," Garnett said. "You see the talent thats already here, you see us coming into it, now its about how well we gel." It will be strange trying to do it in jerseys that dont have any green. Garnetts even has an unfamiliar number, now in No. 2 in honour of his friend and former Minnesota teammate, the late Malik Sealy. Pierce always envisioned them playing together, but not anywhere else. 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SAN DIEGO -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are firmly in the playoff picture.Its been a long time since thats happened.Ive been here for five years and this is the first time weve been playing meaningful football in December, so I cant lie to you, it is a great feeling, Keith Tandy said after his interception sealed the Bucs fourth straight victory, 28-21 against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.But we also know we have a lot of work to do, so well take 24 hours to enjoy it and get back to work.The Bucs (7-5) pulled into a tie with Atlanta atop the NFC South.Jameis Winston threw a go-ahead, 12-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Brate midway through the fourth quarter and Tandy intercepted Philip Rivers in the end zone with 2:56 left.Tampa Bay hosts the Saints next Sunday. They finish with games at New Orleans, at Dallas and at home against Carolina.As well as winning four straight, the Bucs have won four straight on the road.Tandy was already past this one and ready for the next game.Ive never played meaningful football in December, so Im ready to get on and see how it feels, he said.Here are some takeaways from the Bucs win:PERSPECTIVESince winning the Super Bowl here in January 2003 with a rout of the Oakland Raiders, the Bucs have been back to the playoffs only twice, losing in the wild-card round both times. Theyve missed the playoffs the last eight years.Were having fun, and when you have fun good things happen, rookie cornerback Vernon Hargreaves said. Hopefully we can keep this streak going and see where it takes us.GREAT DEFENSERivers threw two second-half interceptions, including Lavonte Davids pick-6.Hargreaves had a hand in both pickoffs.He tipped the ball that David plucked out of the air and returned 15 yards for a 17-14 lead late in the third quarter.After Winstons go-ahead TD pass to Brate and a 2-point conversion pass to Mike Evans, Rivers had the Chargers on the move in the final minutes. Hargreaves hollered out what route to look for. Tandy got in front of a pass to Dontrelle Inman along the right sideline and picked it off.Tandys momentum carried him into the end zone, giving the Bucs the ball on their 20. They were able to run out the clock.Tandy said the defense made adjustments at halftime and came out fired up.We didnt have the energy we had the last couple of weeks. So thats all we kept talking about, Tandy said. You could hear guys going, `Lets get the energy back. Lets get the energy back and lets keep punching. BOLTSThe Chargers (5-7) were trying to get back to .500 for the first time since Week 2. They remain buried in the AFC West basement and have all but assured themselves of missing the playoffs for the third time in coach Mike McCoys four seasons and for the sixth time in seven seasons.In his last home game, Rivers was intercepted four times in the fourth quarter of a 31-24 loss to Miami.Weve had a handful like this, not necessarily exactly losing them this way, but we have had our chances to win and we havent gotten it done, Rivers said.You cant turn it over twice. Cant turn it over, one for a touchdown and the other in that situation.WINNING DRIVETampa Bay benefited from a short punt by Drew Kaser to start the winning drive on its 46. Winston found Brate for the TD on the fourth play of the drive, with 9:01 to play, and then hit Evans on a conversion pass for a 28-21 lead.Winston was 20 of 30 for 280 yards, with one TD and one pickoff.Winston was intercepted by Casey Hayward on Tampa Bays first possession, but Josh Lambo was wide left on a 53-yard field goal try. Winston then led the Bucs on a drive capped by Doug Martins 2-yard touchdown run on a great second effort.INJURIESTampa Bay wide receiver Cecil Shorts III was taken off the field on a cart after sustaining a knee injury on a hard hit by San Diegos Jahleel Addae following a catch on the Bucs first possession. Shorts was tended to for a few minutes and then put on the cart. The entire Buccaneers team came out near the cart, and several of the players slapped hands with the wide receiver. 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His skill set is far beyond his 18 years of age, and if you want to know how hungry he is -- because he couldnt fight professionally in the U.S. until he turned 18 -- he fought in Mexico four times before his birthday this year.I expect enormous things from Ryan and am excited to work with him as he embarks on a career that Im sure will include multiple world championships.Indeed, Garcia (6-0, 5 KOs) turned pro in June and fought four times in Mexico, where teenagers going pro is commonplace. Garcia turned 18 in August and foughtt two more times in Southern California before signing with Golden Boy.dddddddddddd.His first fight with the company will take place on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins farewell fight against Joe Smith on Dec. 17 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.I am so excited to announce that I have signed with Golden Boy Promotions, Garcia said. My family and I grew up watching and admiring Oscar De La Hoya and to now be fighting under his promotional banner is a dream come true. I cant wait to get back in the ring on Dec. 17 and start showing the world what Im capable of.Garcia, who began boxing at age 7, went 215-15 as an amateur. He is a 15-time national champion and won a gold medal at the 2016 youth world championships. He claimed a silver medal at the 2014 junior world championships, won National Police Athletic League championships from 2008 to 2016 and is a four-time National Silver Gloves champion (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013) in addition to winning junior Golden Gloves titles in 2009 and 2012. ' ' '

CINCINNATI -- Atlantas two young pitchers grew up a little bit during a ragged, extra-inning win.The Braves bullpen blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning, but Ender Inciarte hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th for a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night that evened a series between the NLs worst teams.The Braves focus was more on their young starter and their even younger reliever who handled pressure situations like they were nothing new.Tyrell Jenkins gave up Jay Bruces two-run homer but held the Reds to four hits in six innings during his second major league start -- a good sign for a rebuilding team.He never lets off the gas, interim manager Brian Snitker said. Good, bad or ugly, this kid never gives in. Thats a good trait for a young pitcher.He matured a lot tonight. It was a great learning game for him.Jenkins, who turns 24 on Wednesday, felt a lot more comfortable in his second start.I really felt good, said Jenkins, who threw 107 pitches. I didnt get my first win, but the team got the win. And (Mauricio) Cabrera got his first win.Nick Markakis started the winning rally with a single off Tony Cingrani (2-3) and took third on Jeff Francoeurs single off Blake Wood. Inciartes fly to deep center broke the tie.Cabrera (1-0) got the last five outs for his first career win. The 22-year-old reliever fanned Zack Cozart on a 102 mph fastball to end it.Hes something, Snitker said. He keeps pitching through stressful innings and it doesnt bother him a bit. His expression doesnt change.The win evened the teams season series at three games apiece. Atlanta is last in the NL at 33-61. Cincinnati is next at 35-59.Atlantas bullpen blew a late lead for the second time in four games. Jim Johnson gave up four hits and a pair of runs in the ninth. Cozart tied it with a single. Johnson, who is filling in as the closer, has blown three of his five save chances.Gordon Beckham emerged from a deep slump by hitting a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning for a 4-2 lead. Beckham broke his 0-for-16 slump with a single in the first, and then connected off reliever Michael Lorenzen for his first homer since July 9.You certainly want to go after anybody in that situation, but Lorenzen just wasnt locked in, Reds manager Bryan Price said.STATSSince returning from a left hamstring injury, Beckham is 6 for 31 in eight games. ... Bruces homer gave him a team-high 66 RBI. The Reds are looking to trade the right fielder this month -- they had a deal fall through in the offseason.SO LONGSnitker was ejected in the 10th by first base umpire Angel Hernandez. Adonis Garcia singled and was picked off by Cingrani. Snitker argue that the left-hander had balked.CROSSING SPORTSBengals cornerback Adam Pacman Jones was on the field for batting practice. He talked to several players and signed autographs for fans.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: RHP Shae Simmons felt good a day after he threw nearly 30 pitches in a simulated game. Hell start a rehab assignment in a couple of days. Simmons is recovering from Tommy John surgery a year ago.Reds: 2B Brandon Phillips was back in the starting lineup. He missed two games with a strained right calf, returned on Monday night and left after tweaking it in the fifth inning. ... RHP Jon Moscot had Tommy John surgery. He went 0-3 with an 8.02 ERA in five starts for the Reds. He also had two stints on the disabled list.UP NEXTBraves: Lucas Harrell (1-1) makes his fourth start. Hes faced the Reds once before, allowing two runs in five innings in 2013.Reds: Anthony DeSclafani (4-0) makes his eighth start. Hes had six quality starts, the most on the staff. 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MOSCOW -- A criminal investigation was opened after a 15-year-old boxer died following a competitive bout at a Russian youth tournament.Anton Sidorov was knocked down twice in a fight Saturday following blows to the head at a sports club in the city of Vladimir, about 110 miles east of Moscow, the main investigative agency for the region said.After the referee ended the fight, reportedly Sidorovs third bout of the tournament, the young boxer began to have convulsions. 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SEATTLE -- A string of big hits by the Blue Jays put a dent in the Mariners fading playoff hopes Tuesday night.Toronto erupted for eight runs in the fourth inning and J.A Happ became the majors second 20-game winner, lifting Toronto over Seattle 10-2.The Mariners have lost four of five and fell four games behind the Blue Jays for the top AL wild card and three games back of Baltimore for the second spot.Disappointing, no doubt, but it is what it is, you got to try to regroup and we got to get back to playing good baseball, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. We just arent playing good baseball. Its kind of been the story of our season. We are really, really good or we kind of have some ugly nights. We need to get back to doing what we do.Hisashi Iwakuma (16-12) was staked to a 2-0 lead, but gave up two-run homers to Russell Martin and Michael Saunders during the Blue Jays big inning. Iwakuma allowed a season-high six runs, five earned, lasting just 3 1/3 innings.I think overall when you look back at the game my stuff was there, I just couldnt put it together, Iwakuma said through a translator. That inning I fell behind, two of the home runs were 2-0 counts. Thats not good. You want to get strike one. But overall, in that situation, I kind of rushed my way through. I should have been more patient and that cost me.In the fourth, after catcher Chris Iannetta misplayed Jose Bautistas pop foul for an error, Bautista singled with one out and Martin followed with his 20th home run. Troy Tulowitzki singled and Saunders followed with his 24th homer to put Toronto up 4-2.Kevin Pillar doubled and Ezequiel Carrera chased Iwakuma with an RBI single. Devon Travis greeted reliever Nick Vincent with a bloop single down the right-field line, scoring Carrera from first to make it 6-2. Josh Donaldson walked and Edwin Encarnacion capped the inning with a two-run double.Donaldson opened the sixth with his 35th homer and Encarnacion added an eighth-inning solo homer, his 42nd, for the final two runs.Happ (20-4), who spent most of 2015 with Seattle, allowed two runs, six hits and a walk over five innings, striking out eight while winning for the 14th time in his last 15 decisions. Hes the first Toronto pitcher to rreach 20 wins since Roy Halladay in 2008.ddddddddddddMartin and Saunders became the first Canadian-born teammates in Major League history to hit at least 20 home runs in the same season.The Mariners took a 2-0 lead in the third when Robinson Cano lined a two-run triple off the knee of second baseman Travis that caromed all the way into the right-field corner.That one inning, they put a couple on the board, some tough plays, Toronto manager John Gibbons said. But what he (Happ) did, he held them in check, limited it to two and then our offense took over, which was good to see. We havent seen one of those in a while.Prior to stumbling on the current homestand, the Mariners had won eight straight to charge back into the wild-card race.I dont think anyone three weeks ago thought this was going to be easy, Servais said. But all of a sudden we made it interesting. Unfortunately, we just didnt carry the momentum over here on the homestand. Weve got another game tomorrow, we need to get after it.TRAINING ROOMMariners: RHP Taijuan Walker had no issues after taking a line drive off his pitching arm in the first inning on Monday night. He feels fine. Theres nothing there, Servais said.MARINERS AFFILIATE MOVESSeattle will have two new minor league affiliates in 2017. The Mariners announced a two-year agreement with the Arkansas Travelers in the Double-A Texas League and a four-year deal with the Modesto Nuts in the Class A California League. Arkansas replaces Jackson, which won the Southern League title. Modesto replaces Bakersfield, which was contracted from the California League.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (13-2, 3.17 ERA) gets the start in the afternoon series finale at Safeco Field. Sanchez is 2-1 with a 4.65 ERA and four no decisions in his last seven starts. He lasted just 3 2/3 innings in his last start, giving up six runs on five hits.Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (11-6, 3.79) allowed six runs -- five earned -- and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings in his last start, a 6-0 loss vs. Houston. He is 7-2 in 12 starts since coming off the DL (right calf strain) on July 20. ' ' '

PHILADELPHIA -- Ryan Mathews ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns, a tenacious defense held down the leagues highest-scoring offense and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Atlanta Falcons 24-15 on Sunday.Carson Wentz threw for 231 yards and led the Eagles (5-4) to a comeback victory for the first time this season. Caleb Sturgis made three field goals, including a clutch kick from 48 yards to seal the win late.Matt Ryan threw a 76-yard touchdown pass to Taylor Gabriel in the fourth quarter to give Atlanta (6-4) a 15-13 lead, but Philadelphia answered.Mathews ran in from the 5 and also converted the 2-point conversion for a 21-15 lead with 7:14 left in the game.On Atlantas ensuing possession, Julio Jones dropped a pass on third-and-12 and the Falcons punted away. Jones couldnt make a difficult catch on fourth-and-5 on Atlantas next drive.Jones, sporting fashionable cleats to support the NFLs Salute To Service, had 10 catches for 135 yards.The Falcons came in averaging 33.8 points. But they settled for field goals of 38, 43 and 46 yards by Matt Bryant before Ryan connected with Gabriel.Mathews had just nine carries combined in the past two games while 33-year-old Darren Sproles was featured. But coach Doug Pederson made a point to establish the run right away. Mathews carried seven times for 34 yards on the first drive, taking it in from the 4 for a 7-0 lead.Rookie Wendell Smallwood had 70 yards rushing and Philadelphia finished with a season-high 207 on the ground.Ryan was 18 of 33 for 267 yards, one TD and one interception.HOME DOMINANCE: The Eagles are 4-0 at home, including convincing wins over the Steelers and Vikings.DOUBLE DUTY: Bryant had two decent punts after Matt Bosher left with a hamstring injury in the fourth quarter.DRIVE-STOPPERS: Vic Beasley Jr. had two sacks, including a strip that forced Wentz to fumble and the Falcons recovered at their own 42. 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The Vancouver Whitecaps host the Western Conference-rival Seattle Sounders on Sunday in a match that could have significant implications on the MLS playoff picture.Vancouver entered the weekend eighth in the West, six points behind Seattle and the top six playoff-qualifying spots. The Whitecaps still have a chance of making the playoffs, with nine points left to play for, despite winning only once in their last 11 matches.The Sounders, who have won two of their last five matches on the road, have won three consecutive matches, including a 1-0 win over Chicago last week. Theyre at 41 points with the chance to move up to fifth in the West.Its very important to me and my players and the club that we try and get the better of them, Vancouver coach Carl Robinson said of the teams regional rival. Obviously those organizations will be saying the same. Im sure therell be blood, sweat, and thunder come Sunday. Which is what we all want to see -- plus somee goals.ddddddddddddSeattle will be without its top player, attacker Nicolas Lodeiro, who has five assists and three goals in his 10 regular-season appearances since he was signed by the Sounders. He wont be in the lineup due to caution accumulation. Seattle will again be without forward Clint Dempsey because of an irregular heartbeat.A key matchup will be Vancouver defenseman Tim Parker lining up against Seattle forward Jordan Morris, who has three goals in his last three games and 12 goals on the season.This is the third and final regular season meeting between Vancouver and Seattle. The teams are split with one win each. The Whitecaps won the first match 2-1 thanks to a pair of Pedro Morales penalty kicks, but Seattle responded with a 1-0 victory last month, dealing a blow to Vancouvers playoff hopes in the process. ' ' '

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- The fourth time, in a field of four, was the charm for Johnny Sauter.Sauter won the inaugural Chase in the Camping World Truck Series with a strong third-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He beat Matt Crafton, Christopher Bell and Timothy Peters in a race in which the highest-finisher among the four drivers would win the championship.For Sauter, who finished fourth in the standings the last three years, the format produced his first career NASCAR championship. He did it in his first year with GMS Racing after leaving Thorsport Racing.I think a lot of people questioned that move, Sauter said of his move to the young race team.He wasnt sure he had a strong enough truck to get to the front until the last segment of the race.With 50, 60 (laps) to go, I was like `We really got something here and I started picking people off, he said. Im just a small part of this deal. The whole team executed flawlessly tonight.The 38-year-old has had a career year driving the No. 21 Chevrolet for GMS Racing. He won three races, had 12 top-five finishes and a dominant run in the Chase. Sauter won back-to-back races at Martinsville and Texas, and was runner-up at Phoenix last week. Sauters 13 career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victories tie him for 11th most all-time in series history.Crew chief Joe Shear Jr. moved to GMS Racing to work with Sauter and the pairing delivered a title.I knew they had all the pieces in the puzzle, I knew it was a great fit or I wouldnt have done it, Shear said. Its just unbelievable. This is the greatest thing in the world.William Byron won the race -- his seventh victory of the season -- to wrap up the owner championship for Kyle Busch Motorsports. It was bittersweet because it likely should have been Byron celebrating the driver title.Byron was headed toward the win last weekend at Phoenix that would have put him in the final four, but his engine blew in the closing laps. He was eliminated from title contention after the failure.It feels awesome. Its incredible, Byron said of the win. This team has worked hard all year. Just had an unfortunate situation last week that we couldnt control.Busch collected the championship trophy for the second consecutive year and fifth overall.Such a spectacular season by William Bryon, they were flawless, all the way up until Phoenix, Busch said.Tyler Reddick, driving his final race for Brad Keselowski, finished second. Hes moving to an Xfinity Series ride next year for Chip Ganassi.Kyle Larson finished fourth, but led a race-high 76 laps.Crafton, a two-time Truck Series champion, was denied a third title after finishing seventh. He and Sauter waged a decent battle for position during the race, but a poor final run cost Crafton.I kind of figured it was a matter of time. We were just really bad on that last run for whatever reason, he said.Bell finished eighth in trying to win the driver title for Busch.Overall, it wasnt really our year, he said. Just wasnt quite good enough all year long.Timothy Peters was ninth and the lowest-finishing driver of the title contenders.Hey, all in all, we said in the beginning of Daytona that we wanted a shot, Peters said. We had that down here, and we came up just a little bit short. We know what we need to do over the off season, and cant wait for Daytona. Malcolm Miller Jersey . A forerunning sled crashed into the worker Thursday at the Sanki Sliding Center. The unidentified worker broke both legs and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Kyle Lowry Jersey . As the crowd erupted, Davis knocked the ball off the glass and back into his hands. With 1:14 to go in overtime, Davis sixth block also became his 17th rebound. That, along with his 32 points -- which tied a career high -- proved too much for Denver to overcome, and the Pelicans held on for their third straight victory, 111-107 on Sunday night. http://www.cheapraptorsjerseys.com/ .com) - The Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks both take aim at their first wins of the season on Saturday, as the Canucks open their home slate at Rogers Arena. Cheap Swingman Raptors Jerseys .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. DeMar DeRozan Jersey . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. Thursday, Ryen Russillo and Danny Kanell welcome ESPN NFL Insider Joe Banner (1:15 p.m. ET), SEC Networks Jor

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Mexican GP talking pointsThere had been just one tenths between Hamilton and Rosberg at the start of the session but the Briton made a big improvement towards the end of his stint on mediums and wound up over half a second quicker than his team-mate with a best time of 1:20.914.Championship leader Rosberg was shuffled down to seventh as the Ferraris (softs), Force Indias (supersofts) and Williams Valtteri Bottas (softs) all made up ground on quicker compounds. Lewis Hamilton says hes just focusing on himself and not title rival Nico Rosberg ahead of this weekends Mexican GP. 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Sprinter Georgina Hermitage won her second gold of the Rio Paralympics and table tennis ace Rob Davies Great Britains 30th on Tuesdays sixth day.Hermitage added the T37 400 metres Paralympic title to the world crowns.The 27-year-old from Alton, Hampshire, who won T37 100m on day two, won in a world record time of one minute 00.53 seconds, improving on the mark she set in winning the European title in Grosseto in June.Twenty-four hours after Will Bayley won Class 7 singles gold, Davies triumphed in the Class 1 final.The wheelchair table tennis player beat South Koreas Joo Young Dae 3-1 (14-12 4-11 11-9 11-5).The 32-year-old, who was born in Abergavenny, broke his neck while playing semi-professional rugby for Brecon in 2005 and plays with a bat strapped to his hand.The win took Britains tally to 66 medals, after Stephen Miller took F32 club bronze, 16 years after winning the title for the first time in Atlanta.Britains tally of gold medals climbed to 31 as Hollie Arnold won the F46 javelin. The 22-year-old from Lincolnshire won with a world-record throw of 43.01 metres. Tony Gonzalez Jersey . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year. Joe Montana Jersey . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. http://www.cheapchiefsjerseysauthentic.com/ . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. Len Dawson Jersey . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. [url=http://www.cheapchiefsjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-marcus-allen-jersey]Marcus Allen Jersey[/url