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Mitglied BARCELONA, Spain -- Malagas chance to set a club record for consecutive home victories was ruined by a 1-1 draw with Granada in the Spanish league on Friday. Alex Lewis Jersey .The draw came after five wins in a row at La Rosaleda Stadium. The Andalusian sides league record improved to just one loss in its last nine matches.Midfielder Ignacio Camacho put the host ahead in the first half when he was left alone in the center of the area to headRoberto Rosales cross off the post and into the net.Malaga controlled the match until Artem Kravets scored a header from Alberto Buenos free kick in the 81st.Malagas strength in its first season under Juande Ramos has been its knack of scoring late goals. It has three 90th-minute goals, and another five in the final 20 minutes.Malaga went close to another last-gasp score on Friday, only for goalie Guillermo Ochao, who plays for Granada on loan from Malaga, to make three saves to ensure the stalemate.Its a shame because even though they had stretches they kept us at bay, they converted their only scoring chance, Camacho said. We had some late opportunities, but they wouldnt go in. The draw hurts.Ramos agreed to take over the Qatari-owned Malaga this summer, ending a two-year hiatus from coaching for the former Real Madrid and Tottenham boss.If his team can keep up its level of play from the past two months, which included a 0-0 draw at Barcelona, then it should be in the running for a Europa League berth.While Malaga climbed into eighth place, Granada remained in the relegation zone and winless on the road this season. Brent Urban Jersey . The team also announced Tuesday that the Braves will wear a commemorative patch on the right sleeve during the season. The patch, shaped like home plate, carries the number 715, Aarons autograph and a "40th Anniversary" banner. Terrance West Jersey .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. http://www.cheapravensjerseyselite.com/?tag=cheap-sam-koch-jersey . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. BEIJING -- Andy Murray advanced to the semifinals of the China Open on Friday, beating Kyle Edmund 7-6 (9), 6-2.The top-seeded Murray hit 12 aces and saved three of four break points to set up a semifinal match against David Ferrer. The fifth-seeded Spaniard beat Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-5.Murray trailed 5-2 in the tiiebreak and saved a set point at 6-5 before finally converting his fifth opportunity to claim the first set. Black Ravens Jerseys. Edmund broke for a 2-0 lead in the second set, but Murray went on a six-game run to win. Cheap Jerseys Store Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Authentic Jerseys Jerseys NFL Cheap Wholesale Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
Mitglied AUSTIN, Texas -- Charlie Strong went to the corner of the stadium to sing The Eyes of Texas with his team for what was most likely the final time. Ozzie Newsome Jersey .Texas running back DOnta Foreman knelt in the end zone, tears streaming down his face. His brother, Armanti, sprinted off the field rather than rather than get caught in a public show of emotion.All of it signaled the likely end of Strongs coaching tenure at Texas, a three-year rut of losing capped by a dismal 31-9 loss to TCU on Friday night.The Longhorns took the field amid swirling reports Strong would be fired at the end of the week. Strong and school administrators had said hed been promised an evaluation after the final game, but a 16-21 overall record for the only Texas coach in program history with three consecutive losings seasons may be all anyone needs to know. Texas will miss a bowl game for the second straight season.Strong said hell likely meet with Texas President Greg Fenves and athletic director Mike Perrin on Saturday and hell plead his case for more time. He has two years left on a guaranteed contract that pays him more than $5 million per year.I said the third year well make progress, the fourth year will be our year, Strong said. I was told when I came in three years ago to build a program. The wins and losses dont add up, but its more than that ... (Its) taking the program in the right direction.Fenves office did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday night.Texas somber finish was a long fall from the season-opening win over Notre Dame when Strongs players tossed him in the air in celebration.Weve been blessed to have him, freshman quarterback Shane Buechele said. No one wants him to leave. Everybody wants him to stay.But Strongs program has moved backward in the Big 12, and Fridays loss was the third in a row to TCU. Horned Frogs quarterback Kenny Hill did the damage this time, running for two touchdowns before TCU put the game away with two fourth-quarter touchdowns.Hill scored with a 4-yard run that capped the Horned Frogs first drive. He scored again in the third quarter on a 41-yard scamper that saw him break away from a pass rush and dart along the right sideline to the end zone for a 17-9 lead.Even after Hill left the game with an injury, TCU (6-5, 4-4 Big 12) blew it open in the fourth quarter when Trevorris Johnson capped a 97-yard touchdown drive with a 5-yard TD and Darius Anderson ran 70-yards for a score.TCU coach Gary Patterson said he ignored the emotions that were bubbling on the Texas sideline.I didnt worry about Texas. I had enough problems ... Were just glad to win, Patterson said. We got bowl eligible and not anything really good has happened for these guys this year.DOnta Foreman rushed for 165 yards for Texas (5-7, 3-6) and passed 2,000 yards on the season.I cried because its emotional to put everything on the line. I gave my all every game, every practice. To come up short in a game like this is very emotional, Foreman said.THE TAKEAWAYTCU: The Horned Frogs became bowl eligible behind a defensive effort that gave up big yards to Foreman but didnt break when it mattered. By keeping him out of the end zone and forcing early field goals, TCU never let the Longhorns grab a lead. TCU also dialed up steady pressure on Buechele with four sacks.Texas: Longhorns players had rallied behind their coach this week , with several giving tearful pleas for him to return next season. And the defense played arguably its best game of the year. Strong had hoped a win and a bowl trip would earn him another year, then had to watch as the game turned into a blowout.Every year, it turned into being all about me. It never should have been all about me. The players should have been given a chance to enjoy it, Strong said.DONTAS RUNForeman is a junior and said he has to decide if he will turn pro after this season. His 2,028 yards this season rank second only to Ricky Williams 2,124 at Texas in 1998, the year Williams won the Heisman Trophy. Foreman also has a school record 13 consecutive 100-yard games dating to last season.UP NEXTTCU: The Horned Frogs host Kansas State to end the regular seasonTexas: The Longhorns season is over. Cody Kessler Jersey . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. 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Ricky Stuart has his Green Machine humming as they get set for a test of their NRL premiership bona fides over the next fortnight.Canberra can notch up a morale-boosting milestone when they shoot for their fifth consecutive win against struggling South Sydney at ANZ Stadium on Sunday.History shows that when Stuart-coached sides win five or more in a row, it bodes well for their chances of making the grand final.In the four previous occasions Stuarts sides have won five or more straight, they have made the first Sunday in October three times.On the other occasion, they fell just one game short of the season decider.The Raiders are on a roll having won seven of their past eight but will be forced to prove they belong in the top four with games against ladder leaders Cronulla and Melbourne coming up in the next two weeks.Weve climbed up the ladder but were still a fair way off where we want to be, Canberra hooker Josh Hodgson said.On the weekend (against Warriors) we were good for 60 or 70 minutes but there were quite a few areas in that game where we need to improve.But thats all part of what were trying to do here, were trying to build and grow as a team. 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Mitglied Trent Merrin feared his representative rugby league career was finished after he was overlooked for NSW in this years State of Origin series. Neville Hewitt Jersey .But the star Penrith back-rower now has the chance to establish himself as a long-term No.13 for Australia in Saturdays Test against New Zealand in Perth.Merrin, 27 made his Test debut for Australia in the Anzac Test in May last year, but hasnt been part of the rugby league rep scene since.It was the toughest part of my career so far, Merrin said on Tuesday.The best thing about it is I have learnt so much about myself and how to combat it and how to work through it and know what it is like to miss out on something like thatIt is something that really hurts but there was a lesson there.There were personal challenges I faced during it. You start to doubt yourself and a lot of negatives come into the mind about not playing in the rep scene again and it is really a mentally challenging position.Corey Parker was passed over for selection in coach Mal Meningas 24-man Four Nations squad after announcing his NRL retirement. That leaves his Kangaroos lock spot up for grabs. Merrin will be chosen there for the nib Stadium clash against the Kiwis and it is a spot he wants to make his own.That is my goal and that is my dream, to be the next No.13 for Australia, Merrin said.That is something I really want to make my own.I just have to have a humble approach to it all and work really hard and prepare well and take it out there on Saturday night.Merrin produced some of the best footy of his career in helping the Panthers to the second week of the NRL finals after moving from St George Illawarra in the off-season.He said he has now learned not to take anything for granted.Loz (NSW coach Laurie Daley) had a chat with me and said they wanted to head in a different direction this year, Merrin said.There are no hard feelings there. 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Mitglied A Baylor athletic department employee who was fired in wake of the sexual assault scandal at the university has asked a Texas court to order the Baylor board of regents to produce the Pepper Hamilton report. New York Giants Jerseys Outlet .Thomas Hill, a former assistant athletic director for community relations and special projects, was fired in late May after 28 years at Baylor. According to his attorney, Rogge Dunn of Dallas, Hill was never given an explanation for his firing.Baylor summarily fired Mr. Hill without explanation or warning, says a release from Hills attorneys. In a rush to judgment, Baylors Board of Regents made the decision to fire Mr. Hill without ever talking to him or getting his side of the story.Dunn said he filed a Rule 202 Petition that asks a Dallas County court to order the board of regents to turn over materials related to Hills firing, including the Pepper Hamilton report, and to allow him to interview various regents.I think whats really important about the filing is were going to be seeking depositions and evidence from the board of regents, including work from Pepper Hamilton, Dunn told ESPN. Its a way to get to the evidence quickly, rather than from the other cases that are moving slowly.In late May, after the board of regents received a presentation from law firm Pepper Hamilton, the regents announced the demotion of president Ken Starr to chancellor, the suspension with intent to terminate of football coach Art Briles and probation for athletic director Ian McCaw. (The board had hired Pepper Hamilton to investigate the situation.) Within weeks, McCaw would resign, Briles would be fired and Starr would step down from all leadership positions at Baylor but stay on as a law professor.The school also fired Hill and assistant athletic director for football operations Colin Shillinglaw, who was named in one police report as the person police should contact if they needed anything from the football program. Hills name never surfaced in any reports reviewed by Outside the Lines, and it remains unclear what role he played in the sexual assault investigation.While not to the same degree as the courageous women who were victimized in this dark time in Baylors history, Hill is yet another -- and unnecessary -- victim of this controversy, the petition states.The petition also states that Hill wants to investigate why he was fired and that he does not yet anticipate a wrongful termination lawsuit.In an interview with Outside the Lines, Hill said he was interrogated by Pepper Hamilton about an incident involving a volleyball player. They asked me if I was aware of a rape. They asked me if I knew of a 6-foot-2-inch volleyball player, he said.Hill said he told them that former volleyball coach Jim Barnes had stopped by his office and told him there had been a sexual encounter between a football player and a volleyball player. Hill said Barnes told him that it had already been reported to McCaw.He indicated that he had had conversations with [football coach Art] Briles prior to seeing me, Hill said. And he stopped by my office only to give me a pass-by FYI that he was discussing this issue with them. That was it. The issue was a potential sexual incident with a football player and a volleyball player.After 11 years at Baylor, Barnes was fired in 2014 after two straight losing seasons. He could not immediately be reached for comment at his office at Tulane University, where he now coaches.Hill said he never knew the name of the football player or the volleyball player, and he never knew specifically that it was a rape. Really, he didnt give me a lot of details, Hill said, adding that Barnes didnt tell him it was rape -- only that it was a sexual encounter.Hill said he called McCaw shortly after Barnes stopped by his office, but Hill said he did not learn any more details about the incident from that conversation. He said he didnt remember the exact date, but thought it was around 2012. Asked how much more he learned about the incident later, he said, Zero. That day was all.A reported gang rape by Baylor football players in 2011 shows up in an amended Title IX lawsuit filed by attorneys for Jasmin Hernandez. Hernandez was sexually assaulted by former football player Tevin Elliott and is claiming in the lawsuit that Baylor officials knew of a culture of inappropriate sexual conduct by its football players long before her incident.In reference to the 2011 alleged gang rape, the complaint states that, Baylor had actual knowledge of Jane Roe 4s gang rape but failed to respond promptly and equitably. As a result of Baylors inequitable response, Jane Roe 4 transferred out of Baylor to another university. It does not name the women or the football players allegedly involved in the incident, but sources have told Outside the Lines that the incident involving the volleyball player is possibly related.Allowing a demand for interviews and documents such as Hills prior to the filing of a lawsuit is a procedure somewhat unique to Texas, Dunn said. It has to be filed in the county of residence for the subjects of the deposition interviews -- in this case, board of regents chairman Ron Murff and board members Mark Lovvorn and David Harper.Baylor said Thursday it would not comment on pending litigation.Members of the board of regents have declined to discuss specific personnel decisions and have remained largely silent the past two months. The university is facing three civil lawsuits filed on behalf of eight women who said Baylor did not respond appropriately to their claims of sexual assault under federal Title IX laws.Baylor officials, including interim president David Garland, have insisted that the university does not have a written copy of a report from Pepper Hamilton. In May, the school released a summary of the law firms findings, which stated that the firm reviewed emails, mobile device data and documents from former and current Baylor employees. The summary said attorneys interviewed more than 65 people. Hills petition includes a demand for those materials.The summary detailed how Baylor -- and specifically members of the football program -- failed to respond to reports of sexual assaults, but it did not include any details of specific incidents or names of victims, athletes, coaches or staff.In one passage, it states that, In certain instances ... athletics and football personnel affirmatively chose not to report sexual violence and dating violence to an appropriate administrator outside of athletics. In those instances, football coaches or staff met directly with a complainant and/or a parent of a complainant and did not report the misconduct. As a result, no action was taken to support complainants, fairly and impartially evaluate the conduct under Title IX, address identified cultural concerns within the football program, or protect campus safety once aware of a potential pattern of sexual violence by multiple football players.Hill said he worked in administration for the volleyball program between 2011 and 2013; he primarily handled travel, awards and other logistics and did not have day-to-day interaction with any student-athletes. He said Pepper Hamilton asked him questions about that one incident. He said he wasnt aware of any other sexual assaults or related crimes involving football players or about any coaches or staff involved in any reports of sexual assaults.[Pepper Hamilton attorneys] asked me what I would do if I was aware of a rape, he said. Hill said he told the attorneys, Id tell my boss. If it was the victim, I would make sure their safety is taken care of and I would then report it. Otherwise, I would take it to my boss.When asked why Hill didnt try to get more details about the incident from Barnes at the time, he said, I didnt pry. These were private matters. And he told me what he wanted to tell me.Hill said he was asked to come to a meeting on May 26 to answer some follow-up questions regarding the Pepper Hamilton report, and when he arrived, he was told that he was being terminated effective immediately based on the findings of the Pepper Hamilton investigation. He said Baylor officials would not tell him any more information. Im innocent. I dont know why Im being fired, he said. My reputation is tarnished. My integrity is questioned. Im an innocent man.Rogge Dunn, Hills attorney, said Baylor offered him a $30,000 severance -- a third of his $100,000 salary -- if he agreed not to pursue any legal claims and sign a confidentiality agreement, and he refused. Although Texas is an at-will state, meaning that employers do not need to prove cause for firing someone, Dunn?said there are some exceptions to that provision and he said he needs the information requested by the petition to determine if Hill has a case.While Hill spoke positively of Shillinglaw and Briles, he said he had no idea one way or the other if they, or any other athletic department employees, were complicit in any inappropriate handling of sexual assault reports at Baylor. Hill said he wasnt aware of any other athletic department staff members or coaches who were fired. Doug Kotar Jersey . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. 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One of the questions at the top of the list involves young starters Taijuan Walker and James Paxton, neither of whom have done a lot to impress the first-year regime of general manager Jerry Dipoto and manager Scott Servais.The 24-year-old Walker, once considered the top prospect in Seattles organization, will get another shot in Thursdays series finale against the Rangers (83-57).Walker began this season as the No. 2 starter behind Felix Hernandez but fell so far out of favor that he did an August stint at Triple-A Tacoma. He turned in a couple of decent outings after getting recalled, but Walkers three-homer debacle in less than an inning his last time out might have the organization rethinking his future as a front-line starter.Another Seattle starter who has a lot to prove is 27-year-old rookie Ariel Miranda, who turned in the best start of his career in beating the Rangers on Wednesday. Miranda He held the mighty Texas lineup to three runs (all unearned) and three hits in six innings.Obviously, the team helped me out a lot with some runs earlyy, Miranda, who took an 8-0 lead into the fifth inning, said through an interpreter, and that made it easy for me to be aggressive. Devon Kennard Jersey. Walkers start is one of the few lingering storylines for the Mariners, who made up a game in the wild-card race Wednesday night but still has a lot of teams to pass on the way to the finish line.Texas, on the other hand, is still trying to win the top seed in the AL and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Rangers still hold a two-game lead over Cleveland but cant afford to lose too many more games against inferior teams from the division down the stretch.Wednesdays game saw Texas turn in another rough outing from its starting pitcher, only this time the offense couldnt pick him up. A.J. 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Mitglied Warren Gatland will coach the British & Irish Lions on their tour of New Zealand in June hoping hope for a repeat of their 2013 success when he masterminded the tourists famous series win on Australian soil. Willie Roaf Jersey . In Scrum Sevens, we look at the men he follows in coaching the famous side.John Robins (1966)The Wales prop played 17 times for the Lions on their tour of New Zealand and Australia in 1950 and was handed the coaching position for their tour to the same two countries in 1966. Robins was the first appointed coach of the Lions but his role was more as an assistant rather than the all-seeing role the current crop take on. Robins worked alongside the Lions manager Des OBrien and captain Mike Campbell-Lamerton with his skipper leading the majority of training sessions.The Lions fared well against Australia, winning 11-8 and 31-0, but lost all four Tests to the Kiwis -- 20-3, 16-12, 19-6 and 21-11. Lions tourist and Ireland international Ray McLoughlin claimed that they had just 18 supporters cheering on the team in red in New Zealand, a far cry from the current passionate throngs that flock to the other side of the world. The tour was poorly received back in the British Isles but the tourists enjoyed themselves and the party also took in Hawaii, San Francisco, Vancouver, Toronto and New York.Carwyn James (1971)With just two Welsh caps to his name James was a surprise choice to lead the Lions in 1971. But he was a visionary -- something that Wales were yet to appreciate. Instead of rousing half-time speeches, James preferred the more softly-spoken approach and guided players in the right direction rather than ordering them to play in a certain manner. And it worked. They lost their opening match of the tour against Queensland but finished the three-month tour as series winners over New Zealand -- something that is still a feat of its own for the Lions.They took the first Test 9-3 in Carisbrook but lost the second 22-12 in Christchurch. The third Test swung it in the Lions favour with a 13-3 triumph and they then drew the fourth 14-14. The likes of Barry John, Gareth Davies, skipper John Dawes, flanker John Taylor and Mervyn Davies etched their names in Lions folklore but the quiet lieutenant James also deserves praise for his steady hand behind the party.Syd Millar (1974)A veteran of the 1959, 1962 and 1968 Lions tours, Millar was Ireland coach between 1973 and 1975 and took the Lions post for their 1974 tour of South Africa. The Invincibles, as they are now known, won 21 of their 22 matches with the only draw coming in their final Test against the Boks. The four-Test tour saw them win the first clash against the Boks 12-3, the second 28-9, the third 26-9 and then draw the fourth 13-13.Captained by Willie John McBride and under the stewardship of Millar and manager Alun Thomas, the side embraced the physical nature of what the Boks were going to throw at them which led to the infamous 99 call.Millar went on to manage the 1987 World Cup and was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2009. He has also been awarded the Legion dHonneur and the prestigious Spirit of Sport award for his contribution to the game.Jim Telfer (1983)Telfers working life took in a spells as a head teacher, a chemistry teacher, time as a Scotland international and also the 1966 and 1968 Lions tour but he will probably be best remembered for what is widely perceived to be the best ever speech in rugby. But while he was part of Ian McGeechans coaching set-up for the 1997 tour of South Africa, he was head honcho in 1983. It did not quite go to plan for the Lions side as they replicated the 1966 groups misfortune and lost all four Tests against the All Blacks. They also fell to defeats in two of their warm-up matches with Auckland and Canterbury both beating the tourists.Come 1997 he primarily looked after the forwards and made that famous Everest speech in the run up to their first Test with the Boks. Telfers time in rugby also included spells in charge of the Scotland national side when he led them to the Grand Slam in 1984.Sir Graham Henry (2001)The World Cup-winning coach took charge of the Lions back in 2001 and their tour to Australia failed to live up to the high standards set four years before in South Africa. Henrys tenure was fraught with rumours of tension between the Test side and the midweek team and Austin Healey and Matt Dawsons comments in the press did little to quell the rumours with the latter describing Henry as uninspiring.On the field, the Lions won the first Test against the Wallabies 29-13 but lost the next two 35-14 and 29-23. Henry later reflected on the tour and admitted that he got his approach wrong. My ego got in the way, Henry said. My attitude on that tour was we win at all costs. Winning became too dominant rather than getting to know the players and getting the systems right. You learn from those things.Sir Clive Woodward (2005)Woodward led the Lions on their last tour of New Zealand in 2005 and it resulted in a 3-0 series defeat. He tried to modernise one of rugbys last bastions of tradition and it failed. While his side faced a remarkable New Zealand side -- with Dan Carter putting in one of the games standout performances by any fly-half in the second Test -- it was a tour that never quite got going.They won all of their warm up matches -- bar the clash with the NZ Maoris -- but came up against a different beast when they faced the All Blacks. They lost the first Test 21-3, the second 48-18 and the third 38-19. The 44-strong party -- with 26 backroom staff -- were humiliated by the dominant All Blacks.Sir Ian McGeechan (1989, 1993, 1997, 2009)The man named Geech is the definitive Mr Lions. He played on the 1974 and 1977 Lions tours and was head honcho in the 1989, 1993, 1997 and 2009. He oversaw their 2-1 win over Australia in 1989 but this was followed up by a 2-1 reverse four years later in New Zealand. In 1997, the Lions prevailed 2-1 against the Boks but in 2005 he took charge of the midweek side and not the full Test side under Woodward. 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The man above will never put something in our paths that we can handle no matter how difficult it may feel/be! To all the youth out there I PROMISE Ill continue to lead u guys every single day without no hesitation!! Time to educate and even more mold my children into being the greatest model citizens they can become in life! They will continue the legacy beyond life! Lastly, Even if whos now in office doesnt, Know that I LOVE YOULL!!!James?Cleveland Cavaliers?teammate?J.R. Smith?shared a photo on Instagram of his daughter in front of the White House. In the posting, he said he wondered about the message she would take from the election.Elsewhere in the NBA, players and coaches also shared their opinions on Tuesdays presidential election.Detroit Pistons?coach Stan Van Gundy, noticing that his players were uncharacteristically quiet because they were thinking about the election, told the Detroit Free Press that Trump was openly and brazenly racist and misogynistic.I have problems with thinking that this is where we are as a country. Its tough on [the team], he said.Van Gundy went on to say, What we have done to minorities ... in this election is despicable. Im having a hard time dealing with it.?He later added: I dont know how you go about it, if youre a person of color today or a Latino. Because white society just said to you, again -- not like we havent forever -- but again, and emphatically, that I dont think you deserve equality. We dont think you deserve respect. And the same with women. Thats what we say today, as a country.?Van Gundy, however, said, We all have to find our way to move forward.Golden State Warriors forward David West, who called Trumps election as the 45th president of the United States disappointing, said a sports franchise would never hire someone with no experience to lead its team.Think about the way that NBA franchises protect themselves and NFL franchises protect themselves -- they would never hire a coach that has never been in the arena of that particular sport. And were talking sports, were talking about athletics.Even in high school, in college, an athletic director would never hire a coach to lead a football team thats never had any experience in football whatsoever, and we just put a person in the presidency who has no political experience. Its crazy. Its really crazy. But like I said, he spoke the mind of the people, and you got to respect that, at the very least.Warriors coach Steve Kerr compared Trump to The Jerry Springer Show.?I thought we were better than this, Kerr said. I thought The Jerry Springer Show was The Jerry Springer Show. Watching the last debate, Trump would make a crack at [Hillary] Clinton, and you could hear the fans in the stands [makes Ohhhhh noise]. No he didnt. Yeah he did. This is a presidential election. Its not The Jerry Springer Show.While Kerr said he hopes Trump is a good president, he added, I have no idea what kind of president hell be, because he hasnt said anything about what hes going to do. We dont know. But its tough when you want there to be some respect and dignity and there hasnt been any.And then you walk into a room with your daughter and your wife -- who have basically been insulted by his comments -- and theyre distraught. And you walk in and you see the faces of your players, and most of them who have been insulted directly, as minorities. Its sure shocking. It really is.Kerr said the Warriors talked about the election outcome as a team on Wednesday morning.Asked if he was surprised by Trumps win, New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony replied, I wasnt surprised, to be honest with you.?The way things are going now in this country -- the educated, the uneducated, the people that were out there voting -- I wasnt surprised at that.Anthony said he talked to kids, including his own family, on Wednesday morning: You can just hear the nervousness. They are afraid and dont know what to think and people dont know what to do at this point. I think it is up to us as individuals to kind of take on that responsibility and everybody has to lead in their own way. We cant rely on a system or one person, and we got to move on from that.Watching his son fall asleep on Tuesday night, Anthony said he thought about the conversation ahead.What is that conversation? he asked out loud. That is the scary part for me, what is that conversation?LA Clippers?point guard Chris Paul?echoed Anthonys sentiment.?Being a father and parent, its tough, said Paul. You know, thing is [my son] comes home from school, the questions he asks -- we sat and we watched everything yesterday. It definitely makes you question things, evaluate different things.After his?Chicago Bulls lost to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, Dwyane Wade?was asked how he was able to block everything out heading into the game.?This is my job, he said. As a professional, I had to come in and do my job. The election happened. You cant change that. 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We have some choice names to consider for those seeking widely available options at each position.QuarterbackJimmy Garoppolo, New England Patriots: Owned in slightly more than 7 percent of ESPN leagues as of this writing, Garoppolo is a nice fantasy fill-in for investors in, well, Tom Brady, for example. His opponent this week, the Miami Dolphins, have pressured opposing signal-callers on just 25.7 percent of dropbacks since the start of last season, the 10th-lowest rate during this stretch. Garoppolo, meanwhile, was pressured on just 16.2 percent of dropbacks in Week 1, the second-lowest rate in the league. If given extended time to dissect an exploitable secondary -- the Dolphins didnt have a cornerback grade in the top 40 at the position in pass coverage this past Sunday -- our projection model has Garoppolo positioned for borderline QB1 production. He makes for one of the stronger streaming signal-callers for Week 2.Ryan Fitzpatrick, New York Jets: Fitzpatrick enjoyed an even lower pressure rate than Garoppolo last week, with the Jets ceding pressure on just 15.8 percent of his dropbacks, the lowest rate in the league for the opening weekend. The Bills, meanwhile, averaged a sack once every 33.9 pass attempts when opposing quarterbacks used a straight dropback last season, per Pro Football Focus, ranking 32nd in league in this pressure metric. A clean pocket is a quarterbacks friend, while the Bills secondary has been hospitable to opposing pass-catchers since the start of last season in surrendering the eighth-most yards per completion (11.3). The Bills have proved particularly porous to opposing backs in the passing phase, ceding the fifth-most yards per attempt to the position, setting Fitzmagic and Matt Forte up for a potentially rewarding night on Thursday.Running backJustin Forsett, Baltimore Ravens: Forsett led the Baltimore backfield in snaps and total yardage in Week 1 while earning the fourth-highest rushing grade among tailbacks on Pro Football Focus. In one meeting with the Browns last season, his opponent this week, Forsett tallied a season-high 170 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown in the process. While Terrance West factors heavily into a nearly equal share for touches in the Ravens committee, Forsett is well positioned given the choice matchup and the potential for positive game script to feed him around 15 touches, as they enter Cleveland as sizable favorites.Tevin Coleman, Atlanta Falcons : Offseason talk of a committee backfield emerging in Atlanta proved accurate in Week 1, as Coleman netted a 47 percent snap rate and consumed 13 touches to Devonta Freemans 15, outgaining him in total yardage by 77 yards, thanks to a career day in the receiving department. The Raiders, this weeks opponent, have allowed the sixth-most receptions and a generous 82 percent completion rate to tailbacks since the start of last season. At a position of scarcity, Coleman is the rare widely available back capable of consuming half of the touches and snaps for a fantasy-friendly offense.Wide receiverTyrell Williams, San Diego Chargers: Due to the aforementioned Allen suffering a serious knee injury, its likely we will see Williams earn increased exposure in regard to routes and targets. Williams led the Chargers with 14.6 air yards per target in Week 1 and was targeted by Philip Rivers on an encouraging 20.8 percent of his routes. With shootout ingredients in place against the Jaguars at home this Sunday, Williams is projected for WR3 production and can be found in free agency in a vast majority of ESPN leagues.Mike Wallace, Baltimore Ravens: This downfield threat could feast on the Browns suspect secondary, given a ggrowing rapport with Joe Flacco. Nate Solder Jersey. Wallaces average target traveled 16 yards in the air this past Sunday in his debut for the Ravens and his 66-yard score marked his 11th catch of at least 50 yards since entering the NFL in 2009, which ties him for the third most since entering the league, per ESPN Stats & Info. On an otherwise murky depth chart at receiver for the Ravens, its becoming clear Wallace has the most projectable value given his rewarding vertical role.Tight endEric Ebron, Detroit Lions: The Titans have surrendered the eighth-highest passer rating to opposing quarterbacks targeting tight ends, and a touchdown on nearly 10 percent of such targets dating back to the start of last season. Ebron made good on all five of his targets in Week 1 and was targeted on a healthy 15 percent of his routes, which is impressive in the context of the Lions volume-driven passing scheme. At a shallow position, Ebron stands out as a legitimate breakout candidate both this week and for the remainder of the season.Dennis Pitta, Baltimore Ravens: Were going deep with this one, as Pitta is available in 99 percent of ESPN leagues as of press time. The selling points are admittedly attractive, as the Browns have ceded the third-highest passer rating to opposing QBs when targeting tight ends, while allowing the second-highest touchdown percentage on such attempts. Pitta dominated snaps and routes among the Ravens tight ends in Week 1 and has a proven chemistry with Flacco, albeit going back several years given the tight ends durability issues. Were clearly targeting the Browns with our recommendations this week, but with so many widely available skill players for the Ravens, its the top inefficiency on the current marketplace we can exploit.Defense/special teamsBaltimore Ravens: The trend continues, as were hammering this favorable fantasy climate for the Ravens trip to Ohio. Baltimores pass rush was deflated by several key injuries last season, but produced the leagues sixth-best pressure percentage in Week 1, creating a sack, hurry or hit on one-third of the Bills dropbacks this past Sunday. With the Browns leaky offensive line outside of left tackle Joe Thomas, the Ravens could thrive in pressuring Josh McCown, which often proves rewarding for fantasy purposes.Individual defensive playersDefensive lineJabaal Sheard, New England Patriots: One of our top breakout candidates among edge rushers this season, Sheard played on 72.1 percent of the Patriots defensive snaps in Week 1, a sizable jump from his 62 percent rate for the team in 2015. More impressively, Sheard produced three quarterback hurries in Week 1, and could deliver in the sack department against a fallible Miami line. If Sheard isnt available, maybe you can find Robert Ayers of the Bucs, who earns steady exposure as a pressure maven.LinebackerBenardrick McKinney, Houston Texans: Maybe we were a year early in declaring McKinney a top breakout candidate as a rookie last fall, but the momentum is building for a strong sophomore season. With a 96 percent snap rate in Week 1 and 16 percent of his snaps spent rushing the passer, we find appealing upside in place for the Mississippi State product for this matchup with the Chiefs. Another under-the-radar pick is Preston Brown of the Bills, who delivers a high tackle floor playing the inside lanes for Buffalos front seven.Defensive backShawn Williams, Cincinnati Bengals: Williams recorded the third-highest run-stop percentage (rate of defensive stops within eight yards of the line of scrimmage) among safeties in Week 1, per Pro Football Focus. With the Steelers high-octane, snap-happy offense up next, we can expect another rewarding day for Williams. 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But I thought our guys did a good job of battling back and getting a big goal in the end. We came away with a point. I thought we deserved more.Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle also saw some hope after Tuesday nights defeat.Were going to try to build off the momentum, Carlyle said. We did a lot of good things. We need to find ways to win the specialty-teams battles. We lost the specialty-teams battle in the sense that we lost in a shootout.The Blackhawks, meanwhile, confront their own problems in the middle of their seven-game road trip, the teams longest of the season.Despite leading the Western Conference, Chicago lost three of five road games and owns just one victory in regulation. The trip featured two one-sided losses against the Winnipeg Jets and the Edmonton Oilers, an overtime win after trailing 3-0 to the Vancouver Canucks and a victory that Marian Hossa secured by scoring with 2:28 to play in Calgary. Hossas goal culminated a rally in which the Hawks nullified a 2-1 deficit.I know we came back in Vancouver but its not the recipe for success, especially on the road, right winger Patrick Kane told the Chicago Tribune. We want to make sure we try and get the lead, and play with the lead. That should suit us better.The Hawks fell behind early in all five games, and those poor starts are exacting a toll, especially on the offense.Kane, who won the Art Ross and Hart Memorial trophies last season, has yet to score on the trip. Center Artem Anisimov has only two assists in his past seven games. Center Jonathan Toews enters Fridays game without a goal in his past eight, and might not play against the Ducks after suffering an upper-body injury during Wednesday nights 2-1 loss in San Jose.Chicago faces problems elsewhere. Goalie Corey Crawford allowed 13 goals in his past four games after conceding 11 in his previous eight. 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Well determine how much fluid is on it and what the extent of it is.The defending World Series champion Royals can ill afford to have another serious injury to a key player. Alex Gordon just returned Saturday after missing 30 games with a fractured wrist, while third baseman Mike Moustakas is out for the season after knee surgery.Its tough especially the way the year has been going, Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer said to see Cain go down. Its happened to quite a few guys. Weve just got to figure out a way to get through it. Weve got to hope its not anything serious. Its just an added adversity to a 162-game season. Its time for guys like myself and Gordo to step up and carry the team.At the last second it (Cains hamstring) kind of pops. Weve just got to hope for nothing to be torn in there and hopefully its just a couple of days and well get him back sometime on this road trip.The Royals open an eight-game three-city trip Wednesday, continuing this four-game series with the Cardinals with the final two games at Busch Stadium. The first five games are in National League cities, including three in Philadelphia.Yost said he is toying with the idea of playing designated hitter Kendrys Morales in the outfield in Philadelphia to keep his bat in the lineup.The Cardinals will likely be without rookie shortstop Aledmys Diaz for the remainder of the Royals series. Diazs right eye was nearly swollen shut Tuesday, looking more like a pugilist than a baseball player. He did not play Tuesday and probably will not return before the weekend.I just feel discomfort in my eye with the inflammation, Diaz said. I dont see very well right now, but thank God it is nothing worse.Greg Garcia, who started Monday, will likely fill in at shortstop until Diaz returns.Soon as we get the swelling down, he should be ready to go, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. They had no concerns structurally or anything else. I dont think its going to be very long for Diaz.The Cardinals and Royals have had a rivalry for the Missouri state championship since interleague play began. Well, actually longer.This goes back I think a ways to 85 that kind of solidified that, said Matheny, referring to the 1985 World Series that the Royals won in seven games. When we play these guys, its always a good matchup. Obviously, theyre the team wearing the (World Series) ring from last year. Theyve brought a young team in, built it from the ground up and did a lot of things right.Now its a young team with some experience and some success. We talk about the different components. They have everything they need to be in a good place to continue to win for a while. Im sure its going to be a good matchup for us.Right-hander Carlos Martinez starts Wednesday for the Cardinals, his first career start against the Royals. He tops the Cardinals with seven victories, 3.02 ERA and .209 opponents batting average.Royals right-hander Edinson Volquez is coming off his worst career start, surrendering 12 runs (11 earned) in one inning, plus three batters, Friday to the Astros. George Springer tripled and hit a grand slam in a nine-run first off Volquez.Yost is not putting any emphasis on the Cardinals series.I dont think there is any difference than for any other team, any other game, Yost said. Each series is important. Playing the Cardinals, its unique in that were playing two here and two there. We dont do that anywhere else. I dont look at as a rival or anything like that. I dont think my mindset changes on who were playing. Its just every series is important. 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