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Indianapolis' longtime standout has been part of a club-record 143 wins and ranks second in franchise history in receptions (1,070),Wholesale Hockey Jerseys 2018, yards receiving (14,345) and touchdown catches (80). He was Indy's first-round draft pick in 2001 and has never played for another team. But after tearing the ACL in his right knee in October 2013 and injuring his left elbow in October 2014, Wayne didn't look the same.
CHICAGO (AP) — More than the hugs or that Cadillac with the White Sox flags, Ron Kittle will simply miss being around Minnie Minoso.
Clearly inspired on night when Hall of Famer and former Hawks star Dominique Wilkins was honored by the team, Atlanta got plenty of balance and showed again it might be capable of doing something that never happened during No. 21's brilliant career — win a championship.
The game's first black Latino star, Minoso died early Sunday at age 90.
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McIlroy was one club lighter than the start of his round. Frustrated by a 3-iron into the water on the eighth hole, the world's No. 1 player slung his 3-iron some 50 yards into the water. It was an embarrassing moment for McIlroy, though he the splash — from the club, not the ball — appeared to settle him. He wound up with a 70 and was eight shots back halfway through the World Golf Championship.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nene scored 20 points, Marcin Gorat added 14 points and 17 rebounds and the Washington Wizards blew all but one point of a 35-point lead before holding off the short-handed Miami Heat 99-97 on Friday night.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The NCAA has suspended Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim for nine games for academic,China NFL Jerseys, drug and gifts violations committed primarily by the men's basketball program.
The governing body said Friday the school will be on probation for five years. The team must vacate wins in which ineligible students participated.
The punishment also includes financial penalties and the reduction of three men's basketball scholarships a year for four years,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic. Recruiting restrictions will be enforced for two years.
Bradley Beal made one of two free throws with 1.6 seconds left. Miami inbounded after a timeout, but time expired before Michael Beasley's jumper — which fell short — left his hands
Wayne will become an unrestricted free agent Tuesday.
James was held to 18 points on 5-of-13 shooting.
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The Wildcats (30-0,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, 17-0 Southeastern Conference) expect Florida to make that pursuit tough for them on Saturday, especially since the Gators will be back at full strength. Leading scorer Michael Frazier II returns from a seven-game absence because of a high ankle sprain he suffered in last month's meeting in Gainesville.
In anticipation of the report, Syracuse chancellor Kent Syverud announced a postseason ban for this year for the men's basketball team. The NCAA accepted the ban, which means next year's recruits won't be affected.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Top-ranked Kentucky is one game away from clinching its first unbeaten regular season.
DORAL,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, Fla. (AP) — J.B. Holmes kept his lead Friday at Doral. Rory McIlroy lost his cool.
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Miami played without starters Dwyane Wade (sore right hip) and Luol Deng (right thigh contusion). Goran Dragic had 18 points, but left the game after a hard fall late in the third quarter.
Minoso, part of a wave of black players who helped integrate the sport, was remembered as much for his warm demeanor as his accomplishments on the field on Friday.
Holmes was 11 shots worse than his record-tying 62 in the opening round. A bogey on the 18th hole gave him a 1-over 73, still enough to take a two-shot lead over Ryan Moore going into the weekend at Trump National Doral.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Despite a cast on his left arm, Hunter Pence arrived upbeat in the San Francisco Giants clubhouse on Friday.
Pence has played in 383 consecutive games — the longest active streak in the majors — since the Giants traded for him in July 2012. He hit .277 with 20 home runs and 74 RBI last year for the World Series champion Giants.
Pence is scheduled to miss six to eight weeks after a pitch by Chicago Cubs' Corey Black fractured his left forearm on Thursday.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have announced they will not re-sign veteran wide receiver Reggie Wayne.
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — "Beast Mode" is getting paid.
In that sense,Wholesale Jerseys China, he is hardly alone.
ATLANTA (AP) — Al Horford scored 19 points and Kyle Korver hit two big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter after struggling much of the night, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 106-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night in a game could be a preview of what's to come in the playoffs.
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Miami had a chance to take its first lead, but Henry Walker's corner 3 rimmed out with 5.9 seconds left and Nene snared the rebound.
Lynch agreed to his new deal Friday after meeting with Seahawks officials. Hendrickson said the deal includes an additional $24 million for the 2016 and 2017 seasons should Lynch continue his career into his 30s.
A long line of family, friends and fans paid their respects at a public visitation at Chicago's Holy Family Church. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, with the procession afterward taking the "Cuban Comet" past U.S. Cellular Field and old Comiskey Park's home plate.
Team owner Jim Irsay says the decision was made in the "best interests of the team."
LeBron James and the Cavaliers entered the season as the overwhelming favorite in the Eastern Conference, but the Hawks (49-12) are running away in the standings. They won their sixth in a row and for the 42nd time in the last 48 games.
Big Blue Nation never expects their beloved Wildcats to lose. But running the table would be an achievement few foresaw even for a program that always has lofty expectations.
In a statement issued Friday, general manager Ryan Grigson called Wayne the "catalyst" to the Colts' turnaround.
Marshawn Lynch is receiving a hefty raise for at least one more season in the Seattle Seahawks backfield.
Pence says he heals "pretty fast, generally, usually quicker" than expected.
Beal added 17 points for the Wizards, 2-7 in their last nine games.
Lynch signed a two-year extension with the Seahawks on Friday that keeps him under contract with Seattle through the 2017 season, but more importantly includes a massive raise for the 2015 season. Lynch's restructured deal will pay him $12 million for 2015, according to his agent Doug Hendrickson. |
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