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PRO FOOTBALLCARSON CITY, Nev. -- Heavy hitters in Nevadas casino industry are going to bat for a project backed by one of their competitors, saying a proposed NFL stadium and a convention center expansion in Las Vegas are game-changing opportunities that Nevada lawmakers shouldnt pass up.Steve Wynn of Wynn Resorts, MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren and Caesars Entertainment Executive Vice President Jan Jones Blackhurst gave speeches to Nevada lawmakers who are meeting in a special session to vet public financing for a stadium thats backed by Las Vegas Sands casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. The venue could house the Raiders.The testimonials are likely to add credibility and political cover to the stadium proposal, which has attracted criticism from the powerful Culinary Union and some progressive and faith-based groups who say any tax increases should first go to Nevadas bottom-ranking public school system. Adelson, one of the richest men in the world, wants to put $650 million of his own money toward a $1.9 billion venue and is asking for $750 million in public hotel tax revenue.Legislative leaders say theres still work to do to round up the votes needed to approve the deal. Some lawmakers say theyre fundamentally opposed to it.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Broncos GM John Elway says doctors have ordered coach Gary Kubiak to take a week off after experiencing a migraine and that special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis will serve as interim coach Thursday night in San Diego.Kubiak was lethargic following Denvers 23-16 loss to Atlanta on Sunday night and was taken from the stadium via ambulance and hospitalized overnight.He was in the process of being discharged from the hospital and sent home when Elway held a 2 p.m. MST news conference at team headquarters.Kubiak, 55, had a health scare in 2013 when he was coach of the Houston Texans, suffering a mini-stroke and collapsing at halftime of a game against Indianapolis. He returned 10 days later.RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin said hes had substantive talks with members of law enforcement and Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson after Baldwins call for a review of training tactics used by police.Baldwin first spoke out three weeks ago following police shootings in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. At that time, Baldwin called for all 50 state attorneys general to review policies and training policies for police and law enforcement to eliminate militaristic cultures while putting a higher emphasis on de-escalation tactics and crisis management measures.Since then, Baldwin has had talks with law enforcement in the Seattle area in the effort to gather information that he hopes can change how police officers are trained.Baldwin has become a focal point in the conversation regarding interactions with police. He appeared on two different national television shows last week during the Seahawks bye after first making his request last month. The Seattle Police Department confirmed to The Seattle Times last week that some if its personnel had met with Baldwin.NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTESTSWASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has called the protests of football players who decline to stand for the national anthem dumb and disrespectful.In a wide-ranging interview posted on Yahoo, Ginsburg said she had the same opinion about flag burning.San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other athletes have received national attention for refusing to stand for the anthem this year. Kaepernick cited racial injustice and police brutality among the reasons.If they want to be stupid, theres no law that should be preventive, Ginsburg said. If they want to be arrogant, theres no law that prevents them from that. What I would do is strongly take issue with the point of view that they are expressing when they do that.COLLEGE FOOTBALLBATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU wont give up a home game later this season to make up a game at Florida that was postponed because of Hurricane Matthew, athletic director Joe Alleva said, further minimizing the possibility that the traditional rivalry game will be played at all.One thing were going to hold very firm on is we have a home game on Nov. 19 -- and were going to have a home game on Nov. 19, Alleva said. Were not going to change that situation.His stance leaves open the possibility of LSU hosting No. 18 Florida on that date and buying out the Tigers scheduled opponent, South Alabama -- should the Gators be willing to play in Baton Rouge that day and buy out their own scheduled guest, Presbyterian.Alleva said the possibility of Florida coming to LSU this season and LSU going to Florida the next two seasons had not been discussed.There do not appear to be many other options, however.PRO HOCKEYPittsburgh superstar Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with another concussion just days before an NHL season in which the Penguins are expected to make a strong run at repeating as Stanley Cup champion.Coach Mike Sullivan told reporters that Crosby was concussed at practice Friday and said there is no timing for the return of the two-time Stanley Cup champion and the reigning playoff MVP who led Team Canada to a World Cup of Hockey title two weeks ago. Pittsburgh made the announcement as it prepared for its regular-season opener Thursday night at home against Washington.Crosby sat out a preseason game Saturday against Columbus because he wasnt feeling well and missed practice Monday to undergo concussion testing.The concussion is believed to be at least the third for the 29-year-old Crosby, widely considered the best hockey player in the world. He was limited to 69 games over two seasons from 2010-2012 following separate incidents. A broken jaw also ended Crosbys lockout-shortened 2013 season.Adidas Stan Smith Baratas . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Adidas Stan Smith Hombre Rebajas . John Lucas, signed as a mentor for rookie Trey Burke, showed he can score if required, scoring 12 points of his 16 points in the second quarter as Utah built an 18-point lead. http://www.baratastansmith.es/ . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Adidas Stan Smith Mujer Baratas . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. Adidas Stan Smith Hombre Baratas . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses.There are a few things ubiquitous about featherweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz.There is the unmistakable boatload of punches he throws fight in and fight out, which has helped make him a fan favorite. There is the smile that never seems to leave his face. And there is his father and trainer, Jose Santa Cruz, always by his side and wearing a big, black cowboy hat.When Leo Santa Cruz steps into the ring to make his second title defense on Saturday (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET, with preliminary bouts on Showtime Extreme at 7 p.m. ET/PT), in a much-anticipated and expected action-packed fight against former unified junior featherweight titleholder Carl Frampton at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Jose Santa Cruz will once again be at his side.It has been touch and go for the elder Santa Cruz because he is in the fight of his life against bone cancer. He is apparently doing well at the moment and was healthy enough to work with his son during the training camp and to make the trip from their home in Southern California to New York for the fight.I am so happy my father is here with us, Leo Santa Cruz said. We thought he might not be able to make it, but thank God he is here with us. Not having my dad here in New York with me would have been hard. It actually brought tears to my eyes, but I am very happy that he is here and will be in my corner for my fight.The Santa Cruz family is well-liked throughout the boxing community and Lou DiBella, promoter of the card, seemingly spoke for all recently when he told Leo Santa Cruz during a media teleconference to discuss the match, I just want you to know that all of us in the entire boxing world are praying for your dad and thank you for your dad.Leo Santa Cruz, probably wearing that big smile, responded, Thank you guys for your prayers and, yes, my dad right now, hes doing great. Thank God, and hopefully he continues to beat cancer.Jose Santa Cruz, a Mexican immigrant, got his son started in boxing along wth Leos brothers, Jose Armando, a former lightweight contender, and Antonio. As long as he was healthy enough, Jose says he was not about to miss what many view as the most dangerous fight of Leos career -- a career that has seen him win world titles in three weight classes -- bantamweight, junior featherweight and featherweight.Im so thrilled for Leo that he has this opportunity and to be here for him, Jose Santa Cruz said. I know Frampton is undefeated, but Leo comes very prepared. He has worked hard in camp, like he always does. Hopefully both fighters give the fans a good fight on fight night.Leo Santa Cruz claimed a vacant featherweight belt by majority decision last August in a fight of the year contender against Southern California rival and fellow three-division titlist Abner Mares.Then, on Feb. 27, Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs), 27, dispatched former titlist Kiko Martinez (from whom Frampton won his first world title) in five rounds. The win came only hours after Northern Irelands Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs), 29, outpointed rival Scott Quigg to unify junior featherweight titles as they aimed to set up Saturdays big fight.But with his father struggling with his illness a few months ago, Leo Santa Cruz said he contemplated pulling out of the fight with Frampton.We didnt know how my dad was going to be, or if he would be in my corner or if he was going to be able to beat cancer, Santa Cruz said. We didnt know what was going to go on. So, yes, we thought about [canceling the fight]. But then when we went to talk to my dad and told him about it he told us that no, that this is a job that even if he cant be there then we still have to go out there and do what we do. I knew he was going to be happier if I went out there and fought.My dad would get strong and he said, Oh, no, no, nno.dddddddddddd This cancer is not going to beat me. Im going to fight it. Im going to fight it. Im going to beat it and youre going to go out there and do the same thing. So thats what his words were. It was a big help and then it made us come out here and work harder.By the late part of training camp Leo said his father was in the gym daily, even if he wasnt involved hands-on as he usually is.At the beginning, it was really difficult, he said. But the last couple of weeks, he was there in the camp. He was there each day doing what he had to do, so I think this chance, it has been great. Hed promised that hed come to the fight and not to give up.Antonio Santa Cruz, Leos younger brother, works alongside his father as a trainer for his brother, but he took on added responsibility during this training camp.My father is usually the one who tells us what to do. Im in the ring with Leo but hes still there, Antonio said. He is sick, but he is still going to the gym. He wants to be there for Leo.Said Jose Santa Cruz: I feel good. Right now Im going to the gym every day. Leo looks good in the ring and is training very well. Little by little, Antonio is learning and even Im still learning. Were both getting better as trainers and that is our goal -- to be great. I feel the love from my sons and I love them a lot too. Im proud of them and Im proud that they are my sons.When his father began to feel a bit better, the decision was made to go through with the fight, Leo Santa Cruz said.He has always been there with me since the beginning of my career, since I was very small, he said. When the doctors told me that he would be in my corner, I was even more ready for this fight. I know that this is going to be an interesting fight. Were both undefeated and were going to make it a war. Neither of us wants that first loss. Were going to leave it all in the ring. This wont be an easy fight. Its a 50-50 fight. The fighter who wants it the most will win the night.In the 10-round junior welterweight co-feature, former featherweight and junior lightweight titleholder Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28 KOs), of Riverside, California, who has been out idle for 2? years because of a legal battle over his promotional contract, will return and face former featherweight titlist Elio Rojas (24-2, 14 KOs), of the Dominican Republic, similarly coming off a 23-month layoff.In the opener of the tripleheader, junior middleweight contenders Tony Harrison (23-1, 19 KOs), of Detroit, and the Ricky Hatton-trained Sergey Rabchenko (27-1, 20 KOs), of Belarus, will meet in a world title elimination bout.There are also two other 10-round bouts on the Showtime Extreme portion of the card: former welterweight and junior welterweight world titleholder Paulie Malignaggi (35-7, 7 KOs) against Brooklyn neighborhood rival Gabriel Tito Bracero (24-2, 5 KOs) in a welterweight fight and Ukrainian lightweight Ivan Redkach (19-1-1, 15 KOs) against Philadelphias Tevin Farmer (21-4-1, 5 KOs).Santa Cruz and Frampton have shown the utmost respect for each other throughout the promotion and their high regard for each other carried over into the final news conference with Hall of Famer Barry McGuigan, Framptons manager, offering kind words to Jose Santa Cruz.I just wanted to say that were thrilled that Jose Santa Cruz is back on his feet, McGuigan said. Every one of our families is affected by cancer.Jose Santa Cruz is not looking for sympathy. He is just excited to be at his sons side for the fight, as he always has been.Im really happy to be here, he said. Ive been at all of Leos fights and its great to be at this one. This is just another reason to be happy. ' ' '