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seriously as he should have in high school but cited his military experienc
seriously as he should have in high school but cited his military experienc
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TORONTO -- The Sacramento Kings are the latest team to try to hold Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan under 30 points.If they do on Sunday at Air Canada Centre, they will be the first team to do so this season. DeRozan has scored 30 or more points in the Raptors first five games of the season.He scored 34 points in a 96-87 win over the Miami Heat Friday to become the first player to score 30 or more points in five straight games to open a season since Michael Jordan Nov. 1-11, 1986.Jordan extended his streak to six games and DeRozan will be trying to do the same on Sunday.Yeah, I heard it, I dont believe it, DeRozan said. Its tough, its not easy. Everything that goes into it, its just not what you do on the court, its how you take care of yourself physically, mentally, everything. There are things off the court that people dont get a chance to see that are just as important.Two NBA players scored 30 or more points in five straight games last season. Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors (Feb. 22-March 3) and Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers (Feb. 8-23).Hes mine. Hes ours. He belongs to the Raptors, Toronto coach Dwane Casey said of DeRozans torrid start. Hes been great. Hes been a great leader with his approach, being very professional.DeRozan surpassed the previous club record of four straight games with 30 or more points set in 2005 by Mike James.The Raptors (4-1) have won three in a row since losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in their second game of the season.They face the struggling Kings (2-5), who lost Saturday night to the Milwaukee Bucks, 117-91.The Kings have lost the first four games of a five-game trip that ends in Toronto. The Kings are dealing with injuries to forwards Rudy Gay (rib cartilage strain) and Anthony Tolliver (knee).Omri Casspi replaced Gay -- who is second on the Kings in scoring with 22.5 points per game -- in the starting lineup Saturday and had six points and six rebounds.The Kings are trying to improve defensively.We have to do a better job individually taking on the challenge of beating the guy in front of us, coach Dave Joerger told the Sacramento Bee. That has not been happening for us. ... Secondly, its where is our second line of help. Our third line of help is at the rim. There have been too many having-to-help situations by our bigs. We end up giving up something, and one thing leads to the next.Joerger said he could adjust his starting lineup based on the opponent.Either we size down or size up a little bit, Joerger said. It gives our other guys an opportunity to step up and have a chance. Guys have been working hard and waiting for their opportunities. Its a good chance for those guys as well.Guard Garrett Temple led Sacramento with 19 points on Saturday, going 5-for-6 in 3-point attempts. DeMarcus Cousins scored 15 points, eight in the first quarter. Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys . Luis Suarezs double powered Liverpool to a 4-0 victory over Fulham, and Southampton easily overcame Hull 4-1 to continue the south coast clubs impressive start to the season. Liverpool and Southampton sent Chelsea down to fourth place as the west London club was held to 2-2 at home. Wholesale Cheap Jerseys .Y. -- Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers had no intention of changing his hard-hitting style before taking part in a disciplinary hearing for his illegal check to New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus head. http://www.chinawholesalenfljerseyscheap.com/ . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. 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A decorated Army veteran has been ruled ineligible by the NCAA and, barring a successful appeal, will not be allowed to compete during the 2016-17 season.Oaklands Isaiah Brock, who received an Army Commendation Medal and other honors for his services as a mortuary affairs specialist in Afghanistan, is allowed to practice with the team and receive financial aid, but he cannot participate in games, per school spokesman Scott MacDonald. Brocks duties entailed the removal of fallen soldiers from the battlefields in the Middle East.The Detroit Free Press first reported the NCAAs denial of Oaklands request to grant the 6-foot-8 Brock immediate eligibility for the upcoming season.It was definitely kind of devastating, Brock told ESPN.com on Wednesday.The school received notice of the denial on Friday, and it will soon appeal, per MacDonald.We have not filed an appeal yet, MacDonald said Wednesday. We are working on putting it together. We obviously want to get this done as quickly as possible.Brock took two online classes while deployed in Afghanistan in 2013. He received an A and B in those courses, he said. He earned two Bs in the summer courses he took at Oakland. Brock, who met Oakland coach Greg Kampe during a Troops First event in Kuwait, was not an academic qualifier out of high school.As part of the schools waiver request, Brock wrotte a letter explaining to the NCAA that he did not take his academics as seriously as he should have in high school but cited his military experience as a catalyst for his growth.ddddddddddddI told them that I was immature in high school and needed to develop as a man and that the Army changed me, said Brock, who was discharged in April.The NCAAs ruling is based on his transcripts from 2011, the year he graduated from Forest Park High School in Baltimore. After high school, he entered the Army, during which he retrieved the bodies of fallen soldiers, performed autopsies and prepared those men and women for their trips home to their families.Brock was among the men and women who would iron American flags and drape them over the caskets of fallen soldiers who were then transported back to the United States by air. Brock told ESPN.com he participated in transfer ceremonies for nearly 40 fallen soldiers during his two tours in Afghanistan and Kuwait (2015).He said he respects the NCAAs rules and regulations but believes his recent academic efforts prove he can handle college coursework and his athletic responsibilities.I understand that they have to follow the guidelines, Brock said. But Im definitely capable. ' ' '
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