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Matt Bryant Jersey , Mich. (AP) Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman confronted her former doctor who has pleaded guilty to multiple sexual assaults, warning
him that the testimony of the ”powerful army” of 140 survivors at his sentencing
will haunt him in prison.
More than 80 of the women and girls whom Larry Nassar abused under the guise of medical treatment have stood before the court during a marathon sentencing
hearing that began Tuesday, describing with eloquence and sometimes tears the
harm Nassar did and the impact he has had on their lives.
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”You have not taken gymnastics away from me,” Raisman said. ”I love this sport, and that love is stronger than the evil that resides in you, in those who
enabled you to hurt many people.”
Facing pressure over how Michigan State University handled allegations made against Nassar when he was employed there
Matt Bosher Jersey , the school’s board of trustees asked the state’s attorney general to investigate but stood by university president Lou Ann Simon – who is
facing growing calls to resign or to be fired by the board.
Nassar also was a team doctor at the Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians.
PRO FOOTBALL
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Tom Brady is staying mum on his status for the AFC championship game after suffering a right hand injury earlier in the week.
Brady said a bit contentiously only ”We’ll see” when asked whether he would play in Sunday’s conference title game against Jacksonville.
The quarterback wore red gloves and responded to several other questions about how much he practiced or how he sustained the injury by saying ”I’m not
talking about that.”
Brady is listed as questionable for Sunday after being a limited participant in practice Friday. He was also limited on Wednesday. He sat out practice
Thursday, but wore a glove on his injured hand during the stretching period open
to reporters. He usually only wears a glove on his non-throwing hand.
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson faces a slew of charges in Florida, including threatening a police officer’s family and
saying he would rape the officer’s wife.
A Sunrise police report shows the 24-year-old Anderson was stopped in a sport utility vehicle after it ran two red lights and was swerving while traveling
about 105 mph in a 45 mph zone.
After he was stopped
Ricardo Allen Jersey , police say he made the threats and then boasted about how much money he has. Jail records show Anderson faces nine charges,
including threatening harm to a public servant, resisting arrest and traffic
violations. The records don’t list an attorney for Anderson.
”This is a pending legal matter and we will have no further comments,” the Jets said in a statement. The NFL is also aware of the situation and league
spokesman Brian McCarthy said ”we will be looking into this matter.”
This is the latest legal trouble for Anderson, who was arrested in May and charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of justice after sparring with
officials who asked him to leave a Miami music festival. Anderson’s next
scheduled court date for that incident is on March 19.
BASEBALL
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) – An autopsy report says retired star pitcher Roy Halladay had evidence of amphetamine
Ryan Schraeder Jersey , morphine and an insomnia drug in his system when he died in a small plane crash in Florida last year.
The Tampa Bay Times reports that an autopsy shows the former Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies All-Star died from blunt force trauma with
drowning as a contributing factor when he crashed his personal plane into the
Gulf of Mexico near New Port Richey on Nov. 7.
The National Transportation Safety Board hasn’t identified a cause for the crash. A witness told investigators that Halladay’s ICON A5 climbed to between
300 and 500 feet (90 and 150 meters) before it went into a 45-degree dive and
slammed into the water.
The body of the two-time Cy Young Award winner was found in the wreckage.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals traded outfielder Randal Grichuk to the Toronto Blue Jays for reliever Dominic Leone and minor league pitcher Conner
Greene.
The 26-year-old Grichuk hit .238 last season with 22 home runs and 59 RBIs in 122 games. He became expendable after St. Louis got big-hitting left fielder
Marcell Ozuna in a trade with Miami last month, and because of the emergence of
Tommy Pham in center.
NEW YORK (AP) – Tim Tebow will be at spring training with the New York Mets.
The 30-year-old outfielder was among nine spring training invitees announced by the team.
The former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback is preparing for his second professional baseball season. He hit .226 with eight homers, 52 RBIs and
126 strikeouts in 126 games last year at Class A with Columbia in the South
Atlantic League and Port St. Lucie in the Florida State League. Tebow was 4 for
27 (.148) with no extra-base hits, one walk and eight strikeouts in nine spring
training games for the Mets last year.
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The NCAA’s five largest conferences approved sweeping changes in everything from medical care to basketball during the holidays,
dashing through the agenda with little opposition and virtually no debate.
Extended medical benefits for former athletes, a three-day break for basketball players over the holiday season
Andy Levitre Jersey , more money for student hosts, and allowing men’s hockey players to receive draft advice before enrolling in college without losing
eligibility were all approved. The Division I autonomy group pa.
