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Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan, who hasnt played in a game since December 2014, will remain on the teams non-football injury list. Stefen Wisniewski Jersey .The deadline to activate Jordan was 4 p.m. ET Tuesday. He missed all of the 2015 season while serving a suspension for violating the NFLs substance abuse policy.Jordan, 26, practiced with the Dolphins for the past several weeks but didnt show them enough to be activated. Miami (8-5) is tied with the Denver Broncos (8-5) for the final wild card in the AFC.The Dolphins drafted Jordan No. 3 overall in 2013, but his career has been plagued by suspensions, injuries and uneven play. He has three career sacks in 26 games. Dallas Thomas Jersey .S. -- Nikolaj Ehlers registered a hat trick for the third straight game and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and five assists as the Halifax Mooseheads hammered the host Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 10-1 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Nelson Agholor Jersey . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off. http://www.eaglesrookiesproshop.com/mike-quick-eagles-jersey/ . They hope to persuade the other team owners and commissioner Roger Goodell to put pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to drop the nickname they find offensive. "Given the way the meeting transpired," Ray Halbritter, an Oneida representative and leader of the "Change the Mascot Campaign," said Wednesday, "it became somewhat evident they were defending the continued use of the name. Nneka Ogwumike, who led the Los Angeles Sparks to the No. 2 seed in the WNBA playoffs, was named MVP for the 2016 season, the league announced Tuesday.Its the first MVP honor for the 6-foot-2 forward, who averaged a career-high 19.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 blocks this season, her fifth in the WNBA. She ranked third in the regular season in scoring and rebounding.As far as goals go, this honor has always been on a list I wrote down in the back of some journal years ago, Ogwumike said. Dreams dont sprout overnight, and triumph doesnt grow from trees. My 2016 season is a reflection of years of being a student of the game, hours of grueling practice, memories favorable and unfavorable, of great teammates and heartbreaking losses on the court.Ogwumike received 31 of 39 first-place votes and 362 points from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. New Yorks Tina Charles received the other eight first-place votes and finished second with 267 points, followed by Minnesotas Maya Moore (197 points), Chicagos Elena Delle Donne (119 points) and Ogwumikes Sparks teammate Candace Parker (30 points). Players were awarded 10 points for a first-place vote, seven points for a second-place vote, five points for a third-place vote, three points for a fourth-place vote and one point for a fifth-place vote.Ogwumike, 26, shot a league-leading 66.5 percent from the field (244-of-367), the second-highest mark in league history. She also shot 16-for-25 from beyond the arc this year after being 7-for-34 in her first four WNBA seasons combined. Ryan Mathews Jersey. Ogwumikes true shooting percentage, which takes into account 2-pointers, 3-pointers and free throws, is 73.7. That ranks as the best in WNBA history, according to ESPN.coms Kevin Pelton, a metrics expert of both the NBA and WNBA. He points out that the only player who has finished at 70.0 or better in a season in which she played at least 500 minutes is Phoenixs Candice Dupree (70.0) in 2010.[Ogwumike] has had a season of extreme efficiency for the ages, and Nneka has worked extremely hard to expand her game, Sparks coach Brian Agler said. Not only has she been dominant at the offensive end, but also she has developed that defensive stopper mentality and is one of our key team leaders -- and will be for the WNBA in the future.The No. 1 overall draft pick and Rookie of the Year in 2012, Ogwumike set league records this season for consecutive field goals made (23) and most field goals in a game without a miss (12). She had 18 double-doubles in 33 appearances.Ogwumike is the third Sparks player to win MVP, joining teammate Candace Parker (2008, 13) and Lisa Leslie (2001, 04, 06).The Sparks (26-8) host Chicago on Wednesday in Game 1 of their WNBA semifinal series (ESPN2, 10 p.m. ET). Cheap NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys' ' '
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