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New York, NY (SportsNetwork. Cheap Vans Shoes .com) - Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu won a pair of monthly awards on Monday. Abreu has been named the American League Player of the Month and the AL Rookie of the Month for April. Abreu batted .270 with eight doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 32 RBI and 20 runs scored in 29 games. He led the majors in homers, RBI, total bases (71) and extra-base hits (19) while establishing new rookie records in all four of those categories. He is the eighth player ever to win both the Player/Pitcher of the Month Award and the Rookie of the Month Award in the same calendar month. Vans Shoes Wholesale Store . They have homered once every 27.3 at bats, which just happens to be the third best mark in the American League, albeit just 10 games into the season. Vans Shoes Sale . Wawrinka, who is seeded fourth, is in the top half of the draw with Serbian Novak Djokovic. The Swiss star outlasted Djokovic in a five-set quarterfinal thriller last year and stunned Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final to capture his first-ever Grand Slam title.European distance runner champion Jo Pavey feels the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are sending the wrong message by not blanket banning all Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics. The IOC confirmed on Sunday they have opted not to impose a blanket ban on Russians competing in Rio de Janeiro next month.It will now be down to individual sports federations to decide if their Russian members can go to Rio, although the IOC board has provided a list of criteria that must be met between now and the start of the Games on August 5. Pavey has joined fellow GB athlete Greg Rutherford in slamming the IOC for their decision, and she feels that not blanket banning Russian athletes goes against the spirit of the Olympics.Obviously track and field athletes remain banned but the McLaren report, which really looked into state-sponsored doping, showed that it went across all sports, she told Sky Sports News HQ.Really it doesnt send out the right message and I feel like many times Ive had my career ruined by cheats in sport.Decisions such as this really go against the whole spirit about what the Olympic games should be about and its not really standing up for the interests of clean athletes. The head of the US Anti Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, says the IOC have made the wrong decision after allowing Russia to compete at the Olympics However, despite Paveys concerns, she is still relishing the prospect at representing Team GB at Rio. Vans Old Skool Clearance Sale. he added: As an athlete, you stand on that start line and you take a moment to look up at the flame, youre so proud to represent your country in the Olympics.You put any negative thoughts behind you and give it your absolute everything, and every ounce of energy to put in the performance that you can for your country. Also See: Fresh Froome confident for Rio PL players at the Olympics Rutherford slams spineless IOC IOC opts against Russia ban ' ' '
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