The young man and the seal.
Thứ Ba, 29 tháng 9, 2015
Brownlow my god.
The AFL has apologised for a "human error" which saw a jersey naming Sam Mitchell the 2015 Brownlow Medal winner go live on the site, while the vote was still ongoing.
Fremantle's Nat Fyfe actually won the award, taking it out with 31 points, ahead of West Coast's Matt Priddis who finished the evening with 28.
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Erik Roner, an accomplished extreme skier and BASE jumper, died Monday when he traveled off-base during a parachute stunt and hit a tree.
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Extreme athlete and MTV co-star Erik Roner died Monday after a fatal crash into a tree during a parachute stunt at a charity golf tournament, entertainment company Nitro Circus, announced.
Roner was 39, married, and a father to two children.
According to the company's statement, Roner was part of a three-person parachute team at the 4th Annual Squaw Valley Institute Celebrity Golf Classic in Northern California when he "was off the drop zone target on descent and hit a large tree."
Roner was rushed to the hospital, Nitro Circus stated, but was declared dead shortly after.
According to Teton Gravity Research founder and eyewitness Roy Tuscany, "He hit a tree... he hit a tree so hard." Tuscany added that he didn't know what happened from there.
Within the extreme sports world, Roner was a household name. The native Californian's first sport was skiing. He has been featured in several magazines for his talents, and helped pioneer ski BASE jumping. The extreme sport incorporates BASE jumping (which stands for the surfaces from which one can jump: building, antenna, span, or Earth) and skiing.
According to his website, Roner was signed to Nitro Circus and co-starred in an MTV show with X Games gold medalist Travis Pastrana. The series, called Nitro Circus, lasted two seasons and aired in 2009.
Pastrana said in a Nitro Circus statement, "Erik was an amazing person who made everyone and everything around him better. His smile, laughter and personality will be missed by everyone at Nitro Circus."
"Most importantly," Pastrana added, "he has a beautiful wife and amazing kids that will miss him dearly."
The team said in a statement that Jonathan Papelbon’s behavior on Sunday was “unacceptable.”
Washington Nationals pitcher Jonathan Papelbon was suspended for the rest of the seasonafter Sunday's dugout brawl with his teammate, Bryce Harper.
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Papelbon grabbed Harper by the throat in their own dugout on Sunday after the right fielder was out on fly ball in the eighth inning.
Papelbon also shoved Harper into a bench before the players were pulled apart by their teammates.
After the game however, Papelbon shrugged off the incident.
“I grew up with brothers, he grew up with brothers, I view him as a brother,” he told reporters. “And sometimes in this game, there’s a lot of testosterone and things spill over.”
The Nationals lost the game to the Philadelphia Phillies 12-5.
After the incident was proclaimed to be an "embarrassment" by ESPN and others, the Nationals said Monday that they are suspending Papelbon without pay for four games.
The team's general manager, Mike Rizzo, said in a statement that the pitcher's behavior was "unacceptable."
"That is not at all in line with the way our players are expected to conduct themselves, and the Nationals Organization will not tolerate it in any way," he said.
The statement didn't address the criticism fans have levied on Nationals manager Matt Williams for leaving Papelbon in the game after the attack on Harper.
After the game, Williams explained during a press conference that he left Papelbon on in “because he’s our closer.”
Later, Williams tried to explain that he did not see the severity of the attack on Harper and if he had he would have pulled Papelbon from the game immediately.
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In addition to the four game suspension by the Nationals, Papelbon has dropped an appeal on this three-game suspension for throwing at Orioles third baseman Manny Machado’s head last Wednesday.
With the Nationals' four-game suspension and MLB's three-game suspension, Papelbon will be out for the rest of the season.
The Nationals acquired Papelbon from the Phillies mid-season, when the Nationals still were favored to win the NL East, and the Nationals are on the hook for $11 million for the closer next season.
Upon acquiring Papelbon, Williams gave Papelbon the role of closer and moved Drew Storen to setup reliever. During the second half of the season, Williams refused to deviate from those roles.
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