Olympics w/ Kyle Bennet, UFC w/ Jake Shields, Bob Knight & Joe Girardi News: 10/16, Vol. 249, 3rd Edition

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BMX Olympic cyclist Kyle Bennett
died in a one car accident....may
God rest his soul in peace &
comfort his family

For your Olympic Sporting News, The International baseball and softball federations have signed an agreement for their joint bid to get back into the Olympics, and are proposing a shortened tournament they hope will attract Major League Baseball players, women's champion Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia has withdrawn from this year's New York City Marathon as in infected blister has kept her from training, 33 year old Olympic BMX cyclist Kyle Bennett has been killed in an single automobile accident in Conroe, TX, which is north of Houston…may God rest his soul in peace and comfort for his family, and finally, Mike Modano, the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history, joined longtime New Jersey Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello, and player-turned-broadcaster Ed Olczyk, as the newest inductees to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night.

For your Quick News & Notes, The Colorado Boxing Commission has fined UFC middleweight Jake Shields $5,000 and changed his win over Ed Herman in Denver, CO on August 11 to a no-contest for testing positive for a "prohibited substance" in a post-fight drug test and Shield admitted to using an illegal substance prior to UFC 150 and has accepted the six-month suspension, which will expire in February, Robert Guerrero will fight former two-time titleholder Andre Berto on November 24 in the main event of an HBO-televised tripleheader at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA, two-time Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez, the most sought-after member of the 2012 Mexican national team, has signed a promotional contract with promoter Top Rank, after finishing 24^th last weekend in Charlotte in his first race back from being suspended for failing a random drug test, A. J. Allmendinger will race the #51 car again this weekend at Kansas Speedway, Hall of Famer Bob Knight is selling his championship basketball rings and Olympic gold medal for what he considers a very good reason…the education of his grandchildren, Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville says linebacker Daniel Cobb has been cleared of a felony burglary charge stemming from his arrest in August, Wyoming coach Dave Christensen was publicly reprimanded by the Mountain West Conference Monday for his actions following Saturday's loss to Air Force.

Joe & Jerry Girardi.....the elder
Girardi laid to rest yesterday

Edmonton Oilers star forward Taylor Hall is heading to Oklahoma City to continue rehab on his shoulder and could arrive as soon as today, Dusty Baker received a two-year contract extension Monday, giving him another chance to take Cincinnati deep into the playoffs as they've been there twice in the last three years, failing both times to get past the division series,  San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro left Game 2 of the National League Championship Series after five innings because of an injured left hip, the result of an earlier hard slide by Matt Holliday and underwent X-rays Tuesday night, Jerry Girardi was memorialized Monday as a dedicated laborer who built the ranch-style Illinois home where he raised five highly successful children, which included two doctors, a math professor, an accountant and New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, and finally, computers, speaker systems and even a pool table that once belonged to Curt Schilling's video game company 38 Studios are on the auction block to help pay for the $75 million loan guarantee.

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