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The weekend after Wimbledon, Andy Murrays Great Britain and Novak Djokovics Serbia will play in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup, and the important preparations are about to begin. Murrays grandmother will soon be baking shortbread for the British team.Its become one of those silly traditions that I always supply some shortbread for the team, Shirley Erskine, who is in her 80s, told the Wimbledon Diary. I bake some for every tie, though of course its not the sort of thing that players should have in their diet. I always find a way of getting the shortbread to the team, whether or not Roy [her husband] and I are travelling to the tie.A piece of shortbread would be kryptonite for gluten-free Djokovic, who has just opened a vegan restaurant in Monte Carlo. But the British team couldnt survive without the shortbread, which helped fuel their run to last seasons title, Britains first since 1936.One difficulty for away ties -- such as this one, which will be played in Belgrade -- is keeping the shortbread fresh while going through airport security. I always seal up the tin to try to keep the shortbread fresh, but then you have to get the tin through security, said Erskine, who is Judy Murrays mother. You tell them that its just shortbread inside but the tin still has to be opened and then the seal is broken.Tight security no longer a surpriseHow quickly the players have become accustomed to the higher levels of security at this summers Championships. No one at the Aorangi Park practice courts seemed to even take a second glance when some heavily-armed police, with sub-machine guns, passed through on patrol.Quote of the dayWhy 2016 scandals are great for tennisSome might suggest that this has been a trying year for tennis, what with the match-fixing allegations that were made before the Australian Open, and Maria Sharapovas suspension after failing a doping test. But Serena Williams coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, has told the Wimbledon Diary that this has been great for tennis as it shows no one is above the law.Tennis players are human -- they make mistakes and people cheat, said Mouratoglou. They do things that arent allowed. But the good thing is that people are caught.I think there is much less doping and match-fixing in tennis than there is in other sports, for reasons I cant explain. Im just sure of it. Its fine if we catch them. This would be a terrible year for tennis if we knew there were cheaters and we didnt do anything about it.Dry run for BerdychDont expect to run into Tomas Berdych, a former finalist, in the Dog and Fox. Or, indeed, in any other pubs in Wimbledon Village. Do I go to bars? Not really, theres no time, the Czech told the Wimbledon Diary. Thats the last, last, last thing that you look for when youre at a tournament. Wholesale Yeezy 350 China . Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Vans Wholesale China . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer. http://www.fakejordancheap.com/wholesale-under-armour-china.html . Pettersen, winner of last years Evian Championships, had nine birdies and three bogeys, holding off a series of challengers led by Marion Ricordeau of France. The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. Fake Air Force 1 . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. Fake Nmd Shoes . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers. DAVIE, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins are about to hit the road running.After three consecutive wins at home thanks to a newfound ground attack, the Dolphins will embark on a West Coast swing, playing Sunday at the San Diego Chargers and Nov. 20 at the Los Angeles Rams. The team will spend the week between games in California.Were going to see what type of team we really are, left tackle Branden Albert said Monday. Weve got to stay grounded, stay humble.It should be easy to stay grounded. Emerging star Jay Ajayi has rushed for 529 yards in the past three games and leads the NFL at 5.9 yards per carry.Ajayi ran for 111 yards in Sundays win over the New York Jets, who came into the game with the NFLs top-ranked run defense. It was an impressive encore by Ajayi after consecutive 200-yard games, and further evidence the Dolphins have found a recipe for success.Theyre 4-4 and have a shot at their first four-game winning streak since 2008, which happens to be the last time they made the playoffs. Miami rallied past the Jets by wearing them down , and Ajayi netted 55 yards in the fourth quarter.I reminded our guys again today -- dont let me go away from Jay, said Adam Gase, the first-year coach, play-caller and quarterback guru by reputation. Dont allow me to start getting in that rhythm of just throwing the ball.The reason Jay is so effective is hes a guy who runs very angry. When you do that for four quarters, eventually the other team is going to break. Hes a big back who runs hard and runs through contact. The key for us is the attempts, staying with it, finding that rhythm. Eventually its going to work out for us.Gase has stuck with the plan for three games, with the Dolphins running the ball 109 times and throwing it 78 times (58 percent runs). In the first five games, they ran 92 times and threw 164 times (36 percent runs), and went 1-4.The transformation is such that leading receiver Jarvis Landry caught only three passes for 33 yards Sunday.Ive got to do a better job of getting Jarvis the ball, Gase said. Anytime we put the ball in his hands, he makes something happen. Its my job to make sure ourr best player on offense is getting the ball.ddddddddddddhether Landry is Miamis best offensive player is debatable, because theres growing competition. Ajayi? Albert? One of the other blockers in an increasingly dominant line?Ajayi, a Brit who knows his Beatles, refers to his blockers as the Fab Five.I feel confident every time behind those guys, he said. I know theyre going to create creases, and then its just about hitting it hard and breaking tackles.Ajayi makes it sound simple, and his confidence is fed by heady success. The Dolphins beat the rival Jets at home for the first time since the 2011 season. The victory was their second in the AFC East, one more than all of last year. Theyve won four home games, one more than all of last year.More winning means fewer no-shows, and Sundays crowd was perhaps the largest and noisiest in several years.I feel like people are starting to believe in us, Albert said. Were starting to fill the seats back up. Four weeks ago there was nobody in the seats.Now Miami hits the road, pledging the trip will be all business amid the many temptation of Southern California. Gase smiled when asked if hell impose a curfew next week.Maybe, he said. Well see how Sunday goes.Game notes CB Chris Culliver, who suffered a serious knee injury a year ago, was activated from the reserve/physically unable to perform list, and CB Lafayette Pitts was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad. DT Chris Jones was waived, and CB was Chimdi Chekwa waived injured. ... LB Jelani Jenkins said hell be able to play this week despite breaking his left hand Sunday. ... DT Earl Mitchell (calf) is expected to come off injured reserve this week. ... TE Jordan Cameron wants to continue his career despite a season-ending concussion, Gase said.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve-Wine. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/steven-wine ' ' '