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Jake Waterman knows better than anyone at Fridays AFL draft that once he joins a club, the opportunity must not be taken for granted.West Coast have nominated the 18-year-old as a father-son selection.The WA under-18 captain will most likely join the Eagles only two months after they delisted his older brother Alec, who was also recruited two years ago as a father-son pick.Glandular fever cruelled the older Watermans chances and he was cut without making his senior debut.The two brothers have not talked much about it - Jake says it is a touchy subject - but Alecs delisting was a harsh reminder about the potential downside of an AFL career.Probably the big one for me is the one you hear a lot - your career can come to an end so soon, Jake said of his brothers plight.To have it exposed so close to me was a bit of a wake-up call and pretty frightening.If I get the opportunity to go to the next level, just dont go through the motions.Im not saying his career is at an end - he could have much brighter things in front of him.His older brothers experience at West Coast has taught Jake plenty about what will hit him as an AFL recruit.Alec in his first pre-season, he came home every day and he was just knackered, he said.I wouldnt have it any other way.You want to to work hard.Its scary, but thats the best part about it.The Watermans grew up immersed in the AFL - their dad Chris played 177 games for the Eagles and was a member of their 1992 and 94 premiership teams.Jake said his father, and his old teammates, had always given great advice.He has also learned over the past couple of years to deal with the extra attention that comes with having a famous AFL father.I was probably 15-16 and I had a few people talking, a few eyes on me, he said.But I got past that stage pretty early, where I was just a bit anxious going into games because I had this big target on my back.Theres nothing wrong with that. If youre going to make your career, youre going to have that multiple times.Waterman would love to join the Eagles, but also is happy to go elsewhere if another club picks him.Collingwood have also nominated Callum Brown (Gavin) and Josh Daicos (Peter) as father-son bids.But curiously, Adelaide did not nominate Ben Jarman, whose father Darren starred for the Crows and Hawthorn. John Stallworth Womens Jersey . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. James Conner Womens Jersey . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. http://www.steelerspronfl.com/Youth-T-J-Watt-Elite-Jersey/ . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Rod Woodson Steelers Jersey . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. Joe Gilliam Jersey . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. COLLEGE FOOTBALLRALEIGH, N.C. -- The NCAAs decision to pull seven championships out of North Carolina ratchets up the pressure on this college sports-crazy state to repeal its law on bathroom use by transgender people.Unlike the recent one-time cancellations by the NBA and various rock stars, the move by college sports governing body could make moderate and conservative voters question whether the price tag for the law has finally become too high.Economic development officials said the effect of the NCAAs action goes well beyond the projected $20 million in lost revenue from the cancellation of the 2016-17 basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, lacrosse and golf events.The law passed in March requires transgender people to use restrooms in schools and state government buildings that correspond to the gender on their birth certificate. It also excludes gender identity and sexual orientation from statewide antidiscrimination protections.INDIANAPOLIS -- The University of Notre Dame police departments powers make it subject to the same public records law other police agencies must follow, an attorney for ESPN told Indianas highest court in arguing that the school should release records of student-athletes run-ins with the law.ESPN attorney Maggie Smith said Indianas law applies to any agency that is engaged in the investigation, apprehension, arrest or prosecution of individuals.ESPN sued Notre Dame in January 2015, asking a trial court to order the school to release campus police records detailing allegations against student-athletes. That St. Joseph County court ruled in Notre Dames favor three months later, finding that Indianas private schools arent subject to its open records law.ESPN appealed and the Indiana Court of Appeals overturned the trial courts decision in March, saying the department is subject to the records law because it has legal authority from the state to make arrests and has jurisdiction outside of the South Bend campus. The high court took the case on appeal.RALEIGH, N.C. -- A magistrate issued an arrest warrant for a North Carolina football player accused of sexual battery and assault on a female student in February.The warrant charges Allen Artis, a 21-year-old junior linebacker From Marietta, Georgia, with two misdemeanors and says he had sex with the woman against her will when he should have reasonably known that the other person was mentally incapacitated and physically helpless.The woman, Delaney Robinson, said she had become intoxicated after being out with friends and was unable to consent.The Associated Press typically doesnt identify alleged victims of sexual assault, but Robinson held a news conference, saying she filed for the misdemeanor charges after police and prosecutors indicated there wasnt enough evidence to pursue felony charges.GYMNASTICSEAST LANSING, Mich. -- A doctor accused of sexual abuse by two gymnasts -- including a former U.S. Olympian -- was investigated by Michigan State University authorities in 2014 over a another allegation of misconduct, but the school found no violation of its policy.ddddddddddddSchool spokesman Kent Cassella said Tuesday that local prosecutors did not file charges two years ago following an investigation by MSU police.The revelation of a complaint by the Michigan State graduate comes after two gymnasts, including a member of the 2000 U.S. womens Olympic team, said they were sexually abused as teenagers by Larry Nassar, a former longtime doctor for USA Gymnastics.BASEBALLNEW YORK -- Vin Scully says the last ballgame he will broadcast is the Los Angeles Dodgers regular-season finale -- regardless of whether they reach the playoffs.The 88-year-old announcer tells the Los Angeles Times his Hall of Fame career will end Oct. 2 in San Francisco. Scully had already said this will be his final season in the booth after 67 years, but until Tuesday had not announced whether he planned to call any potential postseason games on radio.Scully says if he stayed on the air, he would be saying goodbye like in grand opera, where you say goodbye 12 different times.His decision was not a surprise to the team, Dodgers spokesman Joe Jareck says.WASHINGTON -- Al-Jazeera America is asking a judge to dismiss defamation lawsuits filed by two Major League Baseball players over statements made in the broadcasters documentary about performance-enhancing drugs in sports.Lawyers for the news organization and for Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals and Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies appeared in U.S. District Court in Washington. The suits, which were consolidated into one, refer to the documentary The Dark Side: Secrets of Sports Doping, broadcast by Al-Jazeera America in December 2015.The suit alleges a pharmacist who appeared in the documentary made false statements when he said Zimmerman and Howard took banned performance-enhancing drugs.Major League Baseball investigated the allegations and said it found no violations of its drug agreement.After more than two hours of arguments Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said she would issue a written ruling on whether the case should be dismissed. But she did not say when she would rule.OLYMPICSGENEVA -- Russian hackers have been blamed for breaking into a World Anti-Doping Agency database and posting confidential medical data of some American athletes online.WADA said the attack -- which targeted some female members of the United States team which competed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics -- was carried out by a Russian cyber espionage group called Fancy Bears.The hackers revealed records of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) which allow athletes to use substances that are banned unless there is a verified medical need.WADA previously warned of cyberattacks after investigators it appointed published reports into Russian state-sponsored doping. ' ' '