The NCAA on Monday granted decorated Army veteran Isaiah Brock immediate eligibility to play for Oakland University, after ruling him ineligible earlier this month.Were appreciative of the NCAA initially awarding Isaiah with the ability to receive athletics financial assistance in addition to eligibility for practice, Oakland athletic director Jeff Konya said in a statement. And we are even more thankful that the reconsideration has resulted in this decision for Isaiah.Brock received an Army Commendation Medal and other honors for his services as a mortuary affairs specialist in Afghanistan. His duties entailed the removal of fallen soldiers.Before Mondays decision, the NCAA had allowed Brock to practice with the team and receive financial aid, but he couldnt participate in games until Oakland submitted additional information to the NCAA. Oakland provided the information last week, resulting in Mondays decision by the NCAA to clear him to compete in games.I just want to thank the NCAA for giving me the opportunity to play this year and I also want to thank all of my teammates, family and friends for all of their support through this process, Brock said in the statement. Im very grateful and I wont let this opportunity go to waste!Brock took two online classes while deployed in Afghanistan in 2013. He received an A and B in those courses, he said. He earned two Bs in the summer courses he took at Oakland. Brock, who met Oakland coach Greg Kampe during a Troops First event in Kuwait, was not an academic qualifier out of high school.Brock was among the men and women who would iron American flags and drape them over the caskets of fallen soldiers, who were then transported back to the United States by air. Brock has told ESPN he participated in transfer ceremonies for nearly 40 fallen soldiers during his two tours in Afghanistan and Kuwait (2015).ESPNs Myron Medcalf contributed to this report.Dennis Rodman Jersey . Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half. Quinndary Weatherspoon Spurs Jersey .ca. Kerry, Just watched the shootout in the Coyotes/Leafs game and I have to ask, why was the James van Riemsdyk goal allowed to count? All of the video replays we were shown on TV were inconclusive about whether the puck had entirely crossed the line or not. https://www.spurslockerroom.com/Bryn-Forbes-City-Edition-Jersey/ . Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League. Manu Ginobili Spurs Jersey . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. David Robinson Jersey . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.Sri Lankan legspinning allrounder Jeevan Mendis has signed for Derbyshire for the first half of the 2017 season.Mendis arrival continues the emphasis on legspin for next season with Mendis due to be replaced after the ICC Champions Trophy at the end of June by South Africas experienced leggie Imran Tahir.He will feature in the first-half of the Specsavers County Championship and also the group and knockout stages of the Royal London One-Day Cup.Mendis has played 70 limited-overs matches for Sri Lanka since making his debut in 2010. Derbyshires director of cricket, Kim Barnett, said: He is an experienced match-winner who wiill also help our talented youngsters.ddddddddddddMeanwhile, John Sadler, who was Derbyshire coach during a disastrous 2016 campaign, which included a winless Championship campaign in Division Two, has left the county by mutual consent.Sadlers departure became likely after Barnett announced a comprehensive restructuring of the coaching department. John Wright, the former India and New Zealand coach, has already been named as a specialist T20 coach - the first such appointment in county cricket. ' ' '