miaowang123: "Mufferaw" name was disrespectful. The t
"Mufferaw" name was disrespectful. The t
Den Bosch, The Netherlands (SportsNetwork. Yeezy Boost 700 Kopen .com) - Defending champion Simona Halep decided to retire from her second-round match Wednesday at the Topshelf Open, a final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up. The top-seeded Romanian star won the first set, 7-5, against German Annika Beck and was trailing 2-3 in the second when she called it a week, citing a shoulder injury. Halep, who was fresh off her runner-up finish at the French Open two weeks ago, beat Belgian Kirsten Flipkens in last years finale here at Autotron Rosmalen. Two other seeds exited the draw on Day 4, as Chinese Zheng Jie tackled No. 4 Carla Suarez Navarro, of Spain, 7-5, 0-1, retired, and Ukrainian Elina Svitolina bounced a No. 6 Flipkens 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. Eighth-seeded Czech Klara Koukalova avoided an upset by handling German qualifier Mona Barthel, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6). Also on Wednesday, Kazakhstans Yaroslava Shvedova edged out Dutch wild card Michaella Krajicek 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4) and qualifier Coco Vandeweghe overcame fellow American Vania King 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 2-1, as King retired early in the third. Thursdays quarterfinals will pit seventh-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza against Vandeweghe; Koukalova versus Shvedova; Beck against Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova; and Zheng versus Svitolina. Adidas NMD Dames Outlet . Each day, TSN.ca provides the latest rumours, reports and speculation from around the NHL beat. Defensive Depth TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun is reporting the Toronto Maple Leafs have considerable interest in unrestricted free-agent defenceman Dan Boyle. Adidas Zx 4000 4d Kopen . - Steve Stricker usually doesnt show up at a tournament on Sunday.OTTAWA -- The expansion Ottawa Redblacks have changed the name of their new lumberjack mascot after receiving some critical feedback on the original choice. The CFL team announced last week that the mascot would go by the handle of "Big Joe Mufferaw." On Monday, the name was changed to "Big Joe" in English and "Grand Jos" in French. "We unintentionally offended some with the original name and we sincerely apologize for that," said Jeff Hunt, the president of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, which owns the Redblacks. "We hope to create a fan base that is unified in its support for the Redblacks and we will continue to strive to do our best in that regard." The team received a number of suggestions from fans before naming the maascot. Yeezy Boost 700 v2 Kopen. Many wanted it named after late Ottawa storyteller Bernie Bedores character, which was inspired by Joseph Montferrand, a real-life Outaouais logger and defender of Francophone rights in the 1800s. However, critics felt that using the "Mufferaw" name was disrespectful. The team said it plans to continue to seek opportunities to welcome Francophone football fans from Gatineau, Que., and Eastern Ontario and engage the Francophone community with appearances by players and the mascot throughout the region. Big Joe Mufferaw was also immortalized in a famous song by Canadian country-folk legend Stompin Tom Connors. The Redblacks will kick off their inaugural season July 3 in Winnipeg. Their first home game is scheduled for July 18 versus Toronto. ' ' '
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