T.J. Grant is not having your conspiracy theories after bowing out of Benson Henderson bout

Anthony Pettis got what he wanted. He wanted a title fight with Benson Henderson in Milwaukee at UFC 164. Thanks to T.J. Grant's concussion, he is fighting Henderson for the UFC lightweight belt in Milwaukee at UFC 164.

Grant knows how it sounds, but he does not want to hear about your conspiracy theories.

Sorry all you conspiracy theorists. @danawhite / @ufc did not and could not pay me any amount of money to step aside.

? TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) July 13, 2013

He suffered the concussion during BJJ training. He told MMA Junkie that he took a shot in the head that he was surprised didn't knock him out, and then kept rolling and took another one. It kept him out of training for a month.

"We just kept rolling after the first shot. From that point, later on in the roll he went for a sweep, and like I always would, I used my head to post out and stop it. That was right at the end of the roll, and after that I knew that I rattled my brain a little bit. I never really had a concussion that I can remember. I've never felt anything close to it, but it is what it is. I fought Gray a couple weeks before, and he hit me a couple of times, too. So who knows?"

Concussions don't have a regular timetable for recovery. They're not like a torn ACL or broken arm, where experience says how long it takes to heal. Every concussion is different, and training before an athlete is ready can be disastrous.

As for any ideas that Grant was paid to drop the fight so the UFC could put in Pettis, a Milwaukee native, it doesn't make much sense. If there was going to be a bait-and-switch, wouldn't it be smarter to start with Pettis, and once tickets were sold, slide in the lesser-known Grant?

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/t-j-grant-not-having-conspiracy-theories-bowing-123429848.html

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Buckeyes fan, 12, beats cancer he named 'Michigan'

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? Ohio State football fans always want to defeat what they call "That school up North."

So when a 12-year-old Buckeyes fan was diagnosed with cancer 14 months ago, he chose to name his disease Michigan.

He wanted to beat it ? and he has.

The young fan, Grant Reed, was released from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus Friday after receiving a final chemotherapy session.

Grant's father, Troy Reed, on Tuesday said his son was readmitted to the hospital over the weekend because of a bacterial infection, but he added the boy is doing "very well."

"Our prognosis is very good," he said. "It shows that he has indeed beat Michigan."

In May 2012, Grant underwent a 16 1/2-hour surgery to have a brain tumor removed. Although the surgery was successful, he woke up without being able to move his left side or speak and had a serious vision problem.

He spent nearly 10 weeks at the hospital following the surgery. He then went through occupational and speech therapies and was able to continue to attend school. He will be in seventh grade this fall.

But his road to recovery included several rounds of radiation and chemotherapy treatments.

Grant's first chemo session, his dad said, was during the Buckeyes' season-opening game in September.

"We had a mini party and watched the Buckeyes play here at the hospital," Troy Reed said Tuesday while Grant was back at the hospital. He added that the Reeds continued to watch OSU games at the hospital during the weekends that Grant was admitted to continue his chemotherapy treatment.

Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer visited the boy at the hospital in December. Grant's father said his son talked to Meyer for about 20 minutes.

"He was thrilled," the father said.

Grant's parents met as members of the Ohio State Marching Band and got engaged during a game in 1994. Troy Reed said Grant and his 9-year-old brother Collin have a "true respect for the rivalry that OSU and Michigan share."

Troy Reed said the family is hoping to attend a game during this year's season, provided that Grant's health allows them.

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Contact Regina Garcia Cano at https://www.twitter.com/reginagarciakNO

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/buckeyes-fan-12-beats-cancer-named-michigan-233000756.html

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Rockets coach Kevin McHale expects Dwight Howard to be the NBA's best center

Within seconds of Kevin McHale walking into Amway Center's practice gym Sunday morning for the start of the Orlando Pro Summer League, a friend approached and said, "Congratulations!"

The congratulations, of course, stemmed from Dwight Howard's decision to sign a free-agent contract with the team McHale coaches, the Houston Rockets.

"You're always evolving and changing, and I think Dwight's in the process of evolving and changing," McHale told reporters Sunday. "He says he's way healthier now than he has been. His back feels better. I just anticipate him coming in and doing what he did for years: being the best, most dominant center in the league."

McHale said he "had a pretty good feeling" that Howard would choose the Rockets over a list of suitors that consisted of the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks.

Howard made his plans known Friday night.

The news reportedly prompted Rockets center Omer Asik to request a trade.

McHale was asked about Asik on Sunday, and McHale responded that he can envision playing Howard and Asik simultaneously.

"Look," McHale said, "Omer had a great year for us last year and really became one of the top centers in the league. It's just that when you have an opportunity to get a Dwight, it's hard not to. So I'm sure right now Omer is probably a little down in the dumps. We'll pick him up."

Kidd earns a 'T'

New Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd made his coaching debut Sunday as his team lost to the Detroit Pistons 76-67.

Kidd earned a technical foul late in the fourth quarter when he left the coach's box to speak to a referee because he felt the referee missed a call.

"It happens," Kidd said. "They're not perfect. We're not perfect. So it's a lesson learned, and I know I can't go past halfcourt."

Kidd also employed a Hack-a-Shaq strategy down the stretch to send Andre Drummond to the line.

Stevens observes

New Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens observed from a courtside seat as his new team lost to the Orlando Magic 95-88.

Stevens, whom the Celtics hired from Butler University, acknowledged that he has a lot to learn before the C's begin training camp.

"I'm going to study as hard as I can," Stevens said. "I saw my wife study for the bar [exam] for two months like it was going out of style. My stuff [in basketball] is a lot more interesting than that, so it'll probably be a similar summer to what she had."

New contract

Rookie Victor Oladipo signed his contract with the Magic prior to Sunday's exhibition against the Celtics.

The salaries of first-round draft picks are set forth in the league's collective-bargaining agreement and are based on a player's draft position in a particular year.

Oladipo's salary for the 2013-14 season is expected to be $4.76 million while his second-year salary is expected to be $4.98 million. Those first two seasons are fully guaranteed, as they are with all first-round draft picks.

The Magic will hold team options on Oladipo's third and fourth seasons, with his salaries expected to be $5.2 million for the 2015-16 season and $6.55 million for the 2016-17 season.

Harris sits out

Magic forward Tobias Harris didn't play Sunday because he banged knees with a Magic teammate during a practice three days earlier.

Team officials are listing him as "day-to-day" and say he was held out as a precaution. Harris was walking without a brace and without a limp, but it's unclear whether he'll play before the league concludes.

Layups

? Rookie forward Keith Clanton from UCF, who accepted an invite to join the Magic's summer league team, was one of seven healthy players for Orlando who didn't play Sunday.

? The Magic are scheduled to face the Oklahoma City Thunder at 11 a.m. today. The Thunder's roster includes former Magic center Daniel Orton and former Magic shooting guard DeAndre Liggins. Orton scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting as the Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 76-68 Sunday. Liggins scored two points and dished out three assists.

jbrobbins@tribune.com

Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-summer-league-news-0708-20130707,0,1255481.story?track=rss

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The San Francisco plane crash at a glance

A look at Saturday's crash of Asiana Airlines flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport:

? WHAT HAPPENED: The Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashed while landing after a likely 10-hour-plus flight from Seoul, South Korea. The flight originated in Shanghai and stopped in Seoul before the long trek to San Francisco.

? PACKED FLIGHT: There were 307 people aboard ? 291 passengers and 16 crew members. Two people aboard the plane died, but the rest were accounted for late Saturday. Of the 182 injured people taken to hospitals, at least 49 were considered seriously hurt. The remaining 133 had minor to moderate injuries, while many of the other passengers or crew members had more minor injuries that didn't require extra treatment.

? INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS: The plane's passengers included 141 Chinese, 77 Koreans, 61 Americans and one Japanese. Nationalities of the remaining passengers weren't immediately known.

? WHAT WENT WRONG? The cause isn't clear, but based on witness accounts and video of the wreckage, one aviation safety expert suggested the plane may have approached the runway too low and a part of the plane may have caught the seawall at the end of the runway. Some eyewitnesses said the aircraft seemed to lose control and that the tail may have hit the ground. The NTSB was sending a team to the site to probe the crash.

? WHAT'S NEXT? Updated conditions of the injured are expected Sunday, and NTSB investigators face their first full day of investigating the cause.

Associated Press

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Japan business confidence up after almost 2 years

TOKYO (AP) ? The Bank of Japan says business sentiment among major manufacturers has turned positive for the first time in nearly two years.

The central bank's closely-watched quarterly "tankan" survey for June showed Monday that the index for major manufacturers rose to positive 4 from negative 8 in March. It was the first survey to be higher than zero since September 2011.

A positive reading means more companies are optimistic than pessimistic.

The index for major non-manufacturers rose to 12 from 6 in the last survey.

The improvement comes amid a weakening yen, which boosts overseas income for Japan's key exporters, and a series of aggressive economic policies ? moentary easing and boosting public workers projects ? by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe since he took office in December.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2013-06-30-Japan-Economy/id-c231f7e0daf34d26a0fc9cd837f0d590

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