Offtopic/fun » Goulding and Todd Blanchfield,

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska coach Mike Riley said he expects Michael Rose-Ivey to represent himself well when he meets next week with Gov. Pete Ricketts, who criticized Rose-Ivey and two other football players for kneeling during the national anthem last weekend.As Riley came off the practice field Wednesday night, he said it was awesome that the governor had agreed to sit down with the senior linebacker.Lets get the conversation started, Riley said, smiling. Michael will do great.Rose-Ivey, Mohamed Barry and DaiShon Neal each took a knee during the anthem before the game at Northwestern to protest police brutality and racial injustice. After Ricketts said on his weekly radio show Monday that the players anthem protest was disgraceful and disrespectful, Rose-Ivey tweeted at the governor requesting a meeting. Ricketts tweeted back Tuesday night that he would arrange a meeting as soon as possible.A day for the meeting is still to be determined. Rose-Ivey requested that it be next week so it wouldnt interfere with football game preparation. The Cornhuskers dont have a game on Oct. 8.Its unclear exactly what the governor and Rose-Ivey will discuss. Rose-Ivey was not available to the media on Wednesday, and Ricketts spokesman Taylor Gage said he didnt expect the governor to comment on the meeting until a firm date is set.Also Wednesday, university president Hank Bounds and chancellor Ronnie Green emailed students, faculty and staff to emphasize their support for the players exercise of their First Amendment rights in a peaceful demonstration.Rose-Ivey has said he and his family had received threatening and racially motivated comments on social media in response to their protest.I am saddened that the peaceful -- and by their intent respectful and prayer-centered -- actions of our students resulted in threats from a few individuals in public forums, Green wrote.Green added, While I fully recognize and appreciate that there are many who have strongly held views that this demonstration could have been achieved in a manner that did not conflate with the observance and allegiance to our national anthem, the fact remains that their personal choice to speak in this way is a protected right that we all are afforded by the Constitution.The anthem protest has drawn a gamut of reaction statewide. The players have said they were heartened by the number of supportive comments they received and appreciate the backing from university and athletic department leaders as well as Riley.But in addition to the criticism from Ricketts, they were accused of using poor judgment by Board of Regents members Hal Daub of Omaha and Jim Pillen of Columbus. Pillen played defensive back at Nebraska from 1976-78.In interviews with The Associated Press, neither Daub nor Pillen suggested disciplinary action should be taken against the three players. Daub disputed a Lincoln Journal Star report in which the newspaper quoted him as saying Rose-Ivey, Barry and Neal should be kicked off the team.American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska executive director Danielle Conrad praised the three players for expressing their views and said the ACLU also defends the right of people to disagree with the players protest.But she said its shocking that government leaders would assert government sanctions should be imposed to discipline these student athletes for their expression on critical racial justice issues.During the teams media availability on Monday, Rose-Ivey read a statement explaining the reasons why he, Barry and Neal joined San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other professional and amateur athletes who have kneeled or otherwise protested what they feel is unfair treatment of blacks in the United States.Ricketts, responding to a caller on his weekly radio show on Monday, said: Generations of men and women have died to give them that right to protest. I think the way they chose to protest was disgraceful and disrespectful.---Online:AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.orgVapormax Plus Sale Ireland . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. Vapormax Plus Ireland . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. http://www.outletvapormaxireland.com/vapormax-plus-wholesale-china/vapormax-plus-mens-ireland.html . U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield in Manhattan agreed that lawyers on both sides could make their formal requests by Nov. 8. A hearing is scheduled for a day earlier. Jordan Siev, a lawyer for Rodriguez, wrote in a joint letter to the judge from lawyers on both sides that MLB lawyers planned to ask that the lawsuit be dismissed. Air Foamposite Ireland . Artturi Lehkonen, Joni Nikko and Ville Leskinen had the other goals for Finland (1-0) while Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots. Tim Robin Johnsgard had the lone goal for Norway (0-2). Vapormax Plus White Ireland .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play.Undermanned Melbourne United have reinforced their NBL roster, signing US point guard Casper Ware.Ware, 26, had an impressive college career at Long Beach State University and has spent time with NBA teams the Washington Wizards and the Philadelphia 76ers.He was brought in to replace under-performing import and former NBL MVP Cedric Jackson after he was released last week by United, who are languishing on the bottom of the NBL table.Ware has a lot going for him as a player, United coach Dean Demopoulos said.He is high energy, has a great background, hes a willing passer and hell help us with his scoring punch.We think Ware will translate well in to the league and we look forward to getting him assimilated into our program.United have just three wins from 10 games this season, with injuries to stars Chris Goulding and Todd Blanchfield, as well as the underwhelming play of Jackson, key factors.Ware spent the end of last season with ASVEL Basket in France, alongside new Melbourne United teammate David Andersen.ddddddddddddHe averaged 12.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game and was named finals most valuable player with 27 points in his sides championship-clinching game.We are excited at the prospect of having an explosive player like Ware join our club, Melbourne chief execuitve Vince Crivelli said.I feel confident that we have found what we need for the team considering our current requirements.Hes a young, aggressive point guard who is a good scorer with the ability to get his team mates involved in the game.We can stretch the floor and open it up, and hopefully that will create some new avenues to score.Ware arrived in Melbourne on Monday morning and will undergo a medical before joining his new teammates. ' ' '