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Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler were killed Saturday in a car wreck while returning from a kicking camp in Wisconsin.Foltz and Sadler died in a single-car crash at 11:43 p.m. CT, according to a Waukesha County Sheriffs Department statement. Sadler was driving the car, the sheriffs department said.LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye was also in the vehicle at the time of the crash. He was taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital for treatment. Tigers sports information director Michael Bonnette told ESPN that?Delahoussaye needed stitches and suffered burns to his legs.LSU later released a statement that said Delahoussaye suffered minor injuries and had been released from the hospital.The sheriffs department said the car lost control on wet pavement, left the road and struck a tree. Speed appears to have played a role in the crash, according to the department, which added that the incident remains under investigation.Foltz and Sadler had been serving as student instructors at Kohls Kicking Camp in Wales, Wisconsin, according to a camp spokesman.Sam and Mike each had amazing careers as student-athletes in the Big 10 Conference, but more importantly, they were tremendous men off the field, camp director Jamie Kohl said in a statement. We are so grateful for the opportunity we have had to know these men and their families.Nebraska coach Mike Riley, quarterback?Tommy Armstrong Jr., linebacker?Josh Banderas and wide receiver?Jordan Westerkamp will not participate in Big Ten media days scheduled for Monday and Tuesday in Chicago, Nebraska announced.Nebraska players held a vigil in honor of Foltz on Sunday afternoon outside Memorial Stadium. The stadiums scoreboard displayed Foltzs initials. Community members dropped flowers at the foot of the statue that memorializes fallen quarterback Brook Berringer, who died in a plane crash 20 years ago this April.Riley was away from Lincoln when he learned the news of Foltzs death. His first call went to place kicker Drew Brown, who was in Wisconsin with Foltz over the weekend. Riley and Brown talked several times Sunday as both traveled toward Lincoln before the Cornhuskers met as a team with their coach in the evening.Armstrong offered poignant comments, Riley said Sunday night in a session with media after a team meeting.My main focus is just seeing [the players] as much as what I say to them, Riley said. Its impossible for me to say anything to make [them] feel better. That is not the purpose of this. It is just to be together. I wanted to see them and just let them [know] that everybody understands their grief.The Big Ten Network tweeted condolences to the families of Foltz and Sadler. Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio and Riley posted their thoughts on Sadler and Foltz, respectively.In a statement in which he expressed sympathy to the Foltz family and Nebraska, Dantonio added, Mike impacted so many people, not only as a football player but also from an academic standpoint and in the community as well. The world has lost a rising star who dreamed big and was accomplishing those dreams, one after another. He was one of those people that brightened your day. I always say to try and be a light, and he truly was a light in this world.We will all miss him dearly. Once again, we find out that life is so fragile. The world will be a sadder and lonelier place without Mike Sadler in it. May he rest in peace.Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany expressed his condolences to those affected by the punters deaths in a statement Monday.While we are deeply saddened by their untimely loss, we also recognize the impact they had and the success they achieved as students, athletes, citizens and representatives of their respective communities and institutions, Delany said. On behalf of the Big Ten, we greatly appreciate the enduring contributions made by these two young men, and our hearts go out to their families during this difficult time.Foltz, 22, punted for Nebraska the past three seasons. He won the Big Tens punter of the year award last fall and was on the Ray Guy Award watch list for the best punter in the country this summer. He averaged 44.2 yards per punt last season and had 50 career punts of 50 yards or longer.Riley said he felt thankful to coach Foltz for one year. The coach had looked forward to Foltzs senior season in 2016 and to watching him [go] on to play forever because he would have.Ive had three or four punters make it to the NFL, Riley said, and this guy was really good.Foltz won Nebraskas Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2016 and was a four-time member of the universitys scholar-athlete honor roll.Our prayers of love and support go out to Sams family during this difficult time, and we will do all that we can to help comfort them in this time of sadness, Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst said in a statement. Sam was truly a tremendous young man who represented everything that a Nebraska student, athlete, teammate and friend should strive to be. While his loss is devastating, his impact will be felt forever. Along with Coach Riley, our focus is on providing Sams family, teammates and friends with the critical support and love that they need at this time.Foltz, a former walk-on, epitomized the spirit of Nebraska football, according to Riley, from his small-town roots to achievements at a high level.Thats him, Riley said. Hes proud. He was really proud of it. He was really proud of being a Nebraska football player.I told our team he just proved to me why its so much fun to coach because he was a really, really fun guy to be around. [He was] very uniquely special in how he approached what he did and so good at it and loved it and did it all with enthusiasm.LSU coach Les Miles said in a statement,?Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of Sam Foltz and Mike Sadler. We grieve for them. This isnt supposed to happen to young people who have so much to live for. We are so thankful that Colby will be able to return home to his family and friends.Sadler, 24, was a four-year starter at Michigan State from 2011 to 2014. He finished his career ranked second in school history in punts, punting yards and punting average. Sadler was a 2013 Ray Guy Award semifinalist and earned first-team All-America honors that season.He was the first Spartan in school history to earn Academic All-America honors four times, and he was named to the 2014 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Class. Sadler intended to attend Stanford Law School this fall.Information from ESPNs Dan Murphy, David Ching, Mitch Sherman and Jesse Temple contributed to this report.Baltimore Orioles Pro Shop . It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. Custom Baltimore Orioles Jerseys . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. 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PETERSBURG, Fla.All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has accused Wallabies counterpart Michael Cheika of hijacking New Zealands world record celebrations in a sensational aftermath to Saturday nights Bledisloe Cup finale in Auckland.Seething at being dressed up as a red-nosed clown in the New Zealand Herald on the morning of the match, Cheika claimed the All Blacks dont respect the Wallabies.In an extraordinary rant after Australias 37-10 loss at Eden Park, Cheika was also upset at not receiving a direct invitation into the triumphant dressing room after the All Blacks chalked up an unprecedented 18th consecutive tier-one Test match win.But Cheikas biggest gripe was the cartoon illustration in New Zealands national newspaper.They dressed us up as clowns today. They put our crest on it, so they wouldnt want our comment (about the record), Cheika snapped.I dont think they respect our comment, anyway, so we wont make one.Cheika eventually congratulated the All Blacks for their outstanding accomplishment before Wallabies captain Stephen Moore intervened to savage the newspaper, saying he was deeply offended.The way the jersey is portrayed in that picture, for everyone that has pulled that on in the history of the Wallabies, I think thats pretty disrespectful, Moore said.They won the game so theyre the ones laughing, so what do you do? Cheika stopped short of saying relationships between the Wallabies and All Blacks team ranks were frayed.Theyre on top and were nowhere at this stage. Thats the relationship between the teams, he said.The thing that got me a bit offside was tthe accusation (before the first Test in Sydney in August) that we tried to bug them.dddddddddddd.Like, really? Hello. Honestly? ... Thats what would cause that bad (blood) for me, that show of lack of respect.I wouldnt even be smart enough to get that stuff organised. Im too busy working on my own team.They hold onto it, drop it on the day of the game. They dont need to do that stuff. Theyre too good anyway.Its only because they want to do it to try and needle either me or us.I wouldnt say its friendly.Cheika said hed happily share a beer with the All Blacks - but hadnt been asked to.Hansen, though, insisted there was always an open invitation into the All Blacks team room for the opposition and said the All Blacks respected the Wallabies immensely.He then accused Cheika of sulking.The paper I saw, he was dressed up like a clown. Youve got to be bigger than that, dont you? Hansen said.Ive been dressed up as a clown myself. You dont want to take it to heart, otherwise itll break you.Weve got no control over what the media do ... the thing for me, this conference tonight seems to have been hijacked by something thats really got nothing to do with rugby, (by) someone feeling a little aggrieved about things that you guys have done, making him be a clown.It shouldnt get hijacked tonight. What happened tonight is a really good Test match between two good teams, some great rugby played and it was a good advert for the game. ' ' '