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Stewards have deliberated for more than 10 minutes before dismissing a protest at Eagle Farm, saying it was a close call.Robbie Fradd, who rode $2.50 favourite Mark My Word to second in the QTIS Three-Year-Old Maiden Plate (1300m).at Eagle Farm on Wednesday fired in a protest against Jim Byrne on the winner Tempete Rogue ($6).The margin between the pair was a long head.Panel chairman Martn Knibbs said the decision to dismiss the protest was by the barest of margins.Fradd told the inquiry Mark My Word had moved up to the leaders in the final 200m and his mount came together with Tempete Rouge, who was leading.Tempete Rouge has then moved out into me and it cost me the win, Fradd said.However, Byrne argued that Mark My Word made the first contact when he had clipped his horses hindquarters which forced his horse to run out.When a horse clips another horses hindquarter there is only one way to go and that is to the left Byrne said.Knibbs said stewards obviously felt it was close.You can see from the length of time we have deliberated that it was very close, he said.But in the end after considering all the evidence and taking into account the margin we dismiss the protest.Apprentice Cassie Schmidt continued her run with trainer Barry Baldwin with a double on Motion Granted ($6) and Confronting ($5) at the meeting.Schmidt has had 11 rides for Baldwin this season and ridden six winners.Cassie is very experienced apprentice and she still has a claim which is an advantage, Baldwin said.Baldwins disappointment at missing a barrier trial with Motion Granted was replaced with a smile when the gelding won the Class 2 (1000m).I was going to run him in a trial but it was washed out. I decided to run him in todays race instead. As it turned out this was a $13,000 first prize barrier trial, Baldwin said.Mackay trainer Olivia Cairns decision to bring Khadija as a travelling mate for her top sprinter Sporting Page also proved a winner.Khadija ($11) won the Maiden Plate (2200m) by three lengths.Sporting Page needs a travelling companion for the trip from Mackay and Khadija has shown she can stay in benchmark races in Rockhampton, Cairns said. Custom Bears Jerseys . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. Kyle Orton Jersey . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. http://www.custombearsjersey.com/custom-mark-anderson-jersey-large-1476t.html . 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He had a physical with the Raiders on Monday but did not work out, he said, before signing.Riley said he grew up with Raiders outside linebacker Bruce Irvin.From fourth grade on up, weve known each other every year, Riley said of Irvin. Weve done been rivals when we was younger to best friends as we got older. Its good to be back with him.Riley also tweeted about reuniting with Irvin in the NFL.Im a football player, Riley said Tuesday in the Raiders locker room. You ask me, I think I can do everything -- cover, tackle, play the run and pass. But playing the run is definitely something that outside people have told me I do well. Im a physical player; I come downhill, taking on blocks, making plays in the gap, backfield, whatever.But I thinnk a lot of people underestimate my athleticism or speed outside in pass coverage.dddddddddddd I think I got a lot of scrutiny in Washington about a couple of pass coverages I gave up. But at the same time, a lot of people dont know everything thats supposed to go on. You dont know assignments. You dont know leverage and stuff, so a lot of stuff I got blamed for wasnt always my fault, but I think a lot of people will be pleasantly surprised with the way I cover.Riley, 28, was released by the Redskins on Aug. 30.?He had played well in three games alongside fellow inside linebacker Will Compton in 2015 before breaking his foot. That opened the way for Mason Foster to replace him, and the coaches liked how Foster performed over the final five games last season.Riley, who had been a starter for the Redskins since 2012 before his injury last season, wasnt a contributor on special teams, which also was a factor in his release.ESPN Redskins reporter John Keim contributed to this report. ' ' '