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Michigan State?junior Malik McDowell will enter the upcoming NFL draft, forgoing his final season of college eligibility.McDowell announced his decision to enter the draft with a message on social media Tuesday morning.This was a very difficult decision and I will always cherish my time in East Lansing, he said in a message posted to his Twitter account. I want to thank my family, coaches, teachers, administrators and teammates. Im ready to fulfill my childhood dream of playing in the NFL.McDowell made 34 tackles and 1.5 sacks this season. He missed the last three games of the season with an ankle injury. The 6-foot-6, 275-pound defensive lineman is almost universally projected as a first-round pick in this springs draft.The Detroit-area native said this August that he didnt plan to enter the NFL unless he was projected as a top three overall pick. ESPNs Mel Kiper Jr. listed him as the No. 15 pick on his most recent Big Board last week.McDowells message said he promised his parents he would return to Michigan State to finish his degree in the future.Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio said McDowell had a significant impact on the programs recent success, including a 2015 Big Ten title and trip to the College Football Playoff.Malik McDowell is an extremely gifted player who has demonstrated the ability and mindset to succeed at the next level, Dantonio said. ...We wish him the best and are excited for the opportunity in the next chapter of his life as he pursues his dream to play in the NFL.Nike Clearance Store . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. Nike Shoes On Sale . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. 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From filmmaker Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes), The Price of Gold revisits the saga that rocked the figure skating world ahead of the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games: the assault on Nancy Kerrigan, and the plot that led its way back to her rival Tonya Harding.Great Britains Gordon Reid landed his second Wimbledon title of the weekend with a brilliant victory in the tournaments first wheelchair singles event.The 24-year-old from Glasgow beat Swedens Stefan Olsson 6-1, 6-4 to the delight of a large crowd on Court 17.Nerves looked to affect him when Reid double-faulted on his first match point, but on the second Olsson sliced a backhand into the net and the home crowd roared its delight, chanting Reid-o, Reid-o.Reid and Alfie Hewett took the mens wheelchair doubles title on Saturday, and Sunday was shaping up to be a big day for British tennis with Andy Murray, Heather Watson and womens wheelchair doubles star Jordanne Whiley also heading into finals.Reid celebrated, fists clenched and looking to the sky, before making a beeline for his supporters at courtside. He later revealed that he planned to watch Murrays clash with?Milos Raonic?on?Centre Court:?It would be pretty nice to share a moment with him later as two Wimbledon champions.At the trophy presentation, he said: Its incredible. To have the opportunity to play singles here, its something Ive dreamed of for a long time, and to come here and win it in front of all the people that I love, and all my friends and family and my coaching team, and so much support, its unbelievable and Im never going to forget this moment.He had managed to lay his hands on around 50 tickets for the final, meaning Reid had backing from many who had been with him all the way, from the moment at the age of 12 when he was struck down by transverse myelitis -- a condition affecting the spinal chord.dddddddddddd He spent six months in Glasgows Royal Hospital for Sick Children.Reid wondered if he would be able to play sport again, but within weeks of leaving hospital he was playing wheelchair tennis and has established a thriving sporting career.His Wimbledon feats have raised the profile of wheelchair tennis, which is exactly how Reid planned it.I said at the start of the week when we had the draw that I wanted to get two things out of this week, he said.The first thing was that if there were any kids with disabilities, like I was at one stage, if theyre watching this and it can inspire them to take up tennis or another sport, then thats really important.And the second thing was to continue to break down barriers when it comes to disability and showcase the personality and the high performance of the sport and not the disability.And with the amount of coverage weve had this week and the amount of interest, and the way people have enjoyed our sport, its been a big milestone and hopefully we can build on that in the future.Whiley became Britains second Wimbledon champion of the day, as she and Japanese partner Yui Kamiji won the womens wheelchair doubles.The top seeds overcame the second-seeded Dutch duo of Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot 6-2, 6-2. 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