The NFL received its seventh consecutive A grade for racial hiring practices and maintained a C-plus for gender hires, according to the annual report released Wednesday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport.The TIDES grades were the same as the league received in 2015, although the NFLs overall B grade of 83.6 percent was just slightly lower than the 84.1 percent it received last year.According to the study, the NFL received a score of 91.1 percent for racial hiring practices -- a 2 point drop from last years all-time high score of 93.1. For gender hiring practices, the NFL increased last years score by 1 percentage point to 76 percent.The gender grade continues to be of special significance this year, Dr. Richard Lapchick, the author of the study, said in a statement. Following the 2014 Ray Rice incident, the NFL has been under scrutiny for domestic abuse and mistreatment of women.While there still is a long way to go at the team level, the gender grade over the last two years with an increase of 6 percentage points and half a letter grade overall is noteworthy. The number of women in significant decision-making positions in the league office continued to expand.There are 35 women who serve at or above the vice president level in the league office, up from 31 last year and 21 in 2014. However, when it came to diversity, the score dropped from 28 percent in 2015 to 26.9 percent.I am concerned that the percentages decreased for women and people of color on NFL teams at the vice-president level and in senior administrator positions, Lapchick said. The number of general managers of color declined from seven to five. Teams need to follow the example set by the league office, as percentages for women at the team level remain significantly below those at the league level.There was no change from 2015 with six people of color currently in NFL head coaching jobs; the high was eight coaches in 2011. However, when it came to hiring practices for assistant coaches, the percentage plummeted from 37.9 percent in 2015 to 31.9 percent this season. Air Max 90 Saldi . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. Air Max 97 Uomo Scontate . But the quarterback hopes to stay involved in football after officially calling it quits Tuesday. "Id love to look at those opportunities as they arise," Pierce said in an interview from his Winnipeg eatery. http://www.outletscarpesaldi.it/air-vapormax-prezzo-basso.html . The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling "puts an end to my dreams of being a top player," the 27-year-old Troicki said in a statement. "I worked my entire life for it, and it has been taken away from me in one afternoon by a doctor I didnt know," said Troicki, whose ranking peaked at No. Jordan Retro 1 Italia . Dallas hasnt ruled out the star quarterback for Sunday nights game against Philadelphia, but all signs point to Romos back injury pushing Kyle Orton into the starting role after two years of limited play as the backup. Surely Ortons name isnt the first that comes to mind for fans wanting a change after years of damaging interceptions, fumbles or, most infamously, the field goal flub when Romo dropped the snap on a kick that could have won his first playoff game in 2006. Air Force 1 Saldi . The Barrie Colts defenceman, who impressed many with his play for Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship, is the top-ranked skater in the February rankings. He has 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points in 45 games with the Colts this season. LOS ANGELES -- Cubs manager Joe Maddon has made some changes in Chicagos starting lineup for Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, dropping slumping outfielder Jason Heyward.The Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers are tied at 1-all going into Tuesdays game.Heyward is 1 for 6 in the first two games of the series. He has been replaced by Jorge Soler, who is 0 for 2 in the NLCS.With Jake Arrieta starting for the Cubs, Maddon wanted Miguel Montero behind the plate instead of Willson Contrerass.dddddddddddd Montero had a pinch-hit, grand slam in the series opener.Maddon tweaked his lineup to move struggling Anthony Rizzo from hitting third to the cleanup spot and Addison Russell from fifth to seventh.Rizzo is hitless in eight at-bats so far in the series, while Russell is 0 for 7.I just thought rearranging the chairs a little bit might help, Maddon said. ' ' '
